This weeks KeySweeper “keyboard” gate

Today I like to reflect a news, that has been widely spread through websites: A guy has created an aduino based sniffer for microsoft wireless keyboard that can log keystrokes. The solution was called KeySweeper. Here a few words about the situation, after the "dust has settled".

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January firmware updates for Microsoft’s Surface Pro family

During January 2015 patchday Microsoft has also provided new firmware updates for Microsoft Surface Pro, Surface Pro 2 and Surface Pro 3. The updates addressing bugs and connectivity issues with SP3.

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Google reveals third Windows 7/8.1 zero-day vulnerability

Google has revealed this month another unpatched zero-day vulnerability in Windows 7 and Windows 8.1. This is the third time, Google refuses Microsoft's call for a more flexible vulnerability disclosure deadline.

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Pitfall: Free Office 365 Personal or University subscription

Do you use a Office 365 Home subscription? It grants you, to use Office on multiple computers. Glad, you bought a new Windows 8.1 machine with a free one years Office 365 Personal (or University) subcription? Take care, what you do. It seems, there is an ugly pitfall for Office 365 Home users.

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Windows 8.1 as a Miracast receiver (AirServer Universal 3.0.26)

AirServer Universal can turn a Windows 8.1 machine into a Miracast receiver. I wrote about that in my article Your Windows 8.1 machine as a Miracast receiver. But within my earlier tests, I've had some issues. Today I gave AirServer Universal 3.0.26 a new test drive on two Windows 8.1 machines.

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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 ...


The dark side: Healt risk with 3D printing …

2014 will be the year of 3D printing "break trough" – the prices for 3D printers are dropping, and many people are installing 3D printing equipment within their private rooms. But there is a dark side of this 3D printing hype: Healt risk …

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Insides about Windows 10 Preparation Tool for Windows 7, Windows 8

Microsoft has begun to offer a Windows 10 Preparation Tool to enable Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 to upgrade to Windows 10 Technical Preview. This upgrade will be shipped in Janauary 2015 (probably). Here a few remarks about this Upgrade Preparation Tool. Continue reading

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Official source for Surface recovery image downloads

Microsoft provides an official download source for Microsoft Surface recovery images. So, if your Windows 8.1 recovery or restore function becomes corrupt, there is a way, to recover from this issue.

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Android 5.0.2 Factory Image for Nexus 7 (Wi-Fi) available

Google has released a factory image of Android 5.0.2 for Nexus 7 (2012) Wi-Fi-version. This update addresses some issues detected in Android 5.0.

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4: “Sleep of Death” problem with Android 5.0/5.0.1

[German]Some Nexus 4 users are facing some "freezing" problems, so alarms are not reliable. After stumbling upon this issue in Google+ I was investigating it a bit. Here is, what I found so far, searching the web.

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