Category Archives: devices

Firmware Update blocks again non HP Printer Cartridges

Posted on 2017-09-14 by guenni

[German]Printer manufacturer Hewlett Packard has released a (new?) firmware update (September 13, 2017) for its Officejet models. After installation, the devices will no longer accept non HP ink cartridges. Here is some information about how to fix this.

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Microsoft Surface Pro 4 Firmware update

Posted on 2017-09-03 by guenni

Microsoft released another firmware update (and updated drivers) for Surface Pro 4. Till now, no details, what's in this update, has been released from Microsoft.

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Using Kyocera FS-1041 under macOS 10.12 Sierra

Posted on 2017-08-31 by guenni

[German]Today a short information for Mac users. How to use a Kyocera FS-1041 laser printer in macOS Sierra 10.12. The Kyocera website doesn't provides a driver for macOS Sierra.

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Windows 10 has an MTP problem with Android devices

Posted on 2017-08-30 by guenni

[German]Owners of an Android device should be careful when copying or moving files at the device's memory (internal/external) via USB connection using Windows 10. There is a risk losing files on the Android device, because the files do not arrive … Continue reading →

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How To: Enable Precision Touchpad drivers on any notebook

Posted on 2017-08-29 by guenni

Microsoft is supporting precision touchpads on Windows PCs via special drivers. But not all todays laptops are shipped with precision touchpads. Somebody has managed to enable precision touchpad drivers on non precision touchpad PCs.

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

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Firmware-Update for DJI Sparc drones

Posted on 2017-08-27 by guenni

DJI rolls out a new firmware update for it's Sparc drones, that shall improve flight reliability. Users who are not updating, will find it's drone be grounded after September 1, 2017. Further details may be read here or here.

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Firmware-Update for Surface Pro 3 (08/24/2017)

Posted on 2017-08-25 by guenni

[German]Microsoft has released a new Firmware Update for Surface Pro 3 on August 24, 2017. It shall fixes issues with devices using Type Cover.

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Critical vulnerability in HPE Integrated Lights-out 4 (iLO 4)

Posted on 2017-08-25 by guenni

[German]The management software Integrated Lights-out 4 (iLO 4) for HP-Proliant Server has a critical vulnerability, allowing remote code execution on a system without login.

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Lenovo reverts to Stock Android on Smartphones

Posted on 2017-08-06 by guenni

It seems (probably) a good news: Lenovo is ditching its own Vibe Pure UI on smartphones and will ship those devices with pure Android. All vendor specific bloatware will be removed.

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QNAP fixes critical NAS bug that may causes data loss

Posted on 2017-08-02 by guenni

[German]Vendor QNAP has fixed a critical bug in its firmware for NAS drives, that may causes data loss in several RAID configurations.

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