MLOVE 2010: It’s all about the people
Over the past couple of days, I've been extremely lucky to attend the MLOVE ConFestival. There's much one can say about this outstanding, extraordinary event and I likely will. Later, once I had a chance to digest all the good stuff. For now, there's one common theme, that crosses my mind again and again, when thinking about MLOVE: It's all about the people. When Peter Giblin and Harald Neidhardt set out on their journey to create the MLOVE concept, there was one key driving factor: Putting the … Read More
The Great virtual Housekeeping
Find out what I've been doing during the seasonal holidays over at 24z.me. Any comment should go there, too! … Read More
A quote about Google’s Android
I recently stumbled across this quote somewhere on the AppleInsider website. I've got nothing to add, so here we go: "Google only wants to give phone makers and providers enough code to allow them to deliver their own customized, distinguished products so that it can continue its core business of selling ads and paid search to mobile users. Those partners actually want to have control over differentiated, compelling features that they can use to sell their Android phones in competition with other … Read More
The Eight Irresistible Principles of Fun
Found this very inspirational! Lean back and relax. You might want to switch to HQ (high quality). httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XB43N0v7Eh4 (via chrisbrogan) … Read More
Latest News
The Bees Awards: First International Social Media Award Show, San Francisco November 9th, 2010
I'm proud to serve as a Jury member for the initial iteration of The Bees Awards, the first International Social Media Award Show. One-fifth of the planet’s population is active on social media platforms. The Bees Awards will showcase how companies make the best use of new communication tools. This prestigious event will be held in San Francisco on November 9th, 2010. “Social media is a growing phenomenon that calls for new communication and marketing expertise,” said Bastien Beauchamp, … »
Dropbox introduces Selective Sync!
Probably the most anticipated enhancement to Dropbox, my most favorite cross-platform / cross-device file syncing service, is now available in a new experimental build for all major operating systems: Selective Sync! In a nutshell, Dropbox has been the best performing, most streamlined files/folders syncing and backup service available in the cloud for quite a while. Users have praised it time and again for its simplicity and seamless integration on many platforms, including the iPhone, iPad and … »
Manually update your Nexus One to Android 2.2 Froyo
According to last week's Google I/O we have expected the much acclaimed Android 2.2 update, neatly codenamed "Froyo", to roll-out to our devices in late June. While Google has now confirmed that the launch phase already started, chances are, you are not one of the lucky ones serviced first. Originally discovered by phandroid there is, however, a way to manually upgrade your Nexus One to the latest and greatest Android release. Make sure you read to the end of this article, before following … »
All Things Apple
No Repository Type Git in Xcode 4 Developer Preview? Here is the solution!
Besides all the iOS 4.0 hype and the fantastic new iPhone, what really made my day is the forthcoming new version of Apple's IDE: Xcode 4. After all, WWDC is a Developer Conference. Innovating the essentials tools we all work with daily, is as big a part of what we should have come to expect, as new … »
How to reset the iPhone OS 4.0 (beta) home screen wallpaper
Those of you who installed the first iPhone OS 4.0 beta released just yesterday, might have changed the home screen wallpaper. One can do so via Settings > Wallpaper. Unfortunately, the nice silver metal rain drops sprinkled default wallpaper that comes with iPhone OS 4.0 beta is not yet available … »
Tuning my MacBook Pro by migrating to a solid state drive and keeping the built-in hard disk drive
I'm absolutely excited: Since I'm running my MacBook Pro with a Solid State Drive, the perceived speed has almost tippled. Snow Leopard 'cold' boot time is down to less than 7 seconds and applications start almost instantaneously. Even slow bootstrappers like Adobe's Photoshop CS4 get ready within … »
Digital Life
The Great virtual Housekeeping
Find out what I've been doing during the seasonal holidays over at 24z.me. Any … »
Whom can we trust in this digital age?
The digital age raises numerous questions as towards the credibility of news, images, … »
A couple of weeks with the amazon kindle and I love it!
Living outside the US feels unfavorable when it comes to movie release dates, availability … »
Howard Rheingold on Essential Media Literacies.
Watch this cool 6-minute interview with Howard Rheingold. Howard is the man behind … »
Livescribe Pulse smartpen
Livescribe's Pulse smartpen is a computer inside a pen. Not only does it record what … »
bookworm comes to stanza
What a fantastic post title! With all the buzz about Amazon’s Kindle 2, I’m … »
