Category Archives: Software

Windows: Mail app will no longer work from December 31, 2024

[German]Brief information for users of Windows 10 (and possibly Windows 11) who are still using the "Mail and Calendar" app as their email client. Microsoft has started the transition to the new Outlook app. Anyone holding on to the old … Continue reading

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Script to prevent forced switch from Classic Outlook to New Outlook

[German]Microsoft wants to switch certain Microsoft 365 user groups from Outlook Classic to the new Outlook app from the beginning of 2025. A reader has written a "remediation script" to prevent this. I'll present it here, maybe someone can use … Continue reading

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Will VMware Workstation be free soon also für business user?

[German]I have heard a rumor that VMware by Broadcom could announce the release of free use of VMware Workstation for business users on November 11, 2024.

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Google uncovers vulnerability in SQLite with AI

[German]They do exist, useful examples of AI applications. The Project Zero team has now explained how it unleashed a Large Language Model (LLM) on software for vulnerability analysis in the "Big Sleep" project (the successor to "Naptime"). This uncovered a … Continue reading

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Thunderbird 8.0 released as Android app

[German]The Mozilla developers released the Thunderbird email client as an Android app at the end of October 2024. The client allows you to manage emails and can adopt the settings of the desktop version of Thunderbird. I have written down … 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 ...


Exchange Online: Inbound SMTP DANE with DNSSEC available

[German]Microsoft has generally released Inbound SMTP DANE with DNSSEC for Exchange Online, after it was already available as a preview in July 2024. The new Inbound SMTP DANE with DNSSEC function in Exchange Online is intended to increase the security … Continue reading

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Microsoft and the Copilot nonsense machine

Microsoft is pushing Copilot onto the market and the user community. There's even "Copilot for teachers" in schools. On the other hand, I have heard critical statements that question the whole AI hype and see  – at least what Microsoft … Continue reading

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Time capsule: DOOM in 1993

A little nostalgic look back for the older members of the blog readership. Do you still remember the year 1993 and the PCs of that time? And did any of you play the game DOOM – available as shareware at … Continue reading

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

Advertising – In a rapidly evolving IT world, choosing the right remote desktop software is critical for organizations that count on security, ease of use and reliability. A vendor of secure remote access software – that has been on the … Continue reading

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Windows: Adobe Reader (24.003.20180) freezes constantly (Oct. 2024)

[German]A quick question for the readers of this blog who use or administer Adobe Reader. Are there more and more reports that the Reader under Windows hangs after being called up and then no longer responds? I have come across … Continue reading

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