I don’t do this very often, but occasionally I need to write a letter or something of that sort and I want to use an image as a background to…
Hillsborough County 2022 Primary Election Information
Below you will find information on most if not all of the primary races (and one ballot issue) in Hillsborough County, Florida. I try to provide basic information on each…
Kubuntu 22.04 – How to Reset Plasma 5 Desktop
Kubuntu is my distribution of choice. I really like the flexibility of the KDE Desktop. But, pretty much every time I install Kubuntu, something goes haywire with the desktop, typically…
Norway Trip – Part 2 (of 2) – Stranda
Day 9 Sunday, June 5th, we drove from Bergen to our second AirBnB, which was located near the Sunnmørsalpane Skiarena Fjellsætra (you can ski directly to the house where we…
Driving in Norway – June 2022
We spent just over two weeks in west-central Norway in June 2022. We rented an Audio E-tron and drove all over the place. Here are a few things I noticed…
Norway Trip – Part 1 (of 2) – Bergen
My wife, Debi, had an opportunity to contribute to a workshop run by a professor at the University of Bergen. Her involvement helped pay for her travel and lodging for…
Google Calendar Time Zone tricks
I regularly collaborate with scholars around the world. One problem that arises from that, however, is that we have to coordinate time zones. As a result, I have picked up…
Credit Cards, Two Factor Authentication, and International Travel
We recently traveled to Norway for a combination of work and vacation. As a tech enthusiast, I’m all about ways to make life easier and tech can often accomplish that….
Cell Service and SIMs in Norway – May 2022
What follows is a detailed description of our experience getting pre-paid SIMs for our cell phones in Norway. I had looked up the major carriers in Norway thinking they would…
Norway – Galdhopiggen
I was in Norway on vacation with my wife and son (see here and here). We did a fair amount of hiking, and I originally thought we would all do…