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Michael Weber 
The State of Berlin must pay around 4,000 euros in legal costs to two representatives of SoftwareFair, who were erroneously accused of copyright infringement by the public prosecutor’s office to the detriment of Microsoft. This is the result of the judgement 246 Js 340/18 of the District Court Tiergarten, which you can find linked HERE. … Read more
In the past, anyone who wanted to sell electrical or electronic devices on Amazon could do so without specifying a brand. In the meantime, however, it is compulsory to have a brand name on Amazon for all devices that fall under the Electrical and Electronic Equipment Act, because a brand name is a prerequisite for … Read more
Following an amendment to the Electronics Act, anyone offering electronic devices such as computers, laptops, tablets, smartphones or smartwatches for sale to private individuals in Germany has recently been obliged to indicate the WEEE number of the company that ensures the disposal of the product on the product page as well as on their invoice. … Read more
Three years ago, one in four Europeans was affected by identity theft, now it is one in two. A data leak at Facebook has turned online theft of personal data into a mass phenomenon. Criminals scam millions every month with stolen data. For example, they order digital goods like software and music at the expense … Read more
The energy debates of our time will soon be history. An important date on the way to a new economic perspective for mankind is 13 December 2022: on this day, the US administration officially confirmed that the military research reactor at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) in California has succeeded in drawing significantly more … Read more
The completely useless Voltbox has first been renamed Ecotex. Then to EnergyFix. And now Pro Power Save. To avoid repetition, we refer to our article from June 2022 on the complete uselessness of the device. The constant renaming is obviously intended to prevent consumers from taking note of experiences that others have had with the … Read more
A spectre is haunting Germany, the spectre of a nationwide power blackout. Politicians, authorities and the mass media have allied against this spectre – and have already named a culprit to be pilloried if, despite all the ingenuity of those responsible, a power blackout cannot be avoided in the winter of 2022/23: It is the … Read more
For private users on a tight budget, LibreOffice has become a serious alternative to Microsoft Office. Writer is similar to Word, Calc is based on Excel, Impress on PowerPoint and Base on Access. It is worth taking a look at LibreOffice. Here you can download a new version of this free software from the internet: … Read more
If you have a computer or laptop with a valid licence for Windows 7, 8, 8.1 or 10, you can install Windows 11 on your device and activate it free of charge with your existing, old licence. Microsoft may change its business practice of accepting such activation at any time. Windows 10 will continue to … Read more
Since August 2022, a significant number of emails addressed to accounts at the Google mail service Gmail have not been delivered. Google has so far not responded to enquiries about this. We have therefore removed all Gmail addresses from our newsletter and recommend that account holders re-register with another email address that is not with … Read more