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Notes from the workshop.
Thoughts, observations and records from the daily work — on technology, psychology, business and what sits between them. Not content-marketing, just notes that helped the thinking.
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Eight Keys, One Lock: How an Advanced Chip Gets Built
No country on Earth can build an advanced chip alone. A tour through the eight chokepoints of the most concentrated supply chain ever assembled — and the dependency-mapping lessons that apply to any company, not just chipmakers.
Stop Drawing Processes — Start Running Them
A flowchart is a picture; a process is a system. Why the most useful way to document and analyse how work flows isn't a static map, but a model you can run under load — and watch the bottleneck appear.
Process Analysis · Process Documentation · Operations · Bottlenecks
From Paper Stacks to a Real-Time Fleet: a Haulage Firm Goes Digital
A driver app, an admin portal and a digital departure check for a mid-sized haulage company — multilingual, GDPR-compliant and in production. A case study with no names, but plenty of substance.
Fleet Management · Logistics · Haulage · Compliance
What Used to Take Months: The Case for Building Your Own Tools
A tool that once cost months of development and a small fortune now takes weeks. Why that flips the build-versus-buy question for mid-sized companies – told through one logistics case.
Mid-Sized Business · Custom Software · Build vs Buy · Digital Transformation
Concentration Risk: The Case for European Software Independence
A single government letter switched off two AI models for every customer overnight. A measured look at why concentration — not any one country — is the real risk, and which barriers Europe should remove to compete.
Digital Sovereignty · Europe · Concentration Risk · Artificial Intelligence
How to Turn a Picture Into a PDF on iPhone: The Complete Guide 2026
Turn pictures into PDFs, scan multi-page documents and sign digitally — free with SignaScan. No subscription, no tracking. Pro upgrade just $4.99 one-time.
SignaScan · turn picture into pdf · sign documents online free · scan multiple pages into one pdf
NetMute: The macOS Firewall That Shows Which Apps Are Tracking You
NetMute is a lightweight macOS firewall app. Control per-app internet access, monitor network traffic and block trackers — all with one click from your menubar.
little snitch alternative · lulu firewall mac · firewall software mac · network monitor mac
GridBar: The Action Board for Your Mac — Stream Deck Without Hardware
GridBar is a software Stream Deck for Mac. One hotkey, one click, action done. Organize apps, links, folders and shortcuts in a visual grid.
mac productivity app · best productivity apps mac · elgato stream deck alternative · organize mac desktop
What Does Software Development Really Cost? Prices, Drivers & Hidden Costs
What software development truly costs cannot be read off a price list. Three patterns we see in our projects again and again – and the questions to clarify before you hire anyone.
Softwareentwicklung · Kosten · Budget · Preise
AI for SMEs: 7 Practical Use Cases You Can Implement This Month
Concrete AI applications for mid-size businesses: From automated customer support to intelligent data analysis. Implementable without your own data science team.
KI · AI · Mittelstand · KMU