Category Archives: Challenge of the month

October challenge of the month: Again Inbox zero

Posted on October 1, 2012 by Lars Vogel

I completely failed with the last month challenge, my Inbox actually increased significantly. This months challenge will be again to achieve Inbox zero. Lets see how this works out this month.

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September challenge of the month: Inbox zero

Posted on September 1, 2012 by Lars Vogel

This months challenge will be to achieve Inbox zero. Has been a while since I managed that.

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Jan 2012 Challenge of the month – No more Windows

Posted on January 5, 2012 by Lars Vogel

A bit delayed and short, but this month I have the challenge to only use Linux (Ubuntu). I have no MS Windows OS installed anymore, no dual boot or such a thing. I still have a Mac in the house … Continue reading →

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December Challenge of the month and retroperspective – The eye of the storm

Posted on December 1, 2011 by Lars Vogel

Last month challenge was a big success. I published my first ebook: Distributed Version Control with Git. I also have several other articles which I’m in the process of converting them also to ebooks. I really enjoyed the process and … Continue reading →

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Challenge of the month and retroperspective – Getting offline

Posted on November 1, 2011 by Lars Vogel

This challenge of this month will be a publish something for the Kindle on Amazon.com. I played with the thought and the technology to convert tutorials from vogella.de into E-books for a while now and I think I should give … Continue reading →

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Msisepllnig – October Challenge of the month and retropective

Posted on October 1, 2011 by Lars Vogel

This month challenge is to proof-read my tutorial. I will try to find typos and correct them as fast as possible. My main focus for this will be on my Eclipse and Android tutorials. Last months challenge was a tremendous … Continue reading →

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September Challenge of the month and retropective – Running out of Juice

Posted on August 31, 2011 by Lars Vogel

I recently read about the fatty degeneration of the world. According to my reading material a huge percentage of the population in most countries is overweighed; even in third-world countries more people are overweighted then people which are suffering from … Continue reading →

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Challenge of the Month (July) & Retroperspective – Learn basic InkScape

Posted on July 1, 2011 by Lars Vogel

Challenge: This month challenge is to develop some basic skills in ImageMagick. I have seen Sergej Shafarenka creating beautiful Android Mockups with it and I figure I should spend some time learning it. Lets see how this goes, so far … Continue reading →

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Challenge of the Month (June) – Reduce email backlog

Posted on June 1, 2011 by Lars Vogel

I receive a lot of feedback on vogella.de, sometimes tutorial requests and lots of error and improvements corrections. The stuff I like I usually keep in my inbox until I find the time to act on it. The IT challenge … Continue reading →

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May Challenge – Using less Google Analytics

Posted on March 1, 2011 by Lars Vogel

This months challenge will be to use less Google Analytics and the like. I’m currently looking at the data at least daily which I believe is a waste of time. Hence I try to reduce this usage this month. I … Continue reading →

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