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    All You Need Is A Good Idea: How We Create Our Own ‘Entertainment Industry’

    February 20, 2012

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    In the wake of publishing two picture books for German language learners I became aware again of how how the Internet is the perfect roadbed for fresh ideas. Both of these publications have become instant best sellers.  Did I need expensive equipment to produce them? No. Did I have to pay a gatekeeper? No. Did…

    Yet Another Free Picture Book For German Learners (And Some Ruminations About Audio-Augmented Ebooks)

    February 16, 2012

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    After I published “Peter und das Huhn” last week I was completely mindboggled. It was downloaded hundreds of times within just a few hours and received lots of positive feedback. What started out as just a little experiment (yours truly listening to punk rock and doodling away like a madman) quickly grew into a serious…

    Why We Don’t Need Anti-Piracy Laws But More Artist & Consumer Awareness

    February 14, 2012

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    In the wake of recent discussions about ACTA, SOPA, PIPA and a number of other Orwellian acronyms, the lines have been drawn rigidly. While the claims of anti-piracy lobbyists that illegal downloads destroy artists’ lives and lead to the annihilation of all artforms are somewhat amusing in their death-rattling desperateness, the claims of anti-copyright groups…

    A 5 Minute German Mini Course [FREE DOWNLOAD]

    February 7, 2012

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    In almost every language course there’s a part about grammar and looking at tables of conjugations and declensions. I still remember the faces of my students in Berlin whenever I whipped out the Irregular Verbs Worksheets… Now, I have to admit that there’s no way of just skipping that part altogether (it’s still worthwhile to…

    5 Simple Facts You Can Learn From A Computer Crash

    February 5, 2012

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    Posted in Lifestyle, Technology | 5 comments

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    Last week every user’s worst nightmare paid me a visit: the full fledged system crash. While I documented the death, resurrection and salvaging on Twitter, here are some conclusions from the whole episode. (As usual, what happened is rather inconclusive: laptop went to sleep and didn’t “wake up”. The nerds from the computer store told…

    Time Management For Freelancers And Power Procrastinators

    January 29, 2012

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    During any given day I do a lot of different things. I’m working on short stories, help people with their WordPress websites and German skills, write blog posts like this one and try to be a normal human being that gets enough fresh air and food. Sometimes I joke that the day doesn’t have enough…