1% for Open Source
Several years ago I found the 1% for the Planet initiative via Dan Cederholm's SimpleBits store. What if we could do this for open source? I tried pitching the idea to my previous employers without much luck. Fast forward a few years and I find myself freelancing, no more excuses now. I earn a living by writing code. I always have and hopefully will for the years to come. I have the best job in the world. I envy myself for getting payed to do what I love to do. As a developer you d...
My daily worklog workflow
I want to keep track of my work, I want to know where I spent my time last week. For myself and for the clients I work for. But I am terrible at logging. I tried numerous applications and even wrote my own, to no avail, I simply forget to write stuff down. I need to make it work. Firstly I need a way to remind myself each working day to write down what I did. Secondly I need a centralized place for those notes, available wherever I am. I tried paper, various not taking apps on my laptop an...
Photovoltaic output with a Flukso
I have a grid connected PV installation on the roof. The electricity generated by the solar panels is used in the house and fed back to the grid when there is a surplus. I was interested in learning how much energy was generated and the LCD screen on the inverter simply doesn't cut it (read: isn't very hackable). I also have a Fluksometer near my fuse box. The idea is to measure electricity, water and gas consumption and the electricity generated by the solar panels. I connected a curre...
LaTeX invoice package and MacTex
My invoices are generated from a LaTeX template using the invoice package by Oliver Corff. Paul Asmuth wrote a little example on how to use the invoice package if you would like to try it out. After installing OS X Mountain Lion and the most recent distribution of MacTex (01 July 2012) my invoices wouldn't generate anymore. Checked the invoice package in the TeX Live Utility and sure enough, it was installed by default and updated to the latest version the TeX Live Utility could find. S...