– Hi, my name is Manfred. I’m a father, husband, software developer and photographer.

25. Feb 2017 | 1-minute read

my pre-holiday Schdraggel #1

I’ve just been looking on what to do and where to go this summer on the Azores … and it seems that 18 days on the islands won’t be enough to visit all the awesome places on this atlantic archipel! 🙁 

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22. Feb 2017 | 1-minute read

Software-Tipp: Darktable

great RAW photo editor for Linux!

darktable is an open source photography workflow application and raw developer. A virtual lighttable and darkroom for photographers. It manages your digital negatives in a database, lets you view them through a zoomable lighttable and enables you to develop raw images and enhance them.

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18. Feb 2017 | 1-minute read

Planning For This Summer #Azores

Is it weird to start planning what you’re taking on a holiday half a year in advance?

8. Feb 2017 | 1-minute read

VisualStudioCode Is Awesome!

I often complained that Notepad++ was the only usable text editor on Windows.. until I came in touch with VisualStudioCode in summer last year. It rocks!

5. Feb 2017 | 1-minute read

Snow’s Gone – Drone Training Continued!

Today in the orchard …

2. Feb 2017 | 5-minute read

It’s All About The Choco(latey?)

Things chocolate is good for:

  • eating chocolate – the darker the better
  • chocolate fondue
  • chocolate brownies
  • triple choco cookies
  • installing software
> installing software . . . (WAIT WHAT ?!?!?!)

The last one isn’ quite right – but, no matter how sweet chocolate is, Chocolatey might be even more delicious!

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1. Feb 2017 | 1-minute read

Wrapping A PowerShell-Script Call In A Batchfile

Yet another opinion on this topic, YAY!

As I wasn’t satisfied with the most common solutions out there (first 5 google hits) – I’ve decided to create a .ps1->.bat wrapper on my own:

31. Jan 2017 | 2-minute read

“Schdraggl”

made-up word by flurl,  likeness to strugggle is not coincidental.

Everyone has Schdraggl, it’s always real, always understimated and commonly increases between 00:01am and 23:59pm.

31. Jan 2017 | 1-minute read

Main Travel Destination 2017

It has changed several times during the last couple of months – but now it’s fixed, alea iacta est, it’s going to be the Azores.