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It happened (again), a colleague was late and yet had no trouble finding a parking space. My appointment calendar is getting lighter and the first emails with Christmas greetings and goodbyes from colleagues leaving for vacation are coming in. There's change in the air, barely noticeable at first but then unavoidable. Things are quieting down, colleagues are lining up in the corridors having chit chats over their Christmas plans. You no longer mindlessly pass by all the Christmas decoration but start to notice the various adornments. There's small fir branches with golden Christmas bulbs on the window sills, they must have been lying there for weeks but I just started noticing them. Suddenly, Christmas is no longer a distant date.
While phones are staying silent, there's even time for a quick retrospection. 2016 was the second year of existence for this blog and in case you're wondering whether routine has set in - far from it. It's still a joy to hunt for topics that might interest you, wrap them up neatly and then send the articles around the world. Amidst the pitfalls of social networks, basic technical knowledge and the ever so important question of computer security, there was always time to venture off the beaten track and discover something new - and it shall stay this way. This blog is alive thanks to your loyalty and participation and we wholeheartedly thank you for that!
Reading your comments has been and will remain special to us. Not just because our approval rate was constantly at 99% but because comment sections are slowly becoming a rarity for other blogs thanks to profanity. We've seen configuration tips from Australia, spirited statements from Nigeria, moderate cynicism from England, anecdotes from Germany and thought-provoking stories from Shanghai, the exchange of ideas was truly international. Does the Internet still join people together instead of separating them? It's a great thought and fitting for the celebration that lies before us.
And while I'm writing these lines, more colleagues are about to leave. Very soon, all that will be left on this floor is me and my tiny USB-powered Christmas tree that blinks in all possible colors. Only the office of our Facebook Melanie is still lid while she's sending final greetings to our readers before she'll pack up and make her way past my door to the exit. The office rooms of our support staff that wrote over 1 million emails this year, the boss's office with the big board that holds every detail on plans and procedures, the work space of our translator that boasts 5 monitors, they've all gone dark. It's time to power down the computer and say goodbye to another year at Ashampoo. Christmas is just around the corner.
I don't know how you'll be celebrating Christmas in the rest of the world but I wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Take care, enjoy some peace and quiet and make sure to drop by in 2017! Once again, Manuel Verlaat, our chief translator, help author and multi-talent has composed and recorded a song in the spirit of Christmas. Enjoy!
Author's side note: Please understand that, because of Christmas holidays, it may take a little longer for your comments to get approved.If the song doesn’t play by a simple mouse click , simply right-click the link and select „Save target as“.
I’d like to thank all of you for your wonderful comments! Having just returned from my vacation, these comments are the best motivation to sit down in my office chair and get going. I wish you all a great start into 2017!
Kingdom greetings guys. Thank you very much ashampoo for the best wishes. Hope you all enjoyed your Christmas too! And I wish you the best new year ever in Jesus name. To God Almighty be the Glory!!!
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Sorry it's a bit late - just got back to frozen North Yorkshire after sunning ourselves in the Mediterranean for a week!
So a belated Happy Christmas and New Year notwithstanding!
I only read one blog, Sven, and that's yours. I have thoroughly enjoyed it during 2016 and will continue to look for your new and interesting topics in 2017.
Merry Christmas and a happy New Year to you!
Thank you for 3 min. of soothing, "warmth" music in a time of hustle and bustle.
Wishing you a merry Christmas & blessings in the New Year
Ed
You know what? Christmas is a scam to billions of dollars. My family,as have many others have gotten off the holiday trainwreck. We do put Xmas decorations, but our enjoyment. We limit severely how much we will pay and limit the number of gifts.
This holiday is "supposed" to be about Jesus, and the strength it took for Jesus get here.
Thats where we need to not the corporate usurper
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year, to you and your staff and all who read and comment on the blogs. I have enjoyed reading the blogs, and comments, it shows that we can all enjoy and comment with out as you say the profanity that is prevalent in so many places, also the helpful tips.
A happy day to you no matter how you celebrate it.
Thank You Sir, I Wish a Merry Christmas and a Happy 2017 NEW YEAR
Thanks for the great products you offer and your always enjoyable blog. Special thanks to Manuel for the beautiful music.
