Category Archives: Blog

On not having enough time to think strategically

I run two small teams (IT operations and customer support) at an in-house digital media agency of a larger corporation. We’re a cost center, i.e. we work within a budget and have (almost) no way of adding margins to our internal rates for product design and other strategic topics. And – theoretically – we need

2011 New Year’s Resolutions

I almost never do new year’s resolutions, because I usually end up ignoring them once the hangover on Jan 1st is behind me. But I’ll give it a try this year, and publicly. Maybe that’ll help. So let’s see what I manage to actually do from this list. Drink more water and tea. And while

Microsoft Research’s SearchTogether

Microsoft’s R&D has come up with an interesting concept of collaborative searching (research.microsoft.com/searchtogether). Even though I don’t see it as especially practical in my day-to-day searches, both private and professional, it could be very userful in an academic environment. During my studies I’ve often had to collaborate on case studies or presentations with fellow students,

BMW “GINA” Concept Car

Take a look at this BMW car skin concept. Not sure about the security implications (just imagine what a knife could do to that cloth), but it certainly looks interesting. Especially the hidden lights and the way the hood opens up!