Dinu Dominic Manns

(Re)Discovering The Pomodoro Technique

Sun, 15 Jan 2012 12:38:24 +0100

Sometimes you must force yourself to do a certain task or accomplish an important project. And sometimes this means you must first force yourself to force yourself. I rediscovered the Pomodoro Technique for that matter.

The Pomodoro Technique is a way to get the most out of your time.

There are five simple steps you should follow:

Choose a task to be accomplished
Set your Pomodoro (timer) to 25 minutes
Focus on the task until the Pomodoro rings
Take a short break
Every 4 Pomodoros take a longer break

Read Francesco Cirillo’s book to get more familiar with it.

You can use a common kitchen timer or your smartphone for the Pomodoro Technique. There are also several free timers for your computer which can be found here.

Why not giving it a try?

My Oink-Moment Or How To Fail

Tue, 29 Nov 2011 00:42:04 +0100

Every once in a while I come up with an idea for a product or a service. In April 2011 while driving home after a long day and waiting for the traffic to move on I was discussing with my wife about what to have for dinner. We were new in town and we didn’t know the top-notch restaurants here yet. Okay, I could check out the internet to see the ratings for the locations nearby. But somehow I didn’t like this approach. It takes time (and money!) to explore all the places, study the menus and test all the meals and delivery services out there. Also this evening I had a special dish in mind and was quite hungry! Nope, I was in no mood to spend much time on research.

This is when a new idea hit me! What if there was a service for smartphones allowing you to find your desired (best) meal within the restaurants in your area? What if you could see ratings and comments for the things inside a restaurant and not only the typical 3-5 stars for the place itself? That would be great, I thought. A few days later I recalled this idea, took notes and draw my thoughts on paper. I also talked about it with my peers and about how to realize and implement such a service. And then… time passed. Nothing really happened. From time to time I was thinking about it again. Also I added new insights in my spiral notebook when they came up. But I’ve never took real action, never started working seriously on this as a real project. Was it lack of courage? I don’t know. But what I know for sure is that today destiny slapped me in the face – and I deserved it! Here comes Oink – and it says:

With Oink, you don’t rate places — you rate the things inside. We need you to help fill Oink with all the best stuff.

Aaaargh! This is good… and it looks good, too. I must admit it: It’s pretty damn awesome! And it is Kevin Rose himself, the Internet Entrepreneur who invented it. Congrats Kevin – I couldn’t have done it better! ;-)

I’ve learned my lesson. Although I believed in this idea from the first moment on my vision wasn’t strong enough. The intuition was right but you also need courage and dedication to follow through. And if you don’t – others will. Next time when I have a brain-fart like this I will take action immediately. The last thing I want is another Oink-moment.

Macworld’s Jason Snell talks with the iPhone 4S’s...

Wed, 12 Oct 2011 11:36:03 +0200

Macworld’s Jason Snell talks with the iPhone 4S’s new Siri technology. Just wow for yourself…

I love it already... The all new Facebook app for the iPad

Mon, 10 Oct 2011 23:55:01 +0200

I love it already... The all new Facebook app for the iPad

Best Screenshot Capturing Tool I've ever seen!

Mon, 10 Oct 2011 15:40:15 +0200

Best Screenshot Capturing Tool I've ever seen!:

With Awesome Screenshot you can capture any portion of your browser screen. And it comes with some cool features like annotating and sharing. It’s available for Chrome, Firefox and Safari. And the best thing about it – it is completely free!

This is magic… three.js - webgl cube reflection demo. skybox by...

Sat, 08 Oct 2011 14:11:32 +0200

This is magic…

three.js - webgl cube reflection demo. skybox by Paul Debevec

A True Visionary by Onigun on Flickr.Thank you Steve!

Thu, 06 Oct 2011 22:27:55 +0200

A True Visionary by Onigun on Flickr.

Thank you Steve!

Android is catching up with giant leaps...

Tue, 27 Sep 2011 08:47:22 +0200

Android is catching up with giant leaps...

Facebook Changes in a Nutshell [COMIC]

Mon, 26 Sep 2011 12:08:41 +0200

Facebook Changes in a Nutshell [COMIC]:

Facebook’s profound changes, outlined last week, are leaving many users scrambling to catch up. But, as the comic above points out, we’ve been through this before. Whatever the outcry this time, chances are things will settle down within a short time. What do you think? Will we get use…

I really love this song, especially the vocals. This inspired me...

