12Apr
Why WiFi repeaters often aren’t a good solution
he WiFi does not reach far enough or is slow in parts of the home? In this case, many people rely on WiFi repeaters. But these systems have the potential to only make things worse.
IT & Technology
10Mar
Remotely control a smart water valve
How can a water tap or water pipe be opened or closed remotely? Turn off the water and turn it on with a Wi-Fi valve.
22Feb
Review: Making wired Apple CarPlay wireless with Carlinkit
If the multimedia system in the car only supports wired Apple CarPlay, there is a remedy in the form of a small box from "Carlinkit". The box is connected to the car's USB port via cable instead of the user's own iPhone, accepts a wireless CarPlay connection from the iPhone and passes it on to the car bluntly. This works surprisingly well.
21Feb
We cannot migrate these accounts to the new Outlook
Many Outlook users will be wondering these days about an error message that appears after updating to the "new Outlook" and prevents previously functioning mail accounts from being retrieved.
13Sep
A cable finder that really works: Bosch D-Tect 120
Most cable finders are crap. That's why you find many of the devices at the grab boxes in the checkout area of hardware stores. With the Bosch D-Tect 120, I found a working cable tester for the first time.
04Sep
The Youtube H.264 / mp4 lie. Forget the export madness!
If you search the internet for the best export options for uploading videos to YouTube, you will always come across videos and blog posts that present exporting as H264 codec in MP4 format as a panacea. The reality is different. YouTube re-encodes every upload, no matter what format you upload it in. The only advantage of this format is the fast upload, because the file size is smaller.
