For this year’s Christmas post, I went back to a simple rendering approach. Mixing some extruded shapes, eroded boxes, basic materials and a few lights makes for a nice, moody image. As always, all done in SketchUp (and Twilight). To you and your loved ones a peaceful and joyful holiday season and a happy and successful […] Read more..
Category: Miscellaneous
My news and announcements, random photo postings and whatever else just doesn’t fit into other categories.
Merry Christmas, Joyful Holidays, and a Happy New Year 2015!
As every year, let’s celebrate the season with a bit of digital “bling”! This time, it’s just a simple SketchUp model of a fractal tree that I enhanced a bit in Sketchfab’s editor. Yes, it is WebGL and you are allowed to play with it. Have fun! To you and your loved ones a peaceful […] Read more..
Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays and a Happy New Year 2014!
While Santa is getting settled in his new abode (looks like there is still some construction to do), it is time for me to wish you all wonderful holidays, a relaxing time with your family and friends and all the best for the new year! I hope to meet you, see you, email you or […] Read more..
Oh no, what happened to Google Maps???
I just updated my Android maps app to the latest version – only to be forced to look closer at Google Maps’ design updates. And I must say I don’t like them at all!!! But first the positives: It makes sense to maximize the map’s screen real estate. It didn’t in the past make any […] Read more..
Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays and a Happy New Year 2013!
I sincerely hope this post finds you all happy and healthy. Enjoy your holidays (whatever you celebrate and wherever you are) and any time off that you can spend with your family. I wish you all a successful new year and all the best for your future endeavors. It remains to be seen whether politicians […] Read more..
Support Barack Obama with a Website Bumper Sticker!
You may have noticed on this website that I am now sporting my political colors and am now officially endorsing Barack Obama for re-election as President of the United States. I support his policies and encourage every reader of this blog in the US to vote for him in the upcoming election. As you can […] Read more..
Soccer in front of the White House
Soccer in front of White House, a photo by alexschreyer on Flickr. We spent some days in Washington, DC over the weekend. Timely with the start of the European Soccer Championship today I was happy to see soccer being played in front of the White House.