Impressions from Freescale Technology Forum 2015

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With Freescale merged into NXP, I guess this was the last FTF (Freescale Technology Forum) after a history of 10 years. Maybe it will transform into a ‘NTF’, at least I hope that such an energizing event and conference will continue in the new NXP area. I was busy with delivering my own sessions, but had time to meet and greet and see a lot of interesting stuff. After visiting the TechLab several times and after all the discussions with other embedded enthusiasts I have now many cool projects in mind :-).

So what I do here is to share some impressions with pictures and videos. It will take me weeks to absorb everything. Not to talk about the huge email backlog I have now ;-). So enjoy:

Willie Nelson at ACL (Austin City Limit)

Willie Nelson at ACL (Austin City Limit)

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A Candle for a Friend

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While going to the US for FTF, my friend Andreas decided that he does not want to continue his life anymore. And committed suicide. In cases like this, it is hard to find words. All my thoughts and prayers are with his family. There is not much I can do over here, but I can light up a candle in the city of Austin:

Candle for BBJ

Candle for BBJ

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The Joy of Travel – Ready to Reboot!

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Preamble: I’m writing this while in the air, somewhere between Ireland and Island, and it will be posted after I’m on the ground in New York later today. Hopefully….

I’m going to present multiple sessions at the Freescale Technology Forum in Austin/TX (June 22nd to 25) which is a great thing! Naturally, for me living in Europe, this means an air travel over the Atlantic ocean. Some of my work peers and (extended) family members think that air travel must be a lot of fun. Well, maybe 20 years ago? I rather say that travel today is ‘special’, with all the needed security measures, long waiting lines and all the hassles. I have travelled many times, and many times it was ok, or I was just lucky. But business travel usually is exhausting, and definitely *not* fun. Or would you buy and eat typical airplane food in a normal restaurant? I do not.

Airline Food

Airline Food

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Workaround for “Installing Software has encountered a problem” in Eclipse

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I wanted to install an update in Eclipse with Help > Install new Software or Help > Check for updates. I pointed to the update site, selected what I wanted to install, but then during installation I received an error dialog like this:

Installing Software has encountered a problem

Installing Software has encountered a problem

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A Conference, Yellow Flowers and Green Bugs …

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I’m spending a few days off in the Alps these days, if you are wondering :-). So I share a few wildflower pictures (click to enlarge) from the hiking tours today. Many trails were closed due the security measurements for the Bilderberg summit in the area, so we had to change our plans.  First I thought it was for the G7 summit which is over and was on another alp in Germany. But then I realized that they did that massive thing (military forces, no-fly zone, mobile radar systems, etc) for that Bilderberg conference too. At least it did not impact us much, except using alternative routes, hikes and trails.

Golden Flower

Golden Flower

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