Category Archives: Technology

Emacs: Setting up MobileOrg and dropbox

Posted on June 14, 2018 by Haridasi

Setting up MobileOrg on my iPhone was a little bit of fiddle, so I wanted to share the little tidbit I didn’t find when googling my mistakes. The steps to follow is outlined in the MobileOrg manual: https://mobileorg.github.io/documentation When setting up … Continue reading →

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Plex – a network error occurred

Posted on May 1, 2017 by Haridasi

I have a private virtual server setup with linux, plex, amazon cloud drive and encryption. I use the samsung plex app for viewing, and I have for some time now encountered the error “a network error occurred”. I tried to … Continue reading →

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The dying breed of libraries

Posted on April 13, 2013 by Haridasi

I used to think that libraries were dying. In a world slowly governed by ebooks, physical books are a dying breed (exception being cookbooks and specialist literature). Now I’m sitting in a library. Not because of the books, but because … Continue reading →

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Day 2: Have a hearty breakfast

Posted on August 3, 2012 by Haridasi

When I started reading “The lean” I googled if others had tried to follow this book – more importantly, did it work? Did people loose weight, feel more energetic, happier? I only found one blog by Jenni Dunning who wrote … Continue reading →

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Hulu Plus is now on Apple TV

Posted on August 1, 2012 by Haridasi

I have been waiting for this: Hulu Plus is now available on Apple TV. So, no I can enjoy both my netflix and hulu plus account. Unfortunately, I’m not so happy with Hulu Plus. It’s an annoyance that many shows … Continue reading →

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Day 1: Drink water

Posted on July 31, 2012 by Haridasi

So what to do when you’re not motivated to loose weight and can’t really stand the thought of dieting? You google, of course! As a vegetarian I then googled for vegetarian weight loss books, and sure enough – Kathy Freston … Continue reading →

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What can the future hold for publishing houses?

Posted on January 12, 2012 by Haridasi

Branding doesn’t seem to be a term publishing houses are aware of, but they should be. Walking into a book store today you see a lot of merchandise that isn’t connected to books, and one can question whether bookstores as … Continue reading →

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Will Kindle DX be discontinued?

Posted on December 19, 2011 by Haridasi

I have been wanting Kindle DX since spring this year which is a long time. I expected a release of new Kindles this fall, and lo and behold, Kindle 4 and Kindle Fire was released as I expected. I was … Continue reading →

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Gadget for new years blues

Posted on December 12, 2011 by Haridasi

In autumn I wrote about what I wanted – Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 64 GB. It’s now Christmas times and I have put my eyes on some other goodness – Asus eee pad transformer prime. That’s how it goes when … Continue reading →

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Piracy – when there is no other option

Posted on September 5, 2011 by Haridasi

I purchase ebooks because they are easily available and easy to get rid of the DRM. When it comes to movies and TV series, things isn’t that easily available. On the Norwegian iTunes store there is no films or TV … Continue reading →

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Uplifting, joyous books

Posted on September 1, 2011 by Haridasi

I read a lot when I was young, biographies, fiction, you name it. I even read “Lord of the Rings” two or three times. I have tried to read the books several times again, but now I’m unable to read … Continue reading →

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Waiting for christmas

Posted on July 21, 2011 by Haridasi

I’ve developed a new habit when I get to work. Within 30 minutes of my arrival at work, I check komplett.no to see if there has been any change in the release date of Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1. Then I … Continue reading →

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How to manage emails

Posted on May 16, 2011 by Haridasi

Most people have an email problem, even if they don’t realize it. If your inbox is cluttered up with too many emails, you have problems locating mail, then you have an email problem. This is how my email box on … Continue reading →

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Optimize exim performance

Posted on May 3, 2011 by Haridasi

I experienced that exim was slow in sending outgoing mail, it was spending a lot of time in the queue, resulting in customer complains. So I started to google what could be done to increase performance in exim. I didn’t … Continue reading →

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Slik kan du omgå DRM’en i Bokskya

Posted on April 8, 2011 by Haridasi

Bokskya bli nylig lansert, og jeg har endelig våget meg på å kjøpe en bok. Etter jeg hadde kjøpt en bok, så registrerte og logget jeg meg inn på m.bokskya.no med Google Chrome (som har HTML5 støtte). Boken jeg hadde … Continue reading →

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Norwegian ebook stores

Posted on April 4, 2011 by Haridasi

The slow effort on getting norwegian ebooks out to the public is starting to get somewhere. There has been a myriad of discussions, back and forth regarding prices, slow progress, taxes, book selection, where publishers will provide ebooks etc. You … Continue reading →

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Passionate contradictions

Posted on March 28, 2011 by Haridasi

  I’m fascinated by people with passion, inspiration, happiness and creativity and everything related to self-improvement. I love reading books regarding these themes and I search for lectures by inspired people. I want so badly to be among these inspired … Continue reading →

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OneNote for MacOsX

Posted on February 24, 2011 by Haridasi

I love OneNote for taking notes, and it has been an invaluable tool at work. At home I use Mac, so at home I had to rely on Office Live, where it’s support hasn’t been good enough for me to … Continue reading →

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A different breed of books

Posted on November 12, 2010 by Haridasi

I have come across a different breed of books I’ve taken a liking too. It’s not books that are to be read for hours or even from cover to cover. The one I like best is “Teany book”, a book … Continue reading →

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How to prevent spammers from using your domain

Posted on November 8, 2010 by Haridasi

Most people don’t like spam. It clutters up the inbox with unnecessary junk, and takes away the focus from legitimate mails. If you have your own domain like me, it gets even worse. Spammers have claimed to send mail from … Continue reading →

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