Blog

What is Deno, how do I use it and should you even consider it?

After two years of Vim and Neovim, I discovered a new rabbit hole.

Why lists are useful, and how to use them effectively.

Everything took a turn in 2018, during my second year at the university.

What I've been up to since November.

What happened in 2022.

Earlier this year I started using git-hooks for CI/CD, but now I'm switching to SourceHut.

Why you (probably) don't need live chat on your website.

What I've been up to since October.

Why does that matter?

What I've been up to since September.

For the last 22-23 years I've played video-games regularly, but now it's getting boring...

What's the difference, and why I care.

Why would I do such a thing?

What I've been up to since July.

Please stop taking photos of physical documents.

What I've been up to in July.

I recently used Ghost CMS for the first time, this is about what I've learned while using it.

Notifications, why I don't use them as much as once did. JOMO > FOMO.

A few tips and tricks that I use everyday to keep things tidy.

What I've been up to in June.

Today Vipps doesn't allow usernames for individuals, and that could be concerning for some people.

What I've been up to lately.

Setting up and using soft-serve from charm.sh as a Git-server.

On going back to paper notes, instead of digital means and not trying remember everything.

For the last few months I've been using Yabai as a tiling window manager on my MacBook.

Should you use GitHub Pages/Actions, `scp/rsync`, Sourcehut, GitLab?

Not having someone else own your logs is very nice, especially when you can organize them with "magic".

I've been using an Apple Watch exclusively for the last three years. Now I'm going to switch things up.

Useful tips and tricks I've picked up from using Git for a few years.

My thoughts on Migadu after using it for 8 months.

Do I regret leaving Facebook? What happens now?

Finally saying goodbye to Facebook, for good.

How to deploy a static site to production (any kind of Linux-server).

After using Apple Mail for a while, I'm trying aerc as my new email client.

Why I decided against continuing using ProtonMail and migrate over to Migadu. Not a direct comparison nor a review of the services.

Launching a project I worked on my last semester, spring 2021, at the University of Bergen, helping educate everyday people about privacy and security.

How I used LinkedIn in the past, my interactions and why I deleted my account i 2020.

Tutorial on how to setup OpenConnect to connect to University of Bergen's new VPN.

A small review from the past few weeks I have been using the tablet.

Hello world. I am Tim Hårek, you have found my corner on the interwebs. This is my humble blog beginnings, welcome.