Photography
Dec 9, 2021
photography
I have set up a separate site for my photography. In case you are interested, have a look at photos.helgegudmundsen.com
Baking bread
Feb 28, 2021
DIY
In the weekends I like to bake bread to serve for breakfast on Sunday mornings. Usually I make the dough on Saturday, and leave it to rise
Manual Mode
Sep 27, 2020
100DaysToOffload & Photography
I’ve always been intimidated by the manual settings of my cameras. To be on the safe side, I always put on automatic mode, trusting the camera to
One Hundred Days
Aug 19, 2020
100DaysToOffload
As I was reading through posts on micro.blog, my attention was grabbed by a post from maique It was part of 100 Days to Offload, which basically is
Upgrading the key hook of a Patagonia Atom Sling Bag
Apr 15, 2020
Hacks
Being a bag nut, I have a couple of Patagonia Atom Sling bags in my collection, which are perfect for my daily carry. There is one tiny detail
DIY Chair - The Build
Mar 1, 2020
DIY
Last year I wrote about a carpentry workshop I was going to attend to build the Sedia chair designed by the italian designer Enzo Mari. To my
Coffee and other things
Sep 17, 2019
Mindful
I no longer have a coffee machine. I have a simple plastic cylinder through which I press coffee manually. I buy coffee beans, and grind them by
Exercise
Aug 22, 2019
Exercise
The summer holidays are over, and a relaxed attitude to food and drinks has reflected itself around my waist. It is time to get back on the exercise
My favourite rucksack
Jul 9, 2019
Gear
is from an American company called Goruck. I bought my first rucksack from them around 8 years ago, and it has been my daily
Reading
Jun 24, 2019
Books
Over the last few years I have cut down on social media consumption/participation, and increased the time I spend reading books. They say
Emacs and org-mode
Jun 13, 2019
Text
Over the years I have tried different applications for task management, time management, note taking etc. I find myself always coming back to the
Window management with Keyboard Maestro
Jun 11, 2019
Mac
Earlier I have written about using Keyboard Maestro for starting groups of applications. Another way I use it is to control the placement and size
Recycled truck as rucksack
Jun 8, 2019
Gear
A few weeks ago I was listening to the Cool Tools podcast with Mark Frauenfelder and Kevin Kelly. Their guest was the swiss designer Tina Roth
Workspaces with Keyboard Maestro
Jun 1, 2019
Mac
Keyboard Maestro is a tremendously useful utility for macOs with a myriad of different use cases. In this post I will describe one of them. There
iPad, Audio and MIDI
May 30, 2019
Audio
Lately I’ve been having fun playing around with audio apps on the iPad. There has been a lot of development in this area, so there are plenty of
The Raytracer Challenge
May 30, 2019
Programming
I am having a lot of fun working through the book The Raytracer Challenge. Basically it is a course on Test Driven Development made fun. Armed with
DIY Chair
May 27, 2019
DIY
In June I will attend a workshop to build a chair designed by the italian designer Enzo Mari. In 1974 he published the first edition of