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  • Going headless

    After 18 years of blogging on WordPress directly, the time has come to adjust my setup by separating the content layer and the presentation layer.

  • Always prove you’re a human

    AI makes it seem easy to sound intelligent without being present. It also makes it super simple to throw all your social capital down the drain.

  • Why it matters

    We don’t write just to deliver a payload of importance. We write to think. The sudden flood of “why it matters” formula in written content is not a positive sign for this.

  • The internet made me do it

    From BBS to LLM, typing meaningfully into text boxes is the one underrated superpower the internet gave me.

  • A year in the life

    A year of rebuilding something that has been missing from my life. A year of reflecting on what is important, and what could be possible next.

  • 7 months of Perspectives – start of my newsletter journey

    Learning a new way to write after 16 years of WordPress based blogging. Why the tools we’ve always used may not take us where we want to go next.

  • Why start a newsletter instead of writing a blog

    First came the social media algorithms, now the generative AI bots. People who want to have an impact through writing & sharing their thoughts should reconsider how to connect with their audience.

  • My final Microsoft MVP award

    After 11 years in the MVP program, the time has come to move on in life. Here’s the background story on why I’ve decided not to pursue the awards anymore.

  • This blog is now part of the Fediverse (nope, not anymore)

    How ActivityPub can make blog posts visible on the modern, decentralized social web. Reflecting on my 15 years of blogging and how the technology around it has evolved.

  • Your mental battery and the power of living

    You can’t escape tiredness only by resting. Living your life to its full potential is the ultimate energy source, yet it also consumes your mental energy.

  • The future of Power Platform – Steve has a chat with Jukka

    Microsoft MVPs Steve Mordue and Jukka Niiranen share their insights on where Power Platform is heading and why low-code is eating the world.

  • Is blogging worth it?

    How much time does blogging take and what do you get out of it? Reflecting on my 14 years of tech blogging, what I’ve gained from it and what it means to me. Why you should / shouldn’t start your own blog.