How to install Photoview on FreeBSD

Intro Recently I was getting back into photography and as a result I was looking for a place to host my photos and share them with my friends without making them public to the whole world. Additionally I would like to see the photo’s EXIF information and other metadata. I do have an old flickr […]

Cheap and Good Photo / Video Lights

I started watching the videos of SpectreSoundStudios recently and one of the videos was about how Glenn (the host) is achieving the great video quality of his videos. The answer is of course daylight lamps with broad spectrum or a high CRI (color render index). The professional lights that fulfill these requirements are quite expensive […]

How to build an electric guitar

After spending a lot of time learning to play the guitar I felt the urge to start building my own guitars. I saw a movie called »It might get loud« where Jack White is nailing a pickup to a plank of wood, hammers nails to hold the strings and jams along. It didn’t seem too […]

How to record your band (rehearsal)

It doesn’t matter whether you are just a bunch of people jamming together on a somewhat regular schedule or if you are in an ambitious band project, recording yourself will help to improve and motivate you. With recordings of your rehearsal sessions you can review the mistakes or the awesome parts you’ve played. You keep […]

How to set up a basic HTTP API with Erlang in 10 Minutes

I have recorded a short screencast, demonstrating how easy it is to set up an Erlang application with a HTTP API using Test Driven Development. If you can’t see the embedded video go to vimeo directly: https://vimeo.com/59832641 Make sure you have a recent version of erlang and rebar installed when trying it yourself. Get Erlang […]