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. […]
BTW: Google+ Invitation to Give Away [Update]
If Facebook is a little too “noisy” for you, FarmVille & Co. simply get on your nerves, or you are just curious and would like to try Google+, feel free […]
Practical Example: SZ Magazine “jetzt” Connects Print and the Internet Using a 2D Barcode
2D barcodes, or QR codes, have become increasingly common lately. I have already written about them here and have also used them myself in advertisements. And where does all this […]
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.
amplus AG Ushers in a Tariff Revolution in the DSL and VDSL Market
One price for DSL, one price for VDSL – customers always receive the maximum speed their line can deliver amplus AG from Teisnach in Bavaria is finally bringing clarity to […]
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 […]
Backtracking: Google Video Shutdown Postponed for Now
A good four weeks ago, all Google Video users received an email from Google saying that the service would be shut down by the end of April. That was too […]
The Evidence Is Mounting: iPhone 5 Probably Not Until September – So What Do I Do About My Contract Renewal?
As engadget.com reports once again today, the fifth-generation iPhone is not expected until September. Until now, Apple had always launched the latest generation of its popular smartphone in the summer […]
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 […]
