HowTo: How Secure Is Your Password?
If you want to test how secure your password is and learn how to create secure passwords that are still easy to remember, you have come to the right place. […]
Video for the IBM PC’s 30th Birthday: Upgrading from MS-DOS to Windows 7
Today the IBM PC celebrates its 30th birthday. IBM itself no longer manufactures PCs, but one thing has remained almost unchanged: a Microsoft operating system still runs on most PCs. […]
Link Tip: Create Your Own 2D Barcode
Ever wondered where those square pixel graphics come from? QR codes, or 2D barcodes, seem to be everywhere lately – for example at CeBIT last week and even on billboards. I have just come across the website goqr.me, where you can generate these codes yourself.
You can use the iPhone app Barcoo to read the barcode. If, for example, you store a telephone number in the code and scan it with the app, you can call the number with one additional tap. That could be quite practical on a business card … This ease of use is probably one reason the codes are spreading so quickly.
Here is the link again: QR Code Generator – Create QR Codes Online [2D Barcode, T-Shirt, Mug, Business Card, QR Code] – goQR.me.
Internet in Town and Country: Are the New Services Closing the DSL Gaps?
The new LTE transmission technology is intended to bring broadband even to the most remote locations and improve transfer rates in areas that already have coverage. But a comparison with […]
HowTo: Use a WRT54GL as a Repeater with a FritzBox 7270 Including WPA Encryption
This HowTo explains how to connect a WRT54GL V1.1 to a FritzBox 7270 as a repeater. In this setup, the WRT54 receives the FritzBox Wi-Fi signal and rebroadcasts it using […]
Studies: Market Forecast for Digital Signage
In the winter semester of 2006/07, four fellow students and I advised a display distributor on digital signage as part of a project. Digital signage refers to the use of […]
Gadget Show: Notebook with a Touchscreen Keyboard
Some people may already have dreamed of this: a sub-notebook with a touchscreen instead of a keyboard – essentially two displays that fold together like a book. It was not […]
