Frank Schoetzau's Journal

SKYFALL - Official Teaser Trailer

Thu, 24 May 2012 14:29:08 -0400

SKYFALL - Official Teaser Trailer

TIME: Time for Greece to Say Danke to Germany

Sun, 20 May 2012 06:18:00 -0400

TIME: Time for Greece to Say Danke to Germany:

Germany was an organizer of and is by far the largest contributor to the European Financial Stability Facility, which totals a staggering 726 billion euros ($924 billion). That number will rise and, when combined with earlier funds and loans, Germany’s share will easily exceed the country’s total annual federal tax revenues. Imagine the U.S. being willing to guarantee more than $2 trillion to bail out Mexico.

fuckyouverymuch: We will always be dancing to Donna Summer....

Sat, 19 May 2012 12:21:22 -0400

fuckyouverymuch:

We will always be dancing to Donna Summer. R.I.P.

Schluss mit dem Wassersparen!

Tue, 10 Apr 2012 15:45:29 -0400

Schluss mit dem Wassersparen!:

Es hilft weder den Kindern in Afrika noch der Umwelt, führt aber zur Rohrverstopfung.

"We're no longer a PC company, we're an IT company."

Mon, 27 Feb 2012 16:03:21 -0500

"We're no longer a PC company, we're an IT company.":

parislemon:

That’s not IBM. That’s not HP. That’s Dell.

But you’ll notice the trend. Everyone is getting out of the PC business because it’s a shitty business to be in.

IBM was way ahead of the curve (and is reaping the rewards as a result). While seemingly insane at the time, HP had the right idea last year (then backtracked and got burned last quarter). Now Dell.

You often hear the argument that Apple will eventually be squeezed in their high-margin hardware businesses. That cheaper components will drive costs down and cheap products will win. But that “win” comes with an asterisk. It’s a short-lived win. Eventually, it will turn to a loss both figuratively and literally.

One of Apple’s strengths is the quality of their products, which allows for better margins. But their real strength is staying ahead of trends. Apple dropped “computer” from their name in 2007. They saw the writing on the wall. They still make computers, but they have long since become a secondary business massively trumped by other businesses (first the iPod, then the iPhone, now the iPad).

Dell lacked such foresight. Maybe it’s too late now, or maybe not. But I like John Gruber’s suggestion.

Update: As Jack Schofield points out, Dell actually did drop “Computer” from their name in 2003. The difference is that when Apple did it, they were actually becoming a different company. Dell was doing the same old — though they were thinking about getting into printers. Which is funny for an entirely different reason.

The Main Apple Doc

Sun, 19 Feb 2012 04:21:56 -0500

oleganza:

Apple has a lot of great documentation: from the very basic guides and tutorials down to particular API references. But for a very long time newcomers were wondering: where should I start?

Now you know the answer:

For iOS: Start Developing iOS Apps Today

For OS X: Your First Mac App

iOS guide is even better: it shows you all necessary areas from the beginning to the end giving relevant links at each step. Just start with first page and move on.

Video

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 06:57:34 -0500

Finanzprofessor Stefan Homburg: "Der Euro wird scheitern" (Tagesspiegel)

Sat, 04 Feb 2012 04:55:15 -0500

Finanzprofessor Stefan Homburg: "Der Euro wird scheitern" (Tagesspiegel):

Finanzprofessor Stefan Homburg: “Der Euro wird scheitern” (Tagesspiegel): “Stefan Homburg forscht und lehrt zu öffentlichen Finanzen an der Uni Hannover. Mit dem Tagesspiegel spricht er über die Schulden der Europäer, Merkels Irrtum und das Ende der Währungsunion.”

Interview Stefan Homburg: „Staaten sind die gefährlicheren Schuldner“ (Handelsblatt)

Sat, 04 Feb 2012 04:54:01 -0500

Interview Stefan Homburg: „Staaten sind die gefährlicheren Schuldner“ (Handelsblatt):

Interview Stefan Homburg: „Staaten sind die gefährlicheren Schuldner“ - Börse + Märkte - Finanzen - Handelsblatt: “Der hälftige Schuldenschnitt für Griechenland hat die Anleger verunsichert, sagt Stefan Homburg. Im Interview erklärt der Finanzprofessor, warum Staaten mehr noch als Private unsichere Schuldner sind.”

Dan Rodney's List of Mac OS X Keyboard Shortcuts & Keystrokes

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 06:16:23 -0500

Dan Rodney's List of Mac OS X Keyboard Shortcuts & Keystrokes:

Dan Rodney’s List of Mac OS X Keyboard Shortcuts & Keystrokes: “I like to figure out the fastest way to do things. I hope these keystrokes help you to become the power user that lies within. They should work on most versions of Mac OS (10.7 Lion, 10.6 Snow Leopard, 10.5 Leopard, and even 10.4 Tiger). I’ll be adding more 10.7 Lion keystrokes, so check back!”

Fragen an den Altkanzler: Verstehen Sie das, Herr Schmidt?

Sun, 15 Jan 2012 14:37:42 -0500

Fragen an den Altkanzler: Verstehen Sie das, Herr Schmidt?:

Früher war die Gesellschaft durchlässiger, der Aufstiegswille stärker ausgeprägt. Heute halten viele die Einkommensverteilung für ungerecht, die weltweite Occupy-Bewegung bekommt immer mehr Anhänger.

WhatsApp - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Sat, 14 Jan 2012 07:39:40 -0500

WhatsApp - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia:

tuaw:

You should remove this.

Start 2012 by Taking 2 Minutes to Clean Your Apps Permissions

Thu, 12 Jan 2012 10:26:17 -0500

Start 2012 by Taking 2 Minutes to Clean Your Apps Permissions:

Try guessing how many apps have permissions to access your private information… Now click the icons and get ready for a surprise!

The Nokia Lumia 900

Tue, 10 Jan 2012 10:36:52 -0500

The Nokia Lumia 900:

parislemon:

I think Farhad Manjoo has this exactly right on Twitter:

The Lumia 900 is the first phone since the iPhone that I want without even touching it. bit.ly/zMeyqd
— Farhad Manjoo (@fmanjoo) January 9, 2012

I have yet to touch this (or the Lumia 800 for that matter), but what was shown today immediately makes every Android phone look like shit. Well, the iPhone has done that for years. Even more like shit, let’s say.

This is how you need to make a phone in the post-iPhone world. I fully intend to try this phone out to see how it stacks up against the iPhone.

See, it’s not that hard. Make something that looks awesome with a clear attention to detail and people like me will want to try it out. Hopefully this quiets the notion that anything that’s not the iPhone will get no love simply because it’s not the iPhone. (Sadly, it won’t.)

The iPhone is a great product. To beat it, you need to be better than it. No one has done that yet — but even worse, it hasn’t looked like anyone was even trying until now.

Coincidentally, it was exactly 5 years ago today when the iPhone was first unveiled on stage during the Macworld keynote in 2007.