Core tumble log

Dangerous paths: In front of Namics Zurich

Sep 28th

For me, Tweetie for Mac won by providing an 80% better interface than many apps. But the nagging...

Sep 28th

You still can’t turn off birthday-notifications in Skype for Mac. Under Windows you can.

Sep 25th

When you ask for a chance to prove you can increase business, and that chance was denied, they...

Sep 24th

Really interesting. What’s up with old media. Running out of bad boys to blame for change?...

Sep 24th

Interesting, @Gladwell has not tweeted in 128 days. How is the new book coming along? ;)

Sep 24th

Thanks to @amherd and others recommending the book http://www.designing-obama.com/ to me. It is more...

Sep 24th

To clarify my previous #brand statement: Design helps representing a brand, it is not *the brand*.

Sep 24th

Geekologie

Sep 24th

Now they’re following me with every #spam related post I make. It’s the revenge of the...

Sep 23rd

I think if I didn’t meticulously report every #twitter #spammer, I would have four times as...

Sep 23rd

I activated #exchange for #gmail on my iPhone last night (push). Works great, just like Yahoo! Mail,...

Sep 23rd

New follower named “enforcementerec”. There’s just a #tinyurl in the bio field....

Sep 23rd

RT @iA: Arial versus Helvetica http://post.ly/5z2b (via @swissmiss) — I’ve seen those...

Sep 23rd

I’m 41 and I’m going fishing this afternoon. I know, late to the game. On the other...

Sep 23rd

A bot with automated quotes is still unsolicited, therefore #spam. It’s not only content that...

Sep 23rd

Kazuki Takamatsu – 高松和樹　距離感主義

Sep 22nd

Going through some old speeches and presentations of mine (2005 until 2008) I’m finding...

Sep 22nd

I guess that TechCrunch Europe site must have to do with the 120 V power difference. Because,...

Sep 22nd

Is it normal in iTunes that it’s refreshing Genius results, taking 5 minutes for it, while...

Sep 21st

Do you regularly use Hobo, Jazz LET and Desdemona? Turning off Microsoft’s #fonts in Mac OS is...

Sep 20th

What’s up with http://wilmaa.com ? An empty blue page in Safari and Chrome?

Sep 20th

RT @KathySierra: We don’t need games for education… We need for education to as engaging...

Sep 19th

Twitter is like 3 M teachers out there and it is up to you to decide who you want to invest time in...

Sep 19th

I just saw the film The Soloist. It is definitely one of the best movies of this year.

Sep 19th

Does anyone have a reasonable explanation, why #iphone OS 3.1 is still limiting #sms notifications...

Sep 19th

#gigaom_e2v Both, the default maps application Google Maps and Google Latitude are from Google....

Sep 19th

Watching “The Engadget Show”. Jon Rubinstein, CEO of Palm. My thinking: Apple, Palm,...

Sep 18th

Eight hours and 20 minutes later I still wish I was in NYC.

Sep 17th

District 9 is successful because it has a truly creative idea. Something most US movies have lost...

Sep 17th

I wish I was in NYC right now. And I can’t believe I didn’t go to any conference this...

Sep 17th

It’s one of those days where you have to keep the lights on all day, because it never gets...

Sep 17th

Hey @twitter, when are you going to fix that #hash-tag #bug, that breaks tags with hyphen?

Sep 15th

50 degrees. See? That’s what I mean,; there is no autumn in Zurich, just long winters and...

Sep 14th

Since Stand isn’t working anymore in Safari on Snow Leopard, how can I make Safari remember...

Sep 14th

Windows Vista trouble again. I had problems with Snow Leopard last week, but it was nothing in...

Sep 13th

Windows freezes, restart, eternal spinning wheel; when I restart, it asks me not to shut down,...

Sep 13th

Testing 1Password for the first time. I had the iPhone version for a while, but the desktop version...

Sep 13th

Ok, I’ve got only three major projects, with which I’m way behind with work....

Sep 13th

Writing on my White Paper. It became a never ending project, so hopefully today I’ll be able...

Sep 13th

iVillage

Sep 13th

Foursquare

Sep 13th

Scrivener

Sep 13th

Just did some good house cleaning on my iPhone, thanks to the new app management functions of...

Sep 12th

I just discovered Okay, a little #type #foundry in Brooklyn. They’ve got just one #font so...

Sep 10th

You know the Snow Leopard startup screen? Well, here’s an original view of the Hubble...

Sep 10th

Brevia Font Family

Sep 10th

Temptation: I’m pretty sure apple cinamon muffins...

Sep 10th

So, to get this straight: iTunes 9 is out, except for it’s not out, because you can’t...

Sep 9th

“One more thing…” ^Steve Jobs, just now at the #apple #event.

Sep 9th

App sorting in iTunes. Finally! #apple #event

Sep 9th

Apparently I’m not the only one who’s disappointed about Quicktime X. Apple’s got...

