Category: Software

Evernote: my almost perfect productivity tool

I am a big fan of taking notes and having my thoughts and ideas organized and easily accessible.  After using mainly pen and paper for quite some time I started to look for a software solution. The main reasons were that I want to be able to search my notes and access them everywhere I am. … Continue reading Evernote: my almost perfect productivity tool

First steps with DaVinci Resolve for video editing

A couple of months ago I took some videos with a GoPro during we moved all of our stuff into our new apartment. I thought it would look especially cool to have a time lapse video of me filling my bookshelf. Before I could share the video, I wanted to edit it a little bit. … Continue reading First steps with DaVinci Resolve for video editing

PawSense: Den Computer vor Katzenpfoten beschützen

Vor einiger Zeit habe ich auf futurezone.at einen Artikel über das Tool PawSense gelesen und war von der Idee sofort begeistert. Das Tool soll dir dabei helfen, deinen Computer vor deiner Katze zu beschützen, indem es erkennt wenn eine Katze auf der Tastatur herumläuft. Sobald das passiert wird der Computer gesperrt und optional ein nerviges … Continue reading PawSense: Den Computer vor Katzenpfoten beschützen

Netflix Socks Part 1: Set up the Arduino

Some weeks ago Netflix posted a cool project on their website, Netflix socks that will pause your show when you fall asleep. Since I fall asleep a lot during watching TV, I thought this was a cool idea for a small project. In this post I’ll show you how to set up the Arduino for … Continue reading Netflix Socks Part 1: Set up the Arduino

Data Analysis with Microsoft Excel: Tables

Auf ambassadorbase.at ist mein Artikel auf Deutsch verfügbar. In my job and my studies I recently finished I work with lots of different data sources and you will also meet all of them throughout your career as a data scientist. Data can be given to you as an SQL dump, XML files and many other … Continue reading Data Analysis with Microsoft Excel: Tables

Tractive GPS & Tractive Dog Walk

In one of my first posts in this blog I wrote a review about my Tractive GPS Pet Tracker. I have also commented on the app Pet Manager LITE/PRO which was their app for both tracking your pets (useful for cats and dogs) and recording your walks (mostly useful for dogs). Since then they have … Continue reading Tractive GPS & Tractive Dog Walk

First steps in QGIS (including installation on OS X)

Last week I visited a geo data talk at Linuxwochen Linz which was mainly about the tool QGIS. The talk was held by two guys who also write this blog. I am planning to work more with geo data in the future so I installed QGIS and tried a simple example. Installation on OS X … Continue reading First steps in QGIS (including installation on OS X)

Love at first sight: Google Inbox

About 2 weeks ago I received an invite to Google Inbox and since then I am thrilled how awesome emailing can be. In this post I want to show you the features that I like most (each of the 23 points is also documented in a screenshot). Inbox overview 1. “Pin”, “snooze” and “done” option … Continue reading Love at first sight: Google Inbox