The Just Search Portal is single file static HTML page that simply provides a search bar and buttons for submitting the query to search engines. The page is made with a focus on not distracting the user and on privacy. No ads or recent activity is shown like in many …

This post explains the scripts: dualtext2pdf and dualtext2html that convert two Markdown formatted texts with alignment cues into a dual text or parallel text PDF. The scripts are intended for generating bilingual e-reader friendly PDFs to practice a foreign language.

For this version of the blog I decided to go for static website generation. Read on for thoughts about this decision, why I didn't like WordPress, and generally how I tried to make a simple efficient website respecting privacy this time.

This blog is the third version of my personal blog. Here is a few screenshots of the previous two versions

I’d like to share a Python script I wrote for converting bitmap fonts generated by BMFont to C source code byte arrays and definitions suitable for rendering on a monochrome matrix LCD. The script outputs a C header and C source file ready to plug into some source code tree.

The software in Midimixfix has now reached a level of maturity and functionality that makes it a very versatile and usable piece of equipment. Its about time I get to the alphabetic keyboard and describe what the box is capable of!

This is an unedited republication of how I installed Linux on my then new laptop. The post first appeared on larsee.dk. Some of the tips are out of date now, so this is mostly for the historical perspective. I am still using that same old T420s as of writing this. It's the most reliable computer I have ever owned.

I finally decided on a cabinet for my Midimixfix hardware and photo documented the mounting process.