From Mifi to eSIM: Finally Catching Up with Mobile Connectivity Easy eSIM: Installed via QR code, activated smoothly in Switzerland, and it just works. Goodbye Mifi and prepaid SIMs, hello convenience!
When Macs Are No Longer Safe: Lessons from a Trojan Incident For years, macOS users have prided themselves on the platform’s robust security. But as this incident shows, even Macs are no longer immune to sophisticated malware attacks.
The Pinch That Proves It's Not Symmetry Discover how Threads' Pinch feature helped me break the illusion of symmetry in photography, revealing the true power of intentional composition.
Setting up a WhatsApp Community Learn how to efficiently manage a WhatsApp community with features like announcements, member management and group management. Provide structure and clear communication.
Beyond keyboards and screens Reconnecting with Bram led to a bold experiment: writing this entirely by voice. Here’s why the future of work may no longer need keyboards or screens.
How I’m Rethinking Social Media for 2025 What’s next for social media in 2025? Dive into my reflections on platform trends, user behaviour, and crafting a strategy that balances personal voice with staying ahead of the digital curve.
Future of Work Agents and Agency Agency: a word we use often but rarely reflect on. This piece unpacks how it connects to personal autonomy, tech evolution, and the way we navigate a world of endless possibilities.
Facebook Protect A viral photo surge led to Facebook Protect. Meta's added security made me realise how vulnerable our digital identities are—and how much more I could do with them.
The Power and Popularity of Podcasting Discover the power of podcasting: From storytelling layers to blurring lines with video, learn why podcasts are more intimate and engaging than ever.
Meta Ads Payments: Credit Cards, Invoicing, and a Crash Course in Transaction Types Meta Ads payments explained: from small credit card holds to monthly invoicing, learn how Meta's process really works and what to expect as a new advertiser.
AI in Practice The Power of Sequences Language, music, biology—at their heart, it's all sequences. This realisation reshaped how I understand AI, making LLM's more tangible, less a mystery, and truly insightful.
A Thousand Compresses: How a Video Slowly Disappears Video compression is like washing clothes—each time, a little fades. After a thousand rounds, almost nothing is left. Here's how it works.
AI in Practice Featured Project: AI Chatbot for RSV Awareness through Web and WhatsApp Discover how I partnered with ReSViNET to build an AI-powered chatbot that provides global RSV education, available via web and WhatsApp.
From Typing to Talking From speech synthesis to dictation, I explore how evolving AI tools make communication swifter and more natural. Dive into my journey through spoken and written digital modes.
How AI is Transforming Podcast Production: A Personal Take Transforming podcast production: AI helps turn hours of audio into cohesive stories, blending automation with the human touch to bring ideas to life.
AI in Practice My Experiment with Voice Cloning Explore how voice cloning can transform digital content into something personal. My experiment with ElevenLabs shows the possibilities of AI in content creation.
The difference between slides and photos Slides and screens both use light as a direct medium, while photos rely on light indirectly, capturing and reflecting it back to the viewer.
Mastering the Digital Shift: From Video to Text The digital world is evolving at a rapid pace, and one thing I feel strongly about is the need to stay proficient in all major media forms: text, images, audio, and video. We're witnessing a notable shift from text and images to more dynamic formats like audio (such
OS-Level Translations: Enhancing Writing Across Devices For years, Apple Translate has quietly improved, and I recently stumbled upon a feature that changes everything—system-level translation integrated into iOS and macOS input fields. Discover how this overlooked functionality can streamline multilingual content creation.
WhatsApp: Groups vs. Communities Learn how to strike the right balance between openness and organization to optimize your WhatsApp experience, using a tennis club as a metaphor.
AI in Practice Exploring the Potential of AI Avatars AI avatars provide a powerful way to create multilingual content, saving time and cost with adaptable digital presenters.
EduAI: An inspiring example of a WhatsApp Community Explore the EduAI WhatsApp community, where almost 1000 members actively collaborate and share knowledge about AI in education in the Netherlands and Belgium.
Turning Radio Mentions into Digital Text with Whisper: My Friday AI Experiment Experimenting with Whisper, a transcription tool by OpenAI, I transformed a radio mention into digital text—all done locally and easily from my browser.
AI in Practice Exploring ChatGPT's New Voice Features: More Hype than Substance? ChatGPT's voice upgrade adds more emotion and interactivity, but I question if these extras are diluting the core strengths I value most: straightforward answers
The Role of CDNs in Page Speed Independent experiments reveal that CDNs and server-side caching, more than page size or hardware, are key to boosting page speed. Here's what I learned.
