My last edition of wallpapers has become somwhat famous. As I recently discovered they are now even publicly recognized: I finally managed to take some time and create a new one. With all the discussion, buzz and spam around and about the economic crisis in recent months one could wonder “where did the crisis go”? [...]
A few weeks ago Microsoft got into criticism about on of its campaigns. While there were many things you could actually argue about in the sujets (like the white MacBook which lost its Apple logo, or the IT people having hilarious fun during a meeting), the most disturbing part was – for sure – that [...]
»When I use a word,« Humpty Dumpty said, in a rather scornful tone, »it means just what I choose it to mean – neither more nor less.« – »Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There« by Lewis Carroll – Everyone of us knows the situation: someone is talking to you in a long and endless [...]
“In delivery” it reads on my Apple Store account. »Snow Leopard« the sixth iteration of Apple’s Mac OS X will ship by the end of this week. In today’s post over at the brainwash blog I try to gasp at the secrets – if there are any – behind Apple’s communication strategy. So take a [...]
Accompanying the recent discussion on internet censorship in Germany (and elsewhere), I started to develop some wallpapers for you. To exhibit your dislike. At the moment you may download them here in 1440×900 widescreen resolution. Sujet 1: Wir sind hier nicht in China! Sujet 2: Angst essen Freiheit auf. Stay tuned, as there are more [...]
In all my geekiness I installed iPhone OS 3.0 as soon as it became available on Wednesday. The update process was smooth and it doesn’t even require you to reset your phone. Which means you don’t have to re-sync your media library, saving you a lot of time. Just install the new software, reboot and [...]
Google is celebrating Tetris today. In honor of the legendary game, they changed their prominent logo accordingly …
Which services are you using right now in terms of social media? Twitter, Facebook, FriendFeed, LastFM, Flickr, YouTube, etc. The list goes on forever with more and more services popping out of the web every day. They all have their specific benefit for you as a user as well as for your followers or subscribers. But with an uncountable number of services available at your finger tips the task of managing and keeping them all up-to-date gets harder and more complicated. Building a hub around your digital activities can simplify your update affords as well as make it easier for your friends and subscribers to follow you.
This is a completely ego-centric and subjective 5-step guide to a life. It is not necessarily what fits into your mindset and it might not be exactly suitable for the circumstances of your own existance. I would not even declare it the principles of my life. They could just be intersting to observe: 1. Use [...]
Remember those days when Intel used to be as cool and edgy as state-owned infrastructure company? Of course … they built chips – the engines of the information age. But they seemed to be a well-accepted necessity. Nothing more, nothing less. Then – suddenly – Apple decided that they would go Intel from now on. [...]
