Today will be a bit of a dry subject, it will be about the way I manage things for myself, but hey, maybe you, dear reader, find something in there that will help make your life a bit easier as well. First up, I have tried a lot of tools to stay on top of […]
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The F(x)Tec Pro1-X
A different kind of product review This is the most brilliant phone I ever had, it has plenty of power, the keyboard in combination with its free-software operating system Ubuntu Touch, the ability to plug it into an external monitor and use it as a fully blown desktop make it one of a kind and […]
9 months on a Mac
If you followed this blog for a while, you might remember that back in December 2021 my, until then, trusty Thinkpad decided it was time to blow up its battery and I, for some reason, decided to get a MacBook Air as my new computer. This post will be about the ups and downs I […]
Thoughts about energy and sustainability
My recent blog post, that was basically me just venting my annoyance about tech that is designed to be e-waste soon, did spark a couple of interesting responses. So I figured I might not be the only one interested in living a bit more sustainable. Also recent events and the possibility of Austria and Europe […]
Unlock your stupid bootloader
Dear tech companies, please stop locking the bootloader of your devices. The second I hand you money and get the device in return it stops being yours and starts being mine. What I choose to do with it is up to me, nobody else. What OS I run on it is up to me. What […]
My highest summit
For some time now I wanted to extend the scope of my blog beyond technology and IT. Both are big parts of my life, but they aren’t my only interest. One of my main non tech hobbies is hiking and climbing which is the first topic of this little excursion away from computers. And what […]
3 Days (more or less) with the PineTime
What is a PineTime? PineTime is a Smartwatch, developed by Pine64 and built on a Nordic Semiconductor nRF52832 SOC. I am currently running InfiniTime on it, at version 1.9. A Linux based OS for this smart watch. It sports a 1.3 inch 240x240px display, is water proof to about 1m of submersion, it has 512kb […]
The thing about knowledge
Knowledge is a tricky thing for human beings. We gather it over the course of our lives and in multiple ways. Some is in our DNA, instincts like eating, breathing, moving away from stuff that frightens us. Some is learned, some from others, some from experience and some is created by our selves. But knowledge […]
A lack of soul
Now prior to getting into this post, please let me state, that my next car will be an EV, so please don’t get too angry with me for writing these words. A look into the past No, this does not mean I believe in the general concept of a soul or that things could have […]
A way too long silence
As some might have noticed, my blog has been silent for a while now, this was due to a lot happening in my private life lately, which I am not going into detail here, but let’s just say most is sorted out by now and with this post more regular updates are planned and going […]