A picture of the Volla tablet package sitting on my desk. It is a black rectangle with a picture of the tablet on the front, with the slogan 'Volla Tablet' and 'Erlebe mehr' (meaning 'Experience more' in German) below that. The tablet itself is a very archetypical black rectangle. In the picture, it shows the dawn over a hilly and wooded area. In short, if you've ever seen an Android tablet, you know exactly what this one looks like.

Volla Tablet Part 1: Volla OS

I needed to replace my old tablet, and decided to buy the Volla Tablet from a German company. Let’s start with where I’m coming from, a Lenovo Yoga Tab: My old Lenovo Yoga Tab ...

January 29, 2026 · 9 min · Michael

Internet in the German ICE train: WireGuard MTU problem

I’m currently on my way home for a family visit and a weekend with friends. I’m sitting in the first class carriage of an Deutsche Bahn ICE train. Internet is working as expected while surfing. A little bit slow, and I’m getting timeouts from time to time. But it’s workable. The problem started after I enabled my WireGuard VPN to connect to my Homelab. Initially, it works okay, but then everything just stops. E.g. SSH connections work, but then when I enter tmux for example, everything stops. No clear error message at all. ...

September 29, 2022 · 2 min · Michael