While I commuted to work this morning, my Android phone was asking to perform a system update. When I checked a few minutes later, I was totally amazed: My car must have made a leap in time! I started on…
Category: Technology
Back to the Past!
Do you remember the cult movie of the 80s with Michael J. Fox? In Back to the Future of 1985, Teenager Marty McFly accidentally travels back in time to 1955, where he meets his future parents and becomes his mother's romantic interest... Why…
Welcome the Devil!
Yes, it finally happend... I installed WhatsApp! As already mentioned in a previous post (please read: The Google Exit Strategy), I had to close my eyes and jump over. I did it for lack of alternatives. I still think this…
Elon Musk is crazy
After years of development, Tesla finally managed to mount a handlebar in their cars 🙂 No, seriously: I do like Tesla cars, but on some points they are really wrong. What you see here is the sun visor. But a…
Extending my HiFi Rack
As a HiFi enthusiast, I am constantly optimizing my system. It's like a drug. In an earlier attempt, I have replaced my existing all-in-one AV receiver (Denon) with a pre-amp / power amp combination from NuPrime Audio. From an audiophile standpoint,…
Music streaming: Google’s next failure
I am using streaming services for over 10 years. Well, most of us do, considering that YouTube was founded already back in 2005. While many of you just looked at some funny video clips in the beginning, I've put on…
Google’s problem is not inspiration
Today I stumbled across an article that caused deep wrinkles on my forehead. It's a praise-hymn on Google's culture of inspiration: Just click on image to read the article Please do not get me wrong: I totally agree, that a corporate…
I need Bundles!
Dear Matthew Izatt I do understand, that it is necessary to consolidate products. Especially for Google, where overlapping products are like a plague. But, please... P L E A S E : Don't kill a product, without bringing over its…
The Google Exit Strategy
This post represents the first step in the execution of the Google Exit Strategy and is a reaction to many false promises and disappointments from the big G. The announcement of shutting down GooglePlus (G+) for consumers was just the last proof…