My Experience with the Garmin Forerunner 965: Great Hardware, Strange Software

I’ve had this blog in draft form for a long time, and now I’ve finally found the time to finish it and describe my last two years with smartwatches and fitness trackers and formulate my opinion on it. These are my experiences and needs. I enjoy exercising 3 to 4 times a week. I enjoy being active (and I can’t help it with 2 young children).

A Promising Start

After years of trying various fitness trackers, I decided to test the Garmin Forerunner 965. On paper, it’s a powerhouse: AMOLED screen, long battery life, advanced training metrics, and seamless pairing with my Garmin Edge 1040. And to be fair, in many ways, it delivered.

What’s New in Microsoft Teams - Juni 2025

Microsoft continues to enhance the Teams Phone experience with powerful updates that boost productivity, accessibility, and call quality. Here’s a roundup of the latest features released in June 2025 for Teams Phone users, admins, and device managers.

Copilot Now Supports Transferred Calls

AI is taking over the transfer process — in a good way. With Copilot summaries for transferred calls, users can now:

• Automatically generate a call summary
• Edit it as needed
• Send it to the transfer target

This reduces the need for consultative transfers and ensures context is never lost, leading to faster and smoother handoffs.

🐳 Docker Cheatsheet for Daily Management

This cheatsheet contains the most common Docker commands for daily use, focused on managing containers, images, volumes, and Docker Compose. Perfect for developers, sysadmins, and DevOps engineers.

For full documentation, visit: https://docs.docker.com

📦 Container Management

🧱 Image Management

📂 Volumes & Networks

🛠️ Docker Compose (v2 syntax)

🧼 Clean-up & Maintenance

🧠 Miscellaneous

JetBrains Rider Cheatsheet (Windows & macOS)

JetBrains Rider is a powerful cross-platform .NET IDE developed by JetBrains. This cheatsheet covers the most commonly used keyboard shortcuts to help you become faster and more productive when coding in Rider.

For the full list, visit: https://www.jetbrains.com/help/rider/Reference_Keymap.html

Navigation & Search

Code Editing

Refactoring

Build, Run & Debug

Testing

Productivity Boosters

Version Control

For more tips, explore the full Rider documentation or customize your keymap via
File → Settings → Keymap (Windows) or Rider → Preferences → Keymap (macOS).

When Numbers Drive Feelings: My WHOOP Journey

I’ve had this blog in draft form for a long time, and now I’ve finally found the time to finish it and describe my last two years with smartwatches and fitness trackers and formulate my opinion on it. These are my experiences and needs. I enjoy exercising 3 to 4 times a week. I enjoy being active (and I can’t help it with 2 young children).

15 Months With WHOOP 3.0 — The Honest Take

I’ve been using the WHOOP 3.0 for 1 year and 3 months, and I’ve had a real love-hate relationship with it. I loved the battery life—charging on the go with the slide-on battery pack is genius. But the subscription? Honestly, it’s way too expensive for what you get, especially after more than a year of use. You start wondering if you’re paying to feel anxious about your own recovery.

MDEP and AOSP: The Next Step in Teams Devices Management

The first implementation of Microsoft Device Enrollment Platform (MDEP) for a Microsoft Teams device is now live! Jabra’s Panacast 50 VBS, part of Value Pack 3 Firmware 6.5.0, is officially leveraging MDEP with Android Open Source Project (AOSP) management. More OEMs are rolling out AOSP-supported firmware, and the transition is in full swing.

The Shift from Device Administrator to AOSP

Previously, Teams devices were managed through Teams Admin Center (TAC) and Intune using Android Device Administrator, a legacy method now deprecated for Google Mobile Services (GMS)-based devices as of December 2024. Non-GMS-based devices, such as Teams Phones, Panels, and Teams Rooms on Android, have continued using Device Administrator, but Microsoft is now transitioning these to AOSP.

Creating a Structured Communication Framework in Microsoft Teams

Microsoft Teams is a powerful collaboration tool, but without structure, it can quickly become overwhelming. Unstructured communication leads to inefficiencies, missed messages, and confusion among team members. A well-defined communication guideline helps streamline workflows, maintain professionalism, and ensure productivity.

The Challenges of Unstructured Communication

Many organizations adopt Microsoft Teams without setting clear communication rules, leading to several issues:

• Information Overload: Constant messages, notifications, and file uploads make it difficult to locate important details, leading to missed deadlines and frustration.
• Unclear Expectations: Employees may not know the expected response times, proper communication channels, or when to escalate an issue.
• Scattered Conversations: Important discussions become buried in chat threads, making it difficult to track progress and retrieve critical information.
• Meeting Fatigue: Without clear guidelines, employees may be added to unnecessary meetings that could have been handled through chat or email, reducing productivity.

Why Your Organization Needs Communication Guidelines

A structured approach to Microsoft Teams communication ensures clarity and efficiency. Key benefits include: