Hardware is like a disobedient slave: 10 reasons to back-up your files
Despite how nice and shiny your computer is, no matter how much money you have spent on it, it will…
Year: 2013
How to build an archive (2): different data
Without data, no archive. We will look at two different categorizations in this post. The nature of files, and the…
Webinar on brillonline Islamic Studies resources
Brill, the publishing house from Leiden, held a webinar to inform people about their online products specific to Islamic Studies…
Mechanical keyboards (1)
Mechanical keyboards are of the old-fashioned type; looks like a brick and makes a lot of sound. Because each…
When even the experts fail
The University of Leiden is celebrating 400 years of Arabic Studies. As part of their celebrations, the invitation below was…
Using the Zeutsel OS 12000
Today I had the pleasure of trying out the Zeutsel OS 12000. The Berlin Graduate School Muslim Cultures and Societies…
How to build an archive (1)
We have arrived at a point in time where it is relatively easy to establish your very own digital archive,…