Technology Frustrations and Exhilarations..... Blog

Cold New York

New York in January is a cold place, the wind is funneled inbetween the buildings and you are quickly reminded of the tempratures when you take a walk. all the people you see on...

Why I love my Fuji X20

Earlier this year while travelling I finally bought the Fuji x20. I did quite a bit of research before buying this camera and to date I still like it a lot. First of all...

Yotaphone 2 2min hands-on

Recently the yotaphone 2 caught my eye. The concept of this android phone is very interesting. It has two screens, one normal front facing screen and one e-ink screen on the back. The concept...

Lenovo Yoga 3 Pro

Today I finally had an opportunity to hold the new Lenovo Yoga 3 pro in my hand. This ultrabook had gotten a lot of attention because of it’s design and more specifically the hinge....

Early morningflight to London

Above the clouds the sun always shines, but sometimes it’s just a bit more beautiful to look at. This morning I was on a flight to London and this was my view, and while...

Sport trackers

While visiting San Francisco i came across this guy in the apple store. I couldn’t resist to ask him why he was wearing three different sport trackers. His response was quite simple. None of...

Matty in SPACE on NASA STARDUST

A long time ago I submitted my name on a NASA website so that it would be included on a chip attached to the STARDUST spacecraft. My name was included in the list that...

Supercomputing for Enterprises (Dutch)

An article from an interview I did about supercomputing becoming mainstream for enterprises. http://www.computable.nl/artikel/opinie/infrastructuur/4958626/2379248/supercomputing-voor-het-bedrijfsleven.html

Hardware is ready for big data (Dutch)

Today an article was published on an interview I did around the hardware capabilities of today and how ready these platforms are for big data implementations. You can find the article here: http://biplatform.nl/506848/hardware-is-klaar-voor-big-data.html