Category Archives: devices

Valetudo: Taming spying automatic robot vacuum cleaner

Posted on 2024-11-03 by guenni

[German]Automatic robot vacuum cleaners are now in many households. The devices are collecting many data and can spying on a user environment. How can the owner of such an appliance prevent data from flowing into the manufacturer's cloud? I have … Continue reading →

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Windows 11 24H2: Installation fails on some ASUS devices

Posted on 2024-10-21 by guenni

[German]Owners of ASUS computers that appear to be formally compatible with Windows 11 24H2 will still not receive the feature upgrade. In the spirit of "the unexpected often happens", Microsoft has discovered that installation is failing on some devices from … Continue reading →

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Huawei kicks Windows and delivers PCs with HarmonyOS

Posted on 2024-10-06 by guenni

[German]Chinese manufacturer Huawei has announced that it will soon be ditching Microsoft Windows and shipping its devices with its own HarmonyOS. Advertising

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Incorrect firmware updates break HPE servers (ProLiant MicroServer Gen 10 Plus)

Posted on 2024-09-21 by guenni

[German]Anyone still using an older HPE MicroServer Gen 10 Plus must be careful when installing firmware updates. It is probably possible to install the wrong firmware on the devices. As a result, the ProLiant MicroServer Gen 10 Plus in question … Continue reading →

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Review of HP Probooks 445 G7 and 455 G7 bricked with BIOS update

Posted on 2024-08-27 by guenni

[German]Hewlett Packard (HP) has released a broken BIOS version 01.17.00 that turns notebooks of the HP Probook 445 G7 and 455 G7 models from 2020 into expensive paperweights. An affected reader has subsequently contacted us again and described some advice … Continue reading →

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Why ISL Online: Critical factors when choosing a remote desktop solution

[Sponsored Post]In the rapidly evolving IT world, choosing the right remote desktop software is critical for organizations that value security, ease of use and reliability. One provider of secure remote access that has been on the market since 2001 is ISL Online, which presents some considerations for choosing such software below. More ...

QNAP: Released QTS 5.2 with Security Center

Posted on 2024-08-22 by guenni

[German]Vendor QNAP has released its QTS 5.2 operating system for NAS drives on August 21, 2024. One new feature is the Security Center, which actively monitors file activity and is designed to ward off threats from encrypting ransomware. The improved … Continue reading →

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Follow-up: Failure of the 2.4 GHz WLAN on the FRITZ!Box 7590 after approx. 5 years – repair options

Posted on 2024-07-21 by guenni

[German]Today I'd like to add a follow-up article on the failure of the 2.4 GHz WLAN on the FRITZ!Box 7590. A reader pointed out to me that this happens after about five years. According to research, a component (voltage converter) … Continue reading →

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FRITZ!Box 7590 router: The 2.4 GHz WLAN is dying after 5 years

Posted on 2024-07-20 by guenni

[German]Initially, a German blog reader contacted me and reported that his FRITZ!Box 7590 router from the manufacturer AVM suddenly had a defective 2.4 GHz WLAN. After doing some research, it turned out that many owners are confronted with similar behavior. … Continue reading →

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Lenovo L15 Gen 3: Warning about BlackScreen after BIOS update to v1.30

Posted on 2024-07-10 by guenni

[German]Next warning about BIOS updates for Lenovo Thinkpad L15 – the Gen 3 models are also affected by a problem in BIOS version 1.30. A reader recently informed me that a Lenovo L15 Gen 3 (Intel) notebook broke after a … Continue reading →

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Windows 11 24H2 may break some SMB NAS connections

Posted on 2024-06-20 by guenni

[German]There are still a few days to go before Windows 11 24H2 is generally rolled out. However, the Windows Insider release preview builds show where there may be problems. One problem area is the SMB service or protocol, to which … Continue reading →

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