Sep 9th

In Quicktime, I used to be able to change the aspect ratio of a video. Not anymore. Snow Leopard got...

Sep 9th

Apple, how about a $24 rebate on the $34 I paid for Snow Leopard (in Switzerland)? For erasing...

Sep 9th

That’s quite some irony: Apple’s Quicktime X homepage has an “Upgrade now”...

Sep 9th

The showdown is between Apple’s iPhone OS, Palm’s WebOS and Google’s Android....

Sep 9th

Finally. Snow Leopard purrs like it ought to be.

Sep 9th

My #apple #event prediction: iTunes 9 with Cocktail (album covers, videos, extras), iPod touch with...

Sep 9th

Now that I’m all set with Snow Leopard, no issues, I begin enjoying its benefits. Seriously,...

Sep 9th

Interesting. An initiative of German journalists, called the “Internet-Manifesto”,...

Sep 9th

Snow Leopard mystery: Even a clean install and importing backup addresses from original data...

Sep 8th

Clean installation # three. A primer in my personal Mac history. I hope this will eliminate all...

Sep 8th

Love the new Flickr iPhone app. But why can’t I save any picture in larger resolution? It...

Sep 8th

Snow Leopard seriously wants me to add 350+ user images manually. Ridiculous. #apple #fail

Sep 8th

I just realized that Snow Leopard deleted all user pictures in my address book. Importing an old...

Sep 8th

A chilling autumn day in Zurich. Indian Summer? Unheard of here.

Sep 8th

Skype is broken on Snow Leopard. New install did not help. Is there an update due? #skype

Sep 8th

Goodbye Mashable. Unfollowed.

Sep 8th

Life is brutal. But don’t get me started on death.

Sep 7th

Unless you are in the (ever restrictive) entertainment industry, creating a Europe-version of your...

Sep 7th

“Losing Its Religion: The New York Times Compromises” ^TechCrunch http://bit.ly/1aotc6...

Sep 7th

Checked out http://twittercharts.ch. Fun little project if you consider the size of the Swiss...

Sep 7th

I’m close to unfollowing Mashable. The question is less if I’d be missing them, more if...

Sep 6th

I really try loving Snow Leopard. But after the third crash and a repeated refusal to relaunch the...

Sep 6th

It seems that the Eternal Beach Ball Syndrome has gotten even worse in Snow Leopard. Had to relaunch...

Sep 6th

Had to postpone three of four things I wanted to do today, because the first thing (which started on...

Sep 6th

Apple’s got some humor. Installing instruments for Logic Express again I keep getting...

Sep 6th

With which single command line can I change ownership and read/write/execute permissions of ALL...

Sep 5th

There is no such term like dogdays in Switzerland, and there’s a good reason for that. #swiss...

Sep 5th

I just realized that the 55 iPhone application “updates” on my iTunes aren’t...

Sep 5th

Most things we really hate are the ones we really loved once.

Sep 4th

Oh, and before someone hits me with it: No, Top Sites is not the equivalent of “remember open...

Sep 4th

Meanwhile, every browser remembers all closed tabs when it is opening again. Why can’t you,...

Sep 4th

A Twitter client with brand monitoring features. http://icio.us/rxx0ln

Sep 4th

HootSuite

Sep 4th

It’s quite easy to turn on Exchange on Snow Leopard (create an e-mail account). How do I turn...

Sep 4th

Snow Leopard update: Clean install and new user, transferring old user (sans Library) to new...

Sep 3rd

Snow Leopard update 2: However, the system is extremely sluggish with the new clean installation. I...

Sep 3rd

Snow Leopard update 3: Latency between keystroke and letter appearance is about 0.5sec, moving...

Sep 3rd

Snow Leopard nightmare doesn’t end…

Sep 3rd

I decided to do a clean install and add Snow Leopard again. Too many issues with the previous...

Sep 2nd

eBay might be willing to sell Skype. I think Apple should buy it. Think about the possibilities.

Sep 2nd

Deleting 61 Gigs of files. Just doesn’t have the right feel anymore since Apple adjusted the...

Sep 2nd

RT @laughingsquid: Today is the 40th anniversary of the Internet http://bit.ly/d8MuI

Sep 2nd

RT @juliaroy: Wrote a new blog post last night, would love your thoughts on it – The Future of...

Sep 1st

You are welcome. When I finished, I realized it was just an bunch of reflections, but nowhere did I...

Sep 1st

Some people seem to think Facebook is like the White Pages and I am its publisher.

Sep 1st

“Snow Leopard – what doesn’t work” ^The Register http://bit.ly/1QRvXQ

Sep 1st

Blocking random Facebook friend requests.

Sep 1st

Cleaning up my e-mail signature.

Sep 1st

Installation of Snow Leopard worked almost as smooth as expected. Issues with color calibration,...

Sep 1st

RT @appliedstory: #brand Strategy; Kellogg using social media to strengthen existing relat....

Aug 31st