Albin Groen's blog
Weekly blog posts about technology, design and business
I Spent a Day Without a Phone and It Didn’t Suck
As an experiment, I left my phone at home today, to see what it would feel like
May 16, 2022
Trying Out Sublime Text 4
After using Neovim for years, I'm trying out Sublime Text to see what that's like.
December 31, 2021
A Millennial’s Ideas About Building a Technology Company
Tools and techniques I would apply if I would start a tech company in the future
December 14, 2021
Building a Web App With Svelte & Prisma
How you can build a serverless web application with SvelteKit & Prisma
December 7, 2021
I Built a Command-K React.js Component
I built a fast, accessible, and pretty React.js command palette component
November 11, 2021
Working With Prisma in Vim
How to set up Vim in order to write Prisma code.
July 1, 2021
How I Automated My Dotfiles Screenshots
How I automated taking screenshots of my terminal environment
June 16, 2021
An Actually Usable Vim Setup
How I configured my Vim setup to be a pleasure to use
May 26, 2021
Reducing useStates in React
How to reduce the amount of useState hooks in React for cleaner components
May 18, 2021
Prisma, Next.js, & Postgres Pitfalls
Challenges, learnings, and takeaways from using a modern but untested tech stack
May 11, 2021
The Real Win With Tailwind
Why the real win with Tailwind isn't the utility classes
June 1, 2021
VScode & iTerm2 Automatic Theme Switching
How you can get automatic light/dark mode switching in VSCode and iTerm2 on MacOS
May 4, 2021
Why We Should Solve Our Own Problems
Why we should solve our own problems instead of making others do it.
April 27, 2021
How to set up Ant Design with Next.js
How to set up Ant Design with Next.js and get custom theming working
April 20, 2021
I built a health tracker website
How and why I built a health tracker application.
April 13, 2021
Product Ideas
A list of, in my opinion, interesting products to build and problems to solve.
February 2, 2021
My Ultimate Hacking Keyboard Review
A biased review of the Ultimate Hacking Keyboard split mechanical keyboard.
January 22, 2021
My Indie Software Projects
A look at my indie software projects, their state, and what they're all about.
December 26, 2020
2021 Work From Home Desk Setup
A guide through my 2021 Work From Home desk setup and personal workspace.
December 24, 2020
MacOS Big Sur Loading Component
A look into, and an implementation, of the the MacOS Big Sur loading icon
December 23, 2020