Labelling the Web 3
Read in browser Two months ago, I found myself in a typical Hong Kong-style café that offered one signature dish of the Cantonese cuisine that I just had to...
The Blogging Sandwich
Read in browser My mornings are all about Australia. When I made my way there this March, I wasn't ready to be down under yet. It took me some time to adjust...
Trip around the World 2
Read in browser I'm wide awake. Travelling can be exhausting. But two months of resting in the Philippines allowed me to recharge my batteries. I'm rested....
Arriving in a New Place
Read in browser We swim in the mornings. But only at high tide. At low tide, the sea is drained and you can walk for hundreds of meters out onto the ocean...
Travel Blogging
Read in browser Why are you still writing about New Zealand? Wasn't that 3 months ago? — A dear friend of mine, who's reading my travel blog. The delay After...
Reply by email 2
Read in browser I've noticed a new development in my life. Recently, I've started writing YouTube comments. Not only that: I told one of our hosts in New...
Numeronyms
Read in browser I love language. Have you ever heard of onomatopoeia? It's a term for words that are named after the sound they produce. In Austrian German,...
One Year of Blogging
Read in browser Today's the day! One year ago, I've launched this blog. Cake's on me. The personal website On June 9, 2023, I've launched my personal...
Frustrations with Morgen
Read in browser Every once in a while, software upsets me so much that I have to reflect on my frustrations by writing about them. Just like watchOS did a...
The More Menu
Read in browser You might have heard of the hamburger menu. It's a user interface element that you can find all over the web. It's represented by three...
Driving without Navigation Assistance
Read in browser So I rented a scooter in Vietnam. Great idea, I know! I got my fancy Japanese-built scooter. I got my tank half-filled. I got my sweet red...
Signal Usernames
Read in browser About a month ago, I updated the apps on my phone. Signal, my favorite messaging app, announced that it now supports usernames. "So, Signal...
Taking Sounds
Read in browser I hear birds chirping. The wind is blowing softly. The sound of a scooter passing by. I hear myself whispering "This is fascinating" as I...
The Book of Books
Read in browser For years, I've been telling myself that I want to read more. For years, I didn't listen. What did I do instead? I read in a way. But I did...
Trip around the World
Read in browser I can't sleep. Probably the jet lag. After all, it's a 3-hour time difference compared to Sydney, my previous stop. But it could also be the...
X (formerly known as Twitter)
Read in browser I love how the internet still calls X not just X. Instead, the internet calls it "X (formerly known as Twitter)". I really, really, really...
Where Are You?
Read in browser In 2015, Derek Sivers started the /now page movement. The idea is simple. While /about pages show you what a website is about, /now pages...
What Are You Doing Now?
Read in browser When I reflected on my 2023, I noticed what an amazing year it had been. I reflected on building my website, on writing, on star gazing, on...
Who Are You?
Read in browser Writing an about page for your website is like introducing yourself in a group setting. Who are you? What would you like others to know about...
The Internet's Tower of Babel
Read in browser Now the whole earth had one language and one speech. And it came to pass, as they journeyed from the east, that they found a plain in the...
Email Privacy
Read in browser In honor of last weekend's Data Privacy Day, I wanted to share some thoughts about a topic that has been very dear to me for a couple of...
New year, new Blog
Jan. 17, 2024, midnight Read in browser In the upcoming weeks, I'll take a year off and travel around the world. Naturally, I will blog about this epic...
Shame on you, watchOS
Jan. 14, 2024, midnight Read in browser For weeks, my watch annoyed me. It's time to update, it said. Your update did not finish, it said. It's time to...
2023 in Music
Jan. 6, 2024, midnight Read in browser It's easy to forget how much happens in your life if you don't look back from time to time. I usually browse through...
Labelling the Web 2
Dec. 29, 2023, midnight Read in browser I have been living in a bright, modern, 2-room apartment for over 2 years now. It's on a busy street in Ottakring,...