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Remembering Windows Phone

I remember owning three of these things, before switching to Android. Pretty cool OS, but lacked all the apps. Moving to Android was quite the change since it had so many apps.

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Remote work

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Wait. What?

Given the sheer amount of cars that now support Android Auto, you might be surprised to learn that the in-car software isn’t actually supported everywhere. Today there are 40 countries that Android Auto is officially available in, with four of those added today and four added late last year.

These are the four new countries added today:
Denmark
Finland
Iceland
Sweden

Man I hope Android Police is right about this one.
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Wishlist 2019

Christmas and New Years are over, so I guess it is safe to publish my wish list for 2019.

  1. Movies Anywhere in Europe. Because I am tired of having all those DVDs in the living room.
  2. Outlook.com/Gmail would have a view in their web interface that lets me view my text messages. For no other apparent reason that it would be convenient.

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Getting ready to leave

So, who knew? I got a new job, which means I will be leaving my employer through the last five years. Actually, it’s five years to the date.

For the most part, the last five years have been pretty good. I have had my share of big exciting projects, and I have been part of transforming a financial institution into a lean agile software machine. Well, we tried anyway.

Now that my last day looms ever closer, I find myself being oddly at ease yet reflective. I suppose that is a good thing though. It suggests that the previous five years meant something on some level.

Leaving the familiar and venturing out into something new can be a bit unnerving, but this time around I feel much better prepared compared to earlier. I guess with age comes experience. Be that as it may, switching jobs will provide me with the space to do some of the things I want to do outside of work, but it also keeps me receptible to change. As a Scrum master I think it is important seek out new input and inspiration. In other words: staying lean and hungry. Over the course of the last 12 months or so, I have felt more fat and lazy than I’d like, and that is all the reason I need to make a move.

I will continue to be a Scrum master, however, in a more scaled environment. I will also stay in finance, which I still find interesting.

Anyway, enough rambling, I have some packing to do.