Tag Archives: device

Take care: HP Instant Ink

Posted on 2020-01-21 by guenni

[German]Be careful when booking the HP Instant Ink subscription. If you cancel the subscription, you will not be able to print in the end and may look stupid. Here is the new swan from this clothes box.  Advertising

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Harman Kardon Invoke: Microsoft’s smart speaker now useless

Posted on 2019-12-16 by guenni

[German]Users of Microsoft's Harman Kardon Invoke (Cortana) speaker are facing functional degrading these days. According to the latest user reports, the originally 199 US $ expensive device is now more or less useless. Advertising

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HPE warns of SSD storage systems failure coming soon

Posted on 2019-11-26 by guenni

[German]A counter in the firmware of certain HPE SSD storage systems may overflow in the coming days, causing data loss and system failure. The manufacturer HPE warns against this scenario and asks device administrators to update the firmware. Advertising

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QSnatch Malware infects QNAP NAS drives

Posted on 2019-11-07 by guenni

[German]A malware called QSnatch targets network storage from the manufacturer QNAP. The manufacturer offers a firmware update to protect against this malware. Advertising

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New vulnerability (CVE-2019-1674) in Cisco WebEx Meetings

Posted on 2019-03-01 by guenni

[German]In Cisco WebEx Meetings, a new Elevation of Privilege vulnerability was discovered in the Windows app that allows an attacker to execute commands with system privileges. Advertising

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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 ...

Google Nest Secure with ‘secret’ microphone

Posted on 2019-02-21 by guenni

Google made a big mistake: The Google Nest Secure alarm system contains a microphone that was never mentioned within the specs or within Googles product sites. Advertising

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Does HP blocks 3rd party ink cartridges again on its printers (Jan. 2019)?

Posted on 2019-01-20 by guenni

[German]Just a question to users of HP ink jet printers. There are signs, that HP again blocks third party ink cartridges on its ink jet printers (Office printers) since January 2019. The aim of this blog post is to find … Continue reading →

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Lenovo ThinkPad: UEFI settings bricks devices

Posted on 2018-10-28 by guenni

[German]Owners of current Lenovo ThinkPad models who changes some UEFI/BIOS settings run the risk of breaking their devices. Here is some information. Advertising

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Beware of BIOS Update 0373 for Intel NUCs

Posted on 2018-10-23 by guenni

[German]Owners of an Intel NUC with Broadwell CPUs should be careful with a BIOS update to version RYBDWi35.86A. This may cause the system to stop booting.  Advertising

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Windows 10: New 2,000 device limit for Store?

Posted on 2017-09-10 by guenni

There is a rumor, that Windows Store device limit for Windows 10 has been increased from 10 to 2,000. Here are a few details. Advertising

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