Alfred 5alfredapp.com ↗ I've had Alfred on every Mac I've owned since 2010. In that time I have used it, almost exclusively, for two things: launching applications, and doing sums. That's it. That's the whole relationship. The confession Alfred can do a
The gap between a compelling demo and a scalable product often feels like an abyss. Whether it is the promise of humanoid helpers in our living rooms or the theoretical efficiency of data centers in orbit, we are seeing a recurring tension between what is mathematically possible and what is
Spokenlyspokenly.app ↗ I think in German and I work a lot in English, often in the same hour. Every dictation tool I'd tried before handled that badly: you pick a language in a setting somewhere, and then you're stuck with it until you remember to go
The barrier to creating software has collapsed, but the barrier to maintaining it remains as high as ever. We are entering a phase where the ease of deployment is masking a massive accumulation of future costs. It raises a fundamental question about who owns the long-term architectural integrity when
CleanShot Xcleanshot.com ↗ macOS takes perfectly good screenshots for free, and for years that was enough. What changed isn't the quality of the picture. It's what I do with it afterwards. Most of my screenshots aren't for me. They're going into documentation,
It is back! And almost at the right day of the week! If you are wondering where the last xx weekly newsletter editions went - here's the inside scoop. Apologies again. Without further ado - here are some links I thought were well worth sharing with you. Articles * Review: The
(vet as in veterinarian) We do have a dog, two cats, a hamster and five little birds at home. The dog and the gets are getting old(er), too. In sum, we see the vet a fair share of times per year. After the last visit to get our cat
Remember the weekly link newsletter that I started here a few months ago? I do! "Florian's Filter" is not dead, but it stopped... because I had created magic, but did not make it robust. It is a story I see all around, and just as much
These days I am often coming back to vivid memories from my childhood that relate to technology. In the mid 1990s, my parents bought their first desktop computer. An Intel 386 processor, a floppy drive (5 1/4 inch) and a 3 1/2 inch disk drive, an 120 MB
Tom Peters has been all about "Excellence" for a few decades now, and I've been following/ reading/ thinking about his points for twenty of those years. If you don't know Tom Peters: you are in for a ride. If he was using a typewriter,
A public holiday at the beginning of W22 threw me off - apologies for the late sendout. I am backdating the publication date to the regular Sunday to not trip up the archive for all time to come ;) The rapid evolution of large language models often feels like a relentless tide,
The shift from proving genAI use in corporate workflows in general, towards managing real-world genAI deployment at scale is proving much more complex than many anticipated, the friction of integration remains high. No wonder that we see weird incentive scenarios (Amazon this week...), and the genAI behemoths creating their
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The most significant shifts in technology often occur within the layers we take for granted, whether it is the thermal management of a chip or the foundational trust in data privacy. Observing these structural developments reveals much about where the next era of computing will be anchored. These pieces explore
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Does the preoccupation with long-term AGI risks blind us to the immediate economic and social frictions currently unfolding? From unsustainable generative AI subsidies to the direct impact of live model experimentation on users, the most significant shifts are happening in the present. This week explores these pressing realities alongside
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Welcome back! This is the third installation of my newsletter, and I am already happy to create this public archive of interesting content. From the buzzwords generated by LLMs to the physical modularity of new hardware, the underlying structures are shifting. This week's curation explores both the risks
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I have been spending a lot of time lately thinking about where automation ends and true agency begins. It is easy to get lost in the hype of generative models, but the real interest lies in how these technologies integrate into our workflows and even our philosophical outlooks. This week&
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I have been thinking a lot lately about the gap between what AI promises and what it actually delivers in practice. We are seeing a fascinating tension between massive corporate narratives and the more transparent, open-source movements emerging underneath them. This week's selection touches on that friction,
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Oftentimes I encounter problems that I never imagined one could have. Like: „my bike doesn‘t turn on“. Yeah. So my awesome e-gravel-bike that I got this summer seems to have an issue. And if I still had hair… I would be pulling it out over this. Trigger
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When I updated this website I thought about the theme that I want to follow here for the next time. Although this is my publicly private place, I still like to have some general direction, a common thread that stitches the content together. The phrasing "awesome problems" is
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There are many wrong ways to know your customers. With Consumers, statistics can mislead. Averages. You might ask for opinion, for comparative preference. Not for their money. There are many more wrong ways to know your B2B customers. * Through the words of enterprise sales. * Through the numbers of corporate strategy.
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I am fascinated with chosing a clear-cut perspective when looking at new questions/topics/whatever, and examine where this perspective leads me to. It does not have to be based on my own opinion or conviction though - sometimes I also like to consider a polar opposite of that, just
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On Sunday, we took a family trip to a high ropes course in a forest nearby. Whilst my wife took the dog for a long-awaited walk, my daughter and I strapped into climbing harnesses, donned a helmet and received instructions on how to operate the safety gear. I have
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Some management books from US-based authors are a feast of hyperbole, long-winded analogies and stories, eventually leading up to some insights which may or may not be totally based on anecdotal evidence and/or simple common sense. This book is the complete opposite. It is practical. It is
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1. Domain, Logo und Geschäftsmodell-Analogie: in drei Zutaten zum heißen Startup 2. Bibliothek als ToDo-Liste: Bücherstapel im Regal oder Kindle-App? 3. 90 Hundejahre in PowerPoint - oder: wie lange kann man Berater sein? 4. Die vollkommene Unmöglichkeit, leckeren Kaffee zu Hause ohne tausende Euro Equipment zuzubereiten (oder auch: