Hi, I am Floris.

The wind is howling outside, the candles in my apartment flicker, my cat plays in the corner, but I am staring at a pile of papers. Motivated to archive it all, but unmotivated to figure it all out, I just stare at it. tl;dr I found a pile of papers, important stuff. Letters from the…

This is really cool. You can get early access as a developer or consumer to pre-releases of Apple’s operating systems. iOS for mobile, OSX for the desktop, and even their watchOS and tvOS. Sure, very early access is not free, and meant for developers who want a heads-up to learn about the new stuff so…

In January I mentioned I was going to watch more movies and tv, and that in the beginning of the year I always pick a new series. This time it was The Man in the High Castle. And I am glad I did. It’s not a 9 out of 10, but it’s good enough for…

Okay, let’s introduce something new to the blog: Mail Bag! tl;dr It happens that I get an Amazon packages, or a gift from a friend in the mail, or someone decided to surprise me with a package and it’s a mystery-unboxing. Let’s unwrap these parcels together. Stay tuned! I thought it would be fun to…

A few rumours and a few signs are out there that iOS 10 is already being tested. Nothing unrealistic. Why wouldn’t they? And there are some rumours out there about iPhone 7 for a 2016 release. Also not unrealistic. But, nothing is set in stone until Apple actually announces it. And while I dislike rumours,…

It’s a new month, yay. Hello February. This blog is a quick retrospective to January 2016. Well, in regards to my web site. tl;dr Last year wasn’t too great for me, and I had my mind set on giving my site a boost, which gives me a positive boost as well. This is a look-back…

Sitting down at my desk I notice my workspace is not worth a picture. It’s looking pathetic. Empty cans, papers all over the place, and old hardware of which some do not even work. And yes, it’s been on my todo list for ages to clean it. tl;dr Today I am going to be proactive…

There is nothing wrong with putting your phone away, put it on silent, mute, don’t disturb, whatever. Check it later when you have some proper downtime. But, to help you streamline everything while you’re on the go is handy. A quick verbal command towards Siri (Hey Siri) is really handy. A quick tweet, a quick…

Music you can’t ignore. The oldies. Memory triggering songs. Meaningful music to get you through tough days, or meaningless music to fill an hour of cleaning. There’s a huge offering. In school my teachers told me it’s how history was shared between generations before it was even written down. And maybe in a way it’s…

I wanted to type “spoiler: no”, but I will write down: Reality check: NO (ffs). Every once so often I think we humans want to believe in something that’s bigger than us, something we don’t understand, .. maybe it’s just something to talk about. But, it’s 2016. It’s not like we do not have the…

I can sit down and put time in one article, call it a day and leave. Or spend extra time fixing up what I am working on. But it feels like it’s slow, and it forces my mind to focus on one topic rather than clear my mind and find my mistakes. So I have…

You got the media, or it’s online. How do you consume it? This is how I do it. Keep in mind that here in the Netherlands we get a lot of regional blocked nonsense. It’s useless for us to consider Pandora, Amazon, or Hulu, and loads of YouTube music videos and trailers error with ‘region…