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Guider, tankar och små upptäckter om teknik, vardag och kreativt arbete.
Varför säger barnen bus eller godis, hur kom halloween till Sverige, och vad skiljer firandet här från det i USA? Om souling, guising, påskkärringar och allhelgona.
Legostaden har vuxit ordentligt. Nu går du runt i den som en legogubbe, går in i husen, åker buss, tåg och färja, och kan dela din stad så att kompisar kan hälsa på.
Huset du bygger i Brick Builder får grannar. Tryck på Build a town! och ditt legohus flyttar in på en stor basplatta, där du bygger vägar, affärer, parker och skolor och ser staden växa.
När jag var liten spelade jag Street Rod på en 286:a. Nu har jag byggt en modern version i webbläsaren: köp en bil ur radannonserna, bygg upp den i garaget och kör kvartsmil om pengar eller pink slips. Slå The King före Labor Day.
Cursor is an editor with an agent built in. Claude Code is an agent that happens to live in your editor. Sounds like hair-splitting, but the difference shapes how you work every day. Here's how they compare in autumn 2026.
Minecraft-Steve från Brick Builder har fått en egen blockvärld. Bygg honom klart, tryck på Play Minecraft! och legogubben du byggt hoppar in i spelet för att gräva, bygga och spränga TNT.
Tredje legospelet på bloggen fortsätter på samma tema: man ska kunna leka med det man bygger. Den här gången åker bygget ut i rymden, förbi asteroider och planet för planet ända till Neptunus.
Igår byggde vi ett legospel till min sjuårige son Albin. Idag fick det en fortsättning: bygger du något med hjul kan du köra ut det i en legovärld med väg, hoppramper och stjärnor att samla.
Min son Albin är sju år och ville ha ett spel där man bygger saker med legobitar efter instruktioner, precis som i en riktig legobok. Så vi byggde ett. Du kan spela det här på bloggen.
Cursor är en editor med en agent inbyggd. Claude Code är en agent som råkar finnas i din editor. Låter som hårklyveri, men skillnaden styr hur du jobbar varje dag. Så här skiljer de sig hösten 2026.
Tired of googling Git commands you've used a hundred times before? This cheat sheet brings together the most useful Git commands for everyday development, from branching and commits to stashing and troubleshooting. Everything you need, nothing you don't.
Sugen på något lyxigt men har ont om tid? Den här krämiga kasslerpannan med pasta svänger du ihop på under 20 minuter! En perfekt vardagsräddare där rökt kassler möter en silkeslen gräddsås med tomat och vitlök. Enkel matlagning när den är som allra bäst.
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Breaking my own rule again! I've just picked up another used MacBook, this time a powerful M1 Pro. It's not for work, but for diving deep into my creative hobbies—from blogging to web design. After years as a 'PC guy,' the switch to Mac feels robust, fast, and refreshingly quiet. This M1 Pro is my dedicated creative hub, a testament to giving great tech a second life, and a quiet rebellion against the 'boring' PC.
Google Chrome is ending support for macOS Monterey, leaving many users (including me, with my trusty Macs running Ubuntu Linux!) to consider their options. Here's my take on what this means and how I'm navigating the change.
Old Mac + Ubuntu = Wi-Fi struggle. 🐧💻 Every time I revive a 2011 Macbook Pro, the Broadcom drivers give me trouble. Here’s the 3-step fix to get the firmware-b43-installer working so you can stop tethering your phone and start surfing.
Apple is introducing a new Background Security Improvement feature in iOS 26.3 and macOS Tahoe 26.3, designed to deliver critical security updates between major releases. Here’s what you need to know.
After a short experiment with Cloudflare, I decided to migrate my site to a Hetzner VPS using Coolify. Here’s why I made the switch and what I hope to learn.
For over two decades, your @gmail.com address was permanent. Now, a newly discovered Google support document reveals that the tech giant is finally allowing users to swap their usernames without losing a single email or file.
A practical, step-by-step account of why I moved my Next.js (App Router) site off Vercel and onto Cloudflare Workers using OpenNext—what broke, how I fixed it, and the lessons learned for future migrations.
I built a custom CMS using Next.js 14 and Notion to streamline my blogging workflow. Features include a split -view Markdown editor, drag-and-drop image uploads to Cloudinary, and slash commands—all integrated directly into my website.
A complete step-by-step guide to using Notion as a headless CMS for your Next.js blog, including setup, implementation, and automated migration scripts.
A coffee-soaked MacBook Air is back from the dead after a thorough cleaning! Also, an update on using Contentful for blog posts and how API calls were managed.
Join us on a spontaneous road trip south through Sweden, Denmark, and Germany with two young kids, where flexibility was key and every day brought new adventures and a few unexpected challenges!
We took a last-minute trip to Universeum in Gothenburg and discovered a world of tropical rainforests, playful aquariums, and a surprisingly nostalgic stop at McDonald's. Here's what made our spontaneous family day so memorable!
Midsummer isn’t just a holiday in Sweden—it’s a soulful celebration of sunlight, wildflowers, food, and tradition. From dancing around the maypole to sipping snaps in the countryside, this is when we pause to enjoy the simple joy of summer with those we love.
Dive into the world of vintage MacBooks as one enthusiast shares their experience spontaneously buying and refurbishing an older model, facing challenges like faulty hard drives and dead batteries, and discovering the joy of bringing old tech back to life.
A Friday meant for productivity turned into a battle with house grime and sensitive skin. Between pressure washing wood siding and reviving a drowned MacBook, here’s a slice of real life—unexpected pain, some optimism, and a bit of tech repair.
Two laptops, two coffee spills, and one determined attempt to fix the damage. Follow my journey through auction wins, DIY repairs, and lessons learned the hard way—like why coffee and computers should never mix.
The domain iderbrandt.com now redirects to this new site, marking the end of the old blog. In this post, I share how easy the transition was, reflect on hosting options, and hint at a future project for Borås Bågskyttesällskap.
I'm rebuilding my blog using Next.js and a headless CMS—Contentful—while learning more about web development and using AI as my coding assistant. This site will also host my personal projects, and this post is part of testing the whole setup.
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