My name is Robert and I am an Apple System Operator and Evangelist at a university in the middle of Germany. My tasks there include the procurement, administration and configuration of Apple hardware as well as supporting students and lecturers in the use of Apple products. After a considerable hiatus, I’ve returned to the world of website creation in 2023, with a particular focus on implementing designs using HTML, CSS, and a touch of JavaScript. Since May 2024, I've also been trying my hand at being a YouTuber with my mate Rine. This page serves as a form of documentation, where I showcase techniques to internalize them and have a reference for future use. I typically write the content on the go from my mobile phone but format it and add links, etc., when I’m seated at a computer. You are welcome to contact me via one of the channels below. However, I prefer to communicate by email.
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I really like to keep an eye out for small, lean content management systems. Flat file, of course! That's how I ended up with Yellow, which built this site to my complete satisfaction. Recently I stumbled across a completely different approach that I had never heard of before: bashblog, a single Bash script to create blogs. Since the repo is…
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The hype surrounding the App Defaults is apparently entering the next round and as something has changed for me compared to last year, I am of course happy to take part again. If you don't know what to do with it, you can listen to Episode 097 (Duel of the Defaults) of Hemispheric Views again. And these are mine for the year 2024: Mail Client:…
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Do you know that? You want track your fitness, sleep and other data, but you don't want to strap a butt-ugly smartwatch to your wrist because you prefer to wear real watches that don't need to be constantly charged because they have a nice automatic movement. Don't you? Well, that's how I feel. That's why I backed the 2nd generation smart ring…
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As I'm still dealing with mental health struggles and I've also been diagnosed with ADHD, I've been trying to get more organised over the last few months. In addition to digital tools like Obsidian, Calendar and Reminders in iOS, and Mattermost, I've made myself an analogue notebook in the style of a traveller's notebook and I've cheekily…