I spent the last days building a custom theme for my blog. You can find the source on GitHub. It is based on the Hyde Theme and the modifications Manton made for micro.blog. I am pretty happy with how it turned out. What du you think? You can find some details about what I created below. Features Separate between posts and microposts I wanted to separate between long blog posts and microblog posts.

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This small post describes how to create an On-Demand VPN profile for iOS (and macOS, too). Why you need VPN Public wifi is a great thing, especially if you have limited mobile data caps or are on vacation in another country. But public wifi also poses a security risk: not only can a third party monitor the websites you visit, they could steal personal information or even infect you with malware.

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This years WWDC is over and I am already back in Germany. I had an intense week with a lot of great experiences and this post is my attempt to process and recap all the great things that happened. Announcements The keynote is the most important part of WWDC. At least this was my experiences from the last years. This years keynote was – lets say underwhelming. Tim Cook set the expectations right at the start: “This WWDC is all about software.

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Federico Viticci over at macstories.net wrote a great story about his path to a healthier lifestyle. He talks about tech and apps, but thats not what the story is about. It is about purpose, the goal you want to reach and not (soley) about the tools needed on the way. I’ve been enjoying everything more – from writing stories to having dinner with my girlfriend or going to the movies with friends – because I invested in improving every aspect of myself that I didn’t like anymore.

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WWDC 2018 starts at June 4th and is less then 2 weeks away. It is the very first (and probably only) WWDC I will attend in person (I won a scholarship) so I am pretty excited. But the rumours suggest a pretty small update, at least for iOS, so I just want to sum up my thoughts and expectations about this years conference. iOS Lets start with iOS. For years the iOS update was the highlight of the WWDC keynote.

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