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Articles by Rainer Falle

Hi there. My name is Rainer Falle. I am an Austrian living in the Black Forest (German: Schwarzwald) a wooded mountain range in Baden-Württemberg, southwestern Germany. The best way to reach me is to leave a comment on this blog or to connect on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RainerFalle or Twitter: https://twitter.com/RainerFalle Have a great day.

Beautiful time-lapse video of the Earth from ISS

December 28, 2011 – 6:00 am | No Comment | 20 views
Beautiful time-lapse video of the Earth from ISS

Watch this beautiful time-lapse video of the International Space Station’s view from space.  This short time-lapse video edited by Michael König pieces together some truly stunning photographs taken between August and October 2011 above places …

29 Ways to Stay Creative

August 14, 2011 – 12:22 pm | No Comment | 184 views
29 Ways to Stay Creative

The following video is a lovely reminder of what it takes to be and stay creative.
Watch this video on YouTube

Make lists
Carry a Notebook everywhere
Try free writing
Get away …

Top 5 Movie Theme Songs of All Time

August 13, 2011 – 5:45 pm | One Comment | 457 views
Top 5 Movie Theme Songs of All Time

I recently stumbled upon this great piano cover of the Braveheart Love Theme (For The Love Of A Princess) on YouTube:
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This inspired me to create this …

Douglas Adams: Parrots the Universe and Everything

June 19, 2011 – 9:30 am | No Comment | 107 views
Douglas Adams: Parrots the Universe and Everything

Douglas Adams was the best-selling British author and satirist who created The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy.
In this fun and entertaining talk at the University of California recorded shortly before his death, he shares …

How to Create Attractive, User Friendly Applications?

June 13, 2011 – 12:58 pm | No Comment | 537 views
How to Create Attractive, User Friendly Applications?

In this article I like to share my mental model about UI / UX development. It is all about creating attractive, user friendly applications. But in order to do this you need to understand attraction …

Moments of Happiness

May 14, 2011 – 1:32 pm | 13 Comments | 2,858 views
Moments of Happiness

Do you remember those moments of real happiness? Think about it for a moment.
I was really happy when…
…when my girlfriend said "I love you" for the first time!
…when I found a lost birdie while cleaning …