Sun, 17 Jul 2011 18:05:21 +0200

I really love this song, especially the vocals. This inspired me to make my own interpretation.

Feedback & Comments are appreciated… Thanks!

ibizasupreme: Groovespot is a monthly Internet Radio Show mixed...

Sat, 18 Jun 2011 01:20:08 +0200

ibizasupreme:

Groovespot is a monthly Internet Radio Show mixed and compiled by DITO. Every 3rd friday you can experience the best of Future Electronic Music on ETN.fm. DITO features the top tracks from Progessive House Music to finest Trance made by the very best DJs and upcoming Artists.

DITO - Groovespot Chapter 76 (Ibiza Edition) on ETN.fm (June 2011):
01. Pryda - Juletider (Original Mix)
02. Soundprank - Burner (Original Mix)
03. Paul Keeley - Relic (Seb Dhajje Remix)
04. Danny Loko - Coastal (Eelke Kleijn Remix)
05. 16 Bit Lolitas & Glowfield - Calling New York (DAVI Remix)
06. Serge Devant feat. Taleen - 3AM Eternal (Serge’s KLF Remix)
07. Jerome Isma-Ae & Weekend Heroes - A Monster In My Closet (Original Mix)
08. Filterheadz - Everything Explained (Original Mix)
09. DJ Slater, Flippers & U-Prag - Virus (Ticon Remix)
10. Ad Brown - Motion (Original Mix)
11. Funkagenda & Adam K - Drift (Original Club Mix)
12. EDX - Angry Heart (Dub Mix)
13. Erick Strong - Italian (Original Mix)
14. Florence And The Machine - You’ve Got The Love (Mark Knight Remix)
15. Above & Beyond feat. Richard Bedford - Thing Called Love (Andrew Bayer Remix)
16. Dinka - Violet (Inpetto Remix)
17. Pryda - Mirage (Original Mix)
18. Sundriver - Dreamer (Original Mix)
19. Kyau & Albert - Velvet Morning (Super8 & Tab Remix)

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http://www.youtube.com/ditomusic21
http://myspace.com/dito_music

Please support the artists by buying their songs on Beatport or any other online store. Thanks & Enjoy!

Is this the end of email marketing? Google introduces...

Tue, 22 Mar 2011 10:58:02 +0100

Is this the end of email marketing? Google introduces “Priority Inbox” with the aim to get you through your Gmail faster.

Most of us are confronted with too much email every day. Google claims that with Priority Inbox your important email automatically gets identified and separated. So you can focus on the important stuff. The system learns from your behaviour and assumes that if you respond to certain types of emails, these are more important (to you).

I find this quite revolutionary but also think email marketeers will lose business as their mailings will be sorted at the end of your inbox.

What do you think? Are you testing the new features already? Will you keep them?

New web design launched: German spring water brand “Bad...

Tue, 08 Feb 2011 12:00:58 +0100

New web design launched: German spring water brand “Bad Vilbeler UrQuelle” incl. a nice tool analysing your drinking behaviour.

The challenge was to create a modern look & feel for a historic traditional brand:

http://www.bad-vilbeler-urquelle.com/

The “Drink Advisor” can be found here (german):

http://www.bad-vilbeler-urquelle.com/wissenswertes/trinkberater

So how are your results?

Austrian Alps - I’m ready! (Taken with instagram)

Sat, 22 Jan 2011 22:54:44 +0100

Austrian Alps - I’m ready! (Taken with instagram)

Is this the future of DJing? I’m sure it is fun for home...

Sat, 04 Dec 2010 22:27:16 +0100

Is this the future of DJing?

I’m sure it is fun for home purposes. What do you think?

You can find more details on the official website:
http://www.algoriddim.com/djay-ipad

(Taken with instagram)

Sun, 28 Nov 2010 11:03:42 +0100

(Taken with instagram)

Sat, 27 Nov 2010 14:18:53 +0100

(Taken with instagram)

Winter mood (Taken with instagram)

Sat, 27 Nov 2010 14:17:27 +0100

Winter mood (Taken with instagram)

Ceral Bar containing Cookies. So what’s the next big...

Wed, 24 Nov 2010 15:56:05 +0100

Ceral Bar containing Cookies. So what’s the next big thing? Cookies containing cookies? (Taken with instagram)

Mixing Fun (Taken with instagram at DITO Homebase & Studio)

Thu, 18 Nov 2010 22:49:46 +0100

Mixing Fun (Taken with instagram at DITO Homebase & Studio)