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  • Time to party

    After weeks of uncertainty, followed by the announcement that the June exams were cancelled, her Collège Director decided to organise a graduation ceremony on Monday, June 22nd to close the 4 years leading up to the Maturité fédérale, the Swiss public high school’s diploma giving students access to the universities and polytechnic schools, in Switzerland and abroad.

  • Letting that fine sand slip through

    It’s been a month since my last post. June (the best month of the year - wink) has come and almost gone as fine sand slipping through your fingers.

  • Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man

    Emmanuel Acho sits down to have an “uncomfortable conversation” with white America, in order to educate and inform on racism, system racism, social injustice, rioting & the hurt African Americans are feeling today.

  • A trip to the Apple Store in COVID-19 times

    I had an appointment at the Apple Store last Tuesday to fix my AirPods Pro issue. The experience was quite different from what I was used to.

  • Ecamm Call Recorder does not show up in Skype 8.60

    This morning I noticed that Ecamm Call Recorder stopped working with Skype 8.60. I wrote an Automator script to restore the previous version.

  • AirPods Pro clicking sound with Noise Cancellation on

    Early March, my left AirPod Pro started to whistle or crackle when I put it on, before playing anything. Today, I only have to touch it ever so slightly, to hear a continuous clicking sound.

  • Week #8 of semi confinement

    It’s almost 2 months now since the semi confinement was ordered, and this Monday will see most of the businesses return to our new normal.

  • Build a better future than the one you thought was certain

    Apple CEO Tim Cook delivered Ohio State’s commencement address last Sunday via the internet.

  • Turn your iPhone into a webcam

    Webcams are hard to find these days, and those on sale are out of price. Check out EpocCam.

  • Week #7 of semi confinement

    There were long queues at the garden centres and DIY last Monday. Mathias popped down to the Migros Brico to stock up on wood for his frames and noticed that most of the people were buying plants and flowers. Flashes of colours and smiling faces.

  • Geneva cancels its end of year ‘Maturité Fédérale’ exams

    Shortly after today’s Conseil Fédéral press conference, Anne Emery-Torracinta (conseillère d’État du canton de Genève chargée du département de l’instruction publique) announced that they have cancelled the Maturité Fédérale’s final exams.

  • Week #6 of semi confinement

    I feel I’m loosing track of time, or at the least that my perception of time varies throughout the day and the week. March feels ages ago, just like the beginning of the week does, but the day flies by so fast. We’ve reached 6 weeks of semi confinement.

  • A Brave New World

    How will things be after this strange new normal? Is there a chance that our economic system and values will change after this world crisis? Will our daily lives be transformed? Can the world be rebuilt differently and yield a more humane economy?

  • « Dire merci »

    I love every second of this video ♥︎

  • Week #5 of semi confinement

    We are about to enter what will be the last week of semi confinement for certain businesses. The Conseil Fédéral has announced its three stage confinement exit plan last Thursday. During which, Alain Berset had another great line : “Nous voulons agir aussi vite que possible, mais aussi lentement que nécessaire”.

  • A Social Distance

    I love this video ♥︎

  • Week #4 of semi confinement

    Easter break. We are slowly reaching our first month of semi confinement. We have grown accustomed to living all four of us together, and are enjoying it. Mathias and Emma are happy to spend more time together, like when we all go on holiday together. I love having all my family around me.

  • CSS Naked Day 2020

    Hey, today is CSS Naked Day 2020! Its the first time I am joining it, so that’s why my website displays just the browser’s default styles.

  • Week #3 of semi confinement

    We have reached the end of our third weeks of semi confinement, and things are going rather well for us.

  • Coronavirus Rhapsody

    I love this song, and the lyrics by Dana Jay Bein and spot on, and Adrian Grimes’s interpretation is stellar. Some humor to see us through the COVID-19 crisis.

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