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Germany takes privacy very serious. The abuse of personal information and trust by the Nazis with the Gestapo and the socialists with the Stasi organization showed Germans why information is a very valuable good.  This is also one of the reasons innovative technologies take time to get implemented in Germany and the usage of credit cards are extremely low compared to countries like the USA.  One of the most important things to consider in the 21th century is privacy.  That is why I decided to write this quick post about how you can avoid leaving any footprints behind you with your daily internet consumption.  Here are some important points: 1. Cookies Cookies are one of the most important aspects you need to worry about when browsing through the internet.  Cookies are essentially small data packs that include some information about the website you have visited. For example, settings for visuals or your login information. The problem with c...

Note: I'm not responsible for any kind of damages caused by your actions or my advices. This is just an article with some tips for you to have an overview of your options when having an issue with a computer.  A while ago, I saw an advertisement about a USB Stick that claims to make your PC run like a new one while I was browsing YouTube. The product looked like a basic SanDisk USB Drive and was connected to an older HP Laptop from about 2009.  First it seemed like a scam and I was ready to report it. But a few seconds in, I noticed that in a comparison between the Notebook with and without the stick, that the PCs had totally different environments running. At this point I was pretty sure of what was going on here. What was happening? The ad shows a ferly old notebook running Windows Vista to compare the speed against the same notebook with the promoted product plugged in. The basic Vista Notebook is struggling to open up a video without the Stick...

The  internet showed us a direct illustration of the ongoing globalization that has brought many advantages to make our lives easier. Smartphones and personal computers became tools to make us more productive within a limited time. Surprisingly it also changed the way people own or use other devices related to the pre-internet era. It’s very noticeable looking at cars, bikes or other electronic devices.  Carsharing is made for millennials Everyone must have seen some sort of bookable cars in their local town. Those cars are easy to book and budget friendly for a short drive to the supermarket.  The concept of carsharing is a new phenomenon linked to the idea of creating new ways of transportation and is also a moving trend into not owning things that you don’t use every hour of your life.  It’s a popular idea mostly understood by the millennials of this world. Why should anyone own a 30,000$+ car which they only use a few hours within a week and create mor...

Try this: Reinvent the personal computer, mobile phone and the whole music industry.  This is what Apple did in the last two decades of its existence and how they changed the way people live. Just by looking at the creative minds within the millennium generation, one can see that a new wave of open-minded people had better ways to expressing themselves with the tools Apple engineered.  Co-founder Steve Jobs was one of the reasons why the company named after the fruit became so successful within the few years of its lifespan. He created a whole new company culture with his company motto named “think different”.  Indeed, Apple was the company that thought different when all the other companies only looked ahead to make profit. Starting with the legendary Apple II that eventually ended up as an affordable console and personal computer for families all around the US. Future all the way! Apple was a company that focused itself to reinvent for the future and did...

The first and last time I was  right in front of the European Parliament   in Brussels was in January 2018 to take a look at the building and the museum next to it. The building in which the parliament constitutes itself look very huge and overwhelming. Those descriptions exactly describe the current perspective looking at the European Union by many EU citizens. And that is for a reason.   The European Union is going through a tough time since the financial crises in 2008 and still aims to recover itself from all the misinterpretation and crises that it has been facing. The refugee crises for example is to this date a problem waiting to be solved and keeps being pushed away.  It’s safe to say that it’s not the fault of one political ideology but the whole political community by not being able to create a habitable country for the refuge seeking human beings in their homelands. Misinformation from minor groups are just one of the reasons the continent st...

"Which laptop is well worth the money?" Asking that question may led the tech community in to some very controversial debates. And that is for a reason since it's a question that is very hard to answer. After the obligatory question of preferred operating system,  questions   about the price range and favorite brand  would  normally come up. It's sad to say that we have come to a time in which people need to ask even simpler questions. Like question about the longevity of the keyboard or mousepad. Even the security on brand new devices seem to be one of the upcoming questions for customers. I say that because of the current news that some ASUS notebooks are infected of malware and the miserable reliability of the butterfly switches on MacBooks. But let's start with the butterfly phenomenon.  Example: MacBook Air Keyboard with a third-gen butterfly keyboard MacBooks and their butterfly problems After the released...

5G seems to be the next big chapter for mobile carriers. Even though 4G LTE is not available on every plan and is also caped at individual data capacities, mobile carries try to keep innovating for the upcoming 5G technology. Either by faking the 5G icon on phones like AT&T did or just testing it in some very small areas.  I was surprised to see that the German carrier Telekom asked for input on upcoming plans in a survey I  accidental  found surfing the web. The survey asked the user which 5G mobile plan he/she personally would prefer. The plans vary in prices and start with a budget plan that includes unlimited 4G LTE internet access, EU-Roaming, unlimited Phone and unlimited SMS for 36,95€/mo. The plan would be capped at 10 Mbits/s and an option to opt in to 5G coverage would cost 4,95€/mo. Mobil M also has the same options but is only caped at 50 Mbit/s.  The real 5G plans start at 59,95€/mo. and include unlimited 5G internet access with...