Know it. Prove it. Backstage Pass challenge

Win a trip to Seattle and a backstage pass to see all the exciting things happening across the Microsoft campus with the Know it. Prove it. technology challenge. More details here. Good luck! 🙂

Fitness Festival

NEW MUSIC NEW MOVES NEW WORKOUT Are you ready? It's that time again: Nuremberg's biggest fitness festival in Nuremberg's largest gym. In 3 Areas. Fitness and Fun for free. For everyone. Experience a day, latest group fitness programs and fitness trends. Free! Come and bring all friends with you and have fun. I had the … Continue reading Fitness Festival →

A story about motivation

I attended a user group meeting yesterday evening and it pretty much blew my mind. I came out in the end excited and fully motivated to apply everything I have learned. The topic of the meeting was motivation. Your motivation and your team's motivation at your company, in your project and generally in software development. I usually go to … Continue reading A story about motivation →

BOSU Balance Trainer and Reebok Deck

For those of us who often work out at home, good equipment is a must. I built up my home gym slowly over the years and I am very proud of it. My tiny workout corner is actually taking over the entire room. 🙂 The latest additions which I bought a few months ago were the … Continue reading BOSU Balance Trainer and Reebok Deck →

Are you smart enough to work for Google? by William Poundstone

I stumbled upon this book at the airport on my way to my hometown to visit my family and read it from cover to cover on the return flights. I even read while on vacation in my hometown. It was that interesting! The book describes experiences and interviews of many who applied to Google and other Silicon … Continue reading Are you smart enough to work for Google? by William Poundstone →