Last Wednesday I had the chance to join the local AI chapter in Frankfurt #AIFFM for the first time. It was a special event as they celebrated their 1 year anniversary – congratulations! In preparation of the event I tried to learn more about AI as this is one of the most hot topics and … More #AIFFM – One Year Anniversary of #AI in Frankfurt – cool demos and talks
After one week without my washing machine, I finally repaired it on Saturday. Because of this journey, I’ve decided to write an off-topic post about it. It was tremendously easy to repair it and I’d like to avoid early replacements of washing machines, due to uneconomical decisions. Model: Miele Prisma W850 Manufactured: 10.08.2000 The problem: … More Miele Prisma W850 repaired – no need to buy a new washing machine now
This week I had several discussions and hypothesis about German tech culture and pioneering, which make me to write them down on my Sunday thoughts for further discussion. Those thoughts are around now for many years now and is nothing really new. Why German tech companies need a change? The scale of tech winners by @BenedictEvans … More Seven Hypothesis of German Tech Culture and Challenging the Status Quo
What an fascinating Tuesday May 10th 2017, right with beginning of Microsoft Build 2017. The hype and peak of voice in 2017 still continues – really exciting times. Amazon as market leader Amazon is still leading with voice as a platform and continued to strenghten their position in the market of smart home by releasing Amazon EchoShow for US$230. … More The hype of voice in 2017 still continues for #Amazon #Microsoft #Apple & #Google
More than ONLY three days offline After more than only 3 days without a mobile phone, since yesterday I am back online again. It comes with mixed feelings and some insights I’d like to share – nothing special only some of my experiences and insights during this time. Simon Sinek about Millenials and technology usage I feel addicted to … More The luxury of being offline – insights and learnings without dopamin
Since February 3rd 2016, we now shipped up to 30 releases with the Matrix42 Bootimage Upgrade To EPE 4 to ensure OS installations with the latest and greatest hardware with Intel Skylake architectures. The EPE releases click like clockwork not because of challenges with the EPE, but due to the reorganisation in production to agility. … More Matrix42 EPE 4 click like clockwork – 30 releases in 2016
My impressions of the Matrix42 Customer Day 2016 in Hamburg … More Impressions of the Matrix42 Customer Day 2016 in Hamburg
Good guy, bad guy. Black and white. Extreme positions help people to articulate themselves better even if they know that those positions are something in between. This week I was able to attend a user conference in Berlin with lots of customer case studies. The thing I was surprised is that the speakers were too … More Paradigms & Models: Event experiences that made me think
Big news hit the PC industry this week when press and analysts announced that PC Sales declined year over year in Q1 with 14%. Three tweets as an example for further sources: 1. Gartner with data: #Gartner WW PC Shipments in 1Q/ 2013 Drop to Lowest Levels Since Q2/ 2009 http://t.co/CHVR6IwE78 < #Apple +7.4% in … More PC Sales Dropped 14% in Q1 compared 2012/2013 – but the PC is not dead!
This is how my workplace now looks like. As the MacBook Air is limited to two USB and one Thunderbolt connection it is hard to mix it with my existing equipment. Last but not least I have found further Accessoires like my passive 4 slot USB hub (a gift from former days) and was able to connect … More My #Apple #BYOD experience Part 3 – cable spaghetti and challenges
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