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If you use public, free Wi-Fi networks, there is no way around using a virtual private network (VPN). This is because anyone else who is on the open WLAN at the same time as you can spy on your data with easy-to-obtain software. VPN offers that prevent such spying are a dime a dozen. Many … Read more
Apple wants to talk you into subscriptions for which you have to pay monthly, quarterly or annually. Microsoft has been doing the same thing for years. Now Logitech boss Hanneke Faber has announced a ‘Forever Mouse’ for which you have to pay how? – By subscription, of course! The cheapest subscription for Microsoft Office costs … Read more
Health smartwatches with fancy names such as Geekran, Dotmalls and Shirem are currently being advertised online on a grand scale. The blood glucose meter and a heart rate monitor are emphasised. The smartwatches are praised in the highest terms as the absolute technical non plus ultra. This type of advertising is misleading and greatly exaggerated. … Read more
Since the late summer of 2023, a fraudulent pyramid scheme has been established under the name DCPTG, not only in German-speaking countries, but also in other countries, whose operators promise “passive income with just 3 clicks a day”. This is said to be “a blockchain-based AI trading system for cryptocurrencies” that claims to detect alleged … Read more
Nothing that lives lasts forever. Everything has its time. However, we have recently been able to significantly extend the period during which people can live a healthy life. An absolute limiting factor for our lifespan is currently still the shortening of the telomeres of our body cells. They lose potential with every cell division. Physical … Read more
Spam costs lives and working time. That is why you should not publish your e-mail address on the Internet, but set up a contact form instead. Such forms can be protected from spam with captchas – if they are complicated enough to present robots with unsolvable tasks. But not every adult customer likes to choose … Read more
A mini camera is currently being advertised on YouTube and on many high-reach websites under the name CamTrix, which is being celebrated as a major achievement in the security industry. However, this is more of a technical gimmick than a high-performance device. And the camera has nothing to do with classic security technology. The mini … Read more
As soon as Amazon changes a procedure, it usually becomes even more complicated than it already is. But selling electrical appliances on Amazon is now easier for licensees of the AURUM brand. All the retailer has to do is send us their retailer token. To do this, please click on the cogwheel at the top … Read more
The adverts are already shouting at us: Black Friday is back on 24 November 2023. Just not for us. We are avoiding this consumer spectacle. Black Friday comes from the USA and marks the start of the Christmas shopping season. It is the day after Thanksgiving, a very cosy family celebration in the tradition of … Read more
As soon as it gets dark earlier in the evening, an exaggerated advertising campaign tries to talk you into buying a torch for 42 euros. The device is described as a “dual arc defensive torch” and a “multifunctional torch with double arc”. It is a well-known and quite good aluminium torch with 2000 lumen light … Read more