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A while back I wrote about problems that could occur with modern notebooks. I mentioned the keyboard problem of many MacBooks released after 2016.  A quick recap of the issue: These laptops have a refined keyboard mechanism with new "butterfly" switches. This was allegedly a necessity since Apple wanted to make the newest iterations of their notebooks quite thinner and decided to develop a new keyboard mechanism with less travel and hight being used in the case.  The keyboards can have some problems such as double or even more keystrokes when pressing on one key. My keyboard was especially affected by this with the "E" and space key. Some users also report being unable to press the button because of it being hard.  Apple acknowledges these problems and mentions that this problem only affects a small user base. From experience, I can say that it depends on the usage of your keyboard. If you are a student who types a lot, then the risk of getting prob...

Let's imagine a scenario that is not really unlikely to happen to you: You are drinking a cup of coffee and checking some typos on your essay that you wrote yesterday. Obviously, your headphones were plugged in and you simply enjoyed the time that you had available all for yourself. Fresh air brings new ideas and is a must after intensive work so you get up from your chair. What you forgot is that your headphones were beneath your coffee mug and as soon as you got up, your laptop and smartphone got full of liquid.  Now every minute counts: You turn your notebook off immediately and let it dry for a bit. But what If you are one of the Mac users with a soldered storages device or even with a T2 Security chip and your notebook does not turn on at all to save all your data that you had? This is where a reliable and proper backup comes in. In some cases, your data such as pictures, documents for work or university are more important than a MacBook. They could be more expensi...

Quick recap of 2019 2019 was a year full of events. Here is a quick list of all the post from this year: Should you buy an antivirus software in 2020? You needed an antivirus software to survive surfing through the web back in the days. But how is it now? Click  here  to find out if you should really buy additional software or save it up for next Saturday night. Why you should quit using Google Search! Google can be bad for you if you don't know how to set things up properly. The best way to keep your privacy or do something good for the environment while searching can be done with  these  alternatives. How to gain your privacy back on the internet Your data should be only in your possession. Let's keep it that way by following a few simple rules. You can find them  here .  Dying Butterfly Or Published Nudes? Your Choice! Laptops have come a long way in the last few years. But are they perfect? No. They got smaller an...

With the growth of the internet came a threat to operating systems in form of viruses, malware, and spyware. Back in the days when computers didn't have an app store, popups appeared upon restart and when installing additional software on your computer. Updates, new feature announcements or ads. Everything was happening at ones, no one understood it but at least Internet Explorer and Microsoft Excel opened up. I wound say that these days where the dark days of the internet era. People with little to none knowledge about properly using a computer had bad experiences because of the unknowingly installed software running in the background sucking power and resources that could have been used for the programs the user actually had an interest in. Some people even had a hard time opening the task manager to force quit the application that caused this slow experience.  In recent years the quality of viruses has changed dramatically. Many organizations have been affected by data hos...

Let's begin with the obvious facts: Google Search is not prone for its privacy and user anonymity. In fact, the goal of most companies from the valley is about farming data about you. It's not that they want to scam or blackmail you. The goal is to create a personal image of the user to target ads and campaigns for companies that try to reach a specific audience. A vacuum manufacturer obviously tries to reach people that regularly use a vacuum and have an interest in having a nice and functioning one. So, the perfect audience for a vacuum ad could be housewives and professional cleaning companies for example. Like I mentioned in one of my previous posts about privacy, cookies are one of the main data access points for creating a user profile. With the help of the EU, users have gained the ability to check the cookie usages on websites and can choose to only save the necessary cookies to have a properly functioning website.  But there are alternatives in which data ca...

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...