Social media

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.

AI

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.

Social media

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.

AI

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.

Social media

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.

Money & Finance

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

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 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.

AI

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.

AI

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

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.

Photography

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

Tools

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.

Social media

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

Exploring the Potential of AI Avatars

AI avatars provide a powerful way to create multilingual content, saving time and cost with adaptable digital presenters.

Social media

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.

ChatGPT

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.

Social media

What is a WhatsApp Community? An Introduction

WhatsApp Communities lets you organize groups more efficiently and securely. Ideal for schools, businesses, and communities looking to improve their communications.

AI

Llama 3.2 on a Mac

I tested Meta's Lama 3.2 LLM on my Mac Mini, setting it up via Docker. It’s fast, private, and generates code, but lacks memory and multimodal features like ChatGPT.

Tools

The Mac and iOS Password Manager

Apple’s latest iOS and macOS updates bring a more unified and efficient way to manage passwords and authentication, making security simpler, reducing time spent on managing accounts, and boosting productivity.