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Between Jobs
December 14, 2025
Read in browser There is no such thing as a "between jobs" phase, goes the old thinking. As you decide to quit, you simply look for a new one, while still...
An Ode to Bear App
December 13, 2025
Read in browser Off the top of my head, I can only really think of a handful of software products that I have been using for a considerable amount of time...
Windows Aero Remnants
December 12, 2025
Read in browser Remember, when I reached the point in time when, eventually, I had to reinstall Windows (after years without a clean reinstall) but a sudden...
Fake Online Ratings
November 26, 2025
Read in browser "It should be around 500 euros", he said. "I beg your pardon?". I thought I didn't hear right. We had plumbers in our flat, servicing our gas...
Getaway
November 8, 2025
Read in browser During a busy autumn many years ago, when the client's bullshit hit particularly hard, I felt pretty burned out. Poisoning your mind with the...
Blog Post Filter
November 7, 2025
Read in browser I'm overly excited to announce the filter button of my dreams. With over a hundred blog posts written, I decided it's time to tag every one...
Blog Post Soundtracks
November 2, 2025
Read in browser A wise man named Simon once told me that blog posts can come with their own soundtracks. It feels like this happened many years ago, in a...
Lies™ by AI
October 19, 2025
Read in browser Mistral must have had a bad day. I had it create a table with two columns listing all tracks from the 2000 album "The Eminem Show" and their...
Keyboard Accessibility for Everyone!
October 12, 2025
Read in browser Hullo! Here I am, lounging on the couch, watching TV shows. It's a typical Sunday afternoon and my laptop is sitting at a distance on the...
The Breakup Letter
October 11, 2025
Read in browser The Breakup Letter is a tool I have learned about from the TV sitcom How I Met Your Mother. In one episode, Ted reveals that whenever he ends...
Corporate Fog
October 9, 2025
Read in browser I'm lost in corporate fog. Everyone goes: "We have to make an impact!" "We have to secure relevance!" "We have to create value!" What is...
Centennial
September 25, 2025
Read in browser No, I didn‘t turn 100 years old. My blog didn’t turn 100 either (that would be impossible for so many reasons). But with this post my blog...
Travel Blogging 6
September 24, 2025
Read in browser Travel blogging refines, structures and narrates personal experiences of travel. While I'm out there in the middle of it, all I can really...
The Insomnia Button
September 21, 2025
Read in browser It's been almost a year that I have properly built something for my website. And now, a simple button is keeping me up at night. Even though...
Skype Dial Pad
September 5, 2025
Read in browser Microsoft slaughtered Skype, integrated its remains into the "Free" version of Teams and called it a day. If you look closely, you'll notice...
Blissful Travel Mind
September 3, 2025
Read in browser Music has never sounded better. Writing comes naturally. The thoughts are back on. Great ideas appear by the minute. Insomniac nights make a...
Stop Throwing Stones!
September 2, 2025
Read in browser My friend Anthony and I were sitting on the stony beach of seaside resort Brighton, on our England reunion trip. We were deep in...
On GenAI
August 17, 2025
Read in browser Good news! Everyone can be a creator now! All thanks to a little, magical tool called "Generative AI". With just a single sentence—or you...
Insomnia Hobbies
August 15, 2025
Read in browser With everything I have, I try to sleep as hard as I can. What I seem to forget is that sleep is a delicate matter that isn't supposed to be...
The DVD Emoji
August 12, 2025
Read in browser My dad has always been an early adopter. When flat-screen tellys appeared on the scene, only days later we had one in our living room. The...
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