My new machine is a beast!

I've been waiting a long time for a new development machine. With founding my own company I've finally been able to allow myself to buy one. There are still a few things missing as I wait for updated Hardware (like a graphics card, hey nVidia hurry up!!). But apart from that it's super fast, perfect for development. All in all I'm quite satisfied with the hardware so far. I'm mostly running Windows 10 Pro but occasionally ArchLinux as well.

Hardware Overview:

• Intel Core i7-8700K
• Asus TUF Z370-PRO Gaming
• G.Skill DDR4 32GB PC 3866 CL18 RAM
• Watercooled using a CoolerMaster MasterLiquid Pro 240
•  In Win 101C Midi-Tower
• 1TB Samsung 960 PRO SSD
• About 25% Overclocked
• Dell U2718Q Monitor 27" 4k display
• Das Keyboard 4 Professional
• Logitech MX Master 2S
• Sennheiser PXC 550 for amazing sound

My workplace power machine!

My new company Enaweg

With February I officially founded my own company! It is called Enaweg and creates software on demand among other things. This has been a busy time, planning for almost two years, reading lots of business stuff, calculating costs, getting enough financing going to start, talking to banks aso.

Also long time no post here! :( A lot has changed since 2013. I married a wonderful woman, become a father twice, first a girl then a boy! Furthermore, I travelled some parts of the world (Cuba, USA, Mexico, Island, Italy, North Germany, England, Ireland, Portugal). And there is even more, like I bought a house with a nice garden and am self-renovating it, almost finished with that! Also got a Surface Pro and bought a new powerful desktop system for work, newest stuff, watercooled. Maybe I find time to post more about some of that stuff. And I'm now converted from using Ubuntu to Arch which is awesome!

Anyways, nice to post again after way to many years, and check out ENAWEG!

The Humble Double Fine Bundle

And an other great Humble Bundle. The Humble Double Fine Bundle (pay what you want and help charity)

Dell XPS 13 Developer Edition

I kinda like the XPS 13. Good hardware and looks nice. I just checked the Dell site and found the same with Windows 8. It looks to me like its exactly the same hardware, just different OS. So what's the difference in price then?

The Ubuntu one costs 1049 EUR and has a 50 EUR discount which puts it at 999 EUR. The same one with Windows 8 costs 1169 EUR and has a 120 EUR discount which puts it at a 1049 EUR price-point. So it's 50 EUR cheaper to buy the Ubuntu one. But somehow the Windows version has 70 EUR more discount. Which would make the Ubuntu version 120 EUR cheaper. I can buy a Windows 8 OEM version here for 80 EUR. So without the discounts it would even be cheaper to buy the Ubuntu version and a Windows 8 copy.

Additionally you wouldn't have all the preinstalled crap on your machine. The last two Dell laptops I reinstalled even before booting them once. Anyway I really like the XPS 13. Especially with this shiny full HD display.

Humble Bundle with Android 5

wonderful new games. Get them before it's too late...

Humble Indie Bundle 7

new bundle, wohoo :) ...

Ubuntu Powering Wii U Demo Booths?

Is Ubuntu Powering Wii U Demo Booths? | OMG! Ubuntu!

great! Ubuntu is just everywhere. And in lots of places you wouldn't know it is.

Game performance improvement for Ubuntu

Losca: Game performance improvement for Ubuntu available for testing

good that this issue is finally/soon resolved. Still waiting for my Steam beta invite. ... but not in a hurry, rather want things to work out of the box. I guess much more stuff like that will be introduced/fixed in the next year or so. Like how Steam pushes things there, will get easier and more straight forward to port other games.

Humble Bundle for Android 4

late, I know. But here it is. The newest humble bundle :). Still great, still drm free ...