Merry Christmas and a Happy, Healthy and Peaceful New Year to the whole Ashampoo community worldwide.
Angelika (a German in Nevada/USA)
Thankyou and all the best to the Ashampoo Team.
I appreciate the information that is provided via the blog - both from Sven and comments provided.
Thankyou
To you and yours a safe and happy Festive Season. No
snow here, 33c today and higher tomorrow for Xmas Day here in Melbourne Aust. so it will be Lobster Salad
on the table. Normal for this 88yr old on Xmas Day
Keep up the interesting and instructive Blogs.
Len Elliott
The Rocking Horse Man,
Merry Christmas and a Happy & Prosperous New Year to all the staff of Ashampoo!
Greetings from the Philippines which is becoming a killing fields. More than 6,000 families wont surely have a Merry Christmas. Thanks to our psycho president. May his soul be restless in hell!
Frohe Weihnachten und ein glückliches Neues Jahr für jedes Mitglied des Ashampoo-Teams und vielen Dank für ausgezeichnete Programme.
Von Johannes der Engländer in Australien.
Sicheres Fahren .... tötet das Telefon beim Fahren ... nicht selbst oder andere.
A Blessed & Happy Christmas from So. California to everyone in Ashampoo-land!
Merry Micklemass and Yule Logs aplenty ..or turn up the central heating .... and outside my bay window Ringstone Hill is shrouded in fret and frost I know of some people who only get one day off at this time of year. I also know they ar not in any job which needs such commitment ...why ...but Christmas isn't Christmas ......because - because we isn't "us" anymore...?
So it turns out that ... Santa Claus was the Roman taxgatherer who visited us along with his muscular friends at this time of year to send the taxed goodies he wrung out of us onto Rome and it's minions so hence ,,Christmas presents. Funny how Julius Caesar and Jesus Christ have the same initials and that our ancestors ....used to put Varus and his Roman companions on our Christmas tree's..,...Christmas trimmings ain't what they used to be....
There's no time like the present and this present is a present in itself... It ain't what it ....is...... but it's definately what you make of it. It's.... a fact of life that we all have to give to get lets hope that the getting and the giving is more equitably shared out in the future than it is being ..?dis-tributed? at present.
MERY CHRISTMAS" and "HAPY NEW YEAR" to all of our friends at Ashampoo! Miroslav, Croatia
I loved being one of the last people in the office around Christmas. Wishing you a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
The only thing missing is snow.
Merry Christmas to you all. The blog has always been insightful and I wish you many blessings moving forward. Stay safe and be well.
And a very happy Christmas to you, too. I like the idea of "moderate cynicism" - but neither moderation nor cynicism in my wishes to all at Ashampoo. Have a really good New Year and slide into it gently (isn't that what "Rutsch" means?) but not too soberly. I love the new Burning Studio 18, by the way - so much quicker and so clear. Keep up the good work next year and keep the blogs coming in - some fascinating, some most amusing and some inspiring the cynicism of which you write! Best,
Michael
MERRY CHRISTMAS" and"HAPPY NEW YEAR" to all of our friends at Ashampoo! Bery and Dana Budweis, Czech Republik
Hello and Seasons Greetings to all
I was a dedicated user of Ashampoo software for several years and have been away from the comptuter for the past three years. I love the software so much that I'm going to get all my Ashampoo software reinstalled and updated immediately.
Thank you to all the Ashampoo staff and good luck to you and everyone that has posted here in the upcoming year.
Well, have a good break.
I think I may be able to NOT turn on my PC on 25th December. I don't use a tablet or mobile internet (my mobile phone is 10 years old and does calls and texts only) so I won't be fiddling around with it during Christmas Dinner. Maybe I am a Dinosaur, but I had enough of technology ruling me during my working life, so now I just use what I want!
I do use Ashampoo software though, as it usually provides anything I need.
Happy Christmas
Hello Sven; MERRY CHRISTMAS" and"HAPPY NEW YEAR" to all of our friends at Ashampoo! From Tom and Johanna in Edmonton, CANADA