Thoughts

Dear writers of technical documentation, Today I’m writing this open blog post (unlike those closed, diary blog posts where I complain that life isn’t fair and then lock away?) to make a small request. When you’re writing documentation (which is awesome) it’s great when you provide sample commands. It really makes it understandable what I

About twelve months or so ago, I got really into photography. As is the case with many people infatuated by their hobbies, I thought I needed the latest and greatest equipment. Knowing myself and my impulsive behavior, I managed to keep costs low by not spending money on fancy equipment I’d never use. I do,

A while ago, I made the decision to cancel my subscription to a soccer magazine. I received both a paper and a digital version. I just wanted to keep reading the digital version. So, I cancelled my subscription with the plan to renew it through the iPad app. Today, I did just that. I opened

On Sunday, I made a 25-second video to review a not so great product. The process beyond the video made me realize that I probably need to kiss my Youtube career goodbye. Making a video was on my to-do list for a very long time. I high-fived myself for uploading it, but I’m not doing

More than five years ago, when I created my Twitter account, I had no idea what to use it for. I had zero followers and only followed the suggested accounts – back when you didn’t navigate through seven pages of them. But soon after, I discovered the uses of Twitter. As a tool to promote

I was feeling creative today, so I played with the idea of creating a logo for this blog. Since my artistic talents are limited to “writing somewhat legible” I created a logo by writing my name in a fountain pen – first and last name separate – and then I scanned what I wrote and

If you walk outside, you’ll probably feel the cold in the air. Winter is coming has arrived a while ago, and when you step outside you can almost taste it, these days. You notice it’s cold as soon as you dare to step out of bed. But this isn’t a blog post to muse about

I was doing some project administration last week, when I realized something funny (which other people called “alarming” when I pointed it out). For the first time in five years, no personal sites of mine run on Joomla. The only exception are two test sites, which I use for Joomla & More articles. That is