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mobilcom-debitel has published an interesting offer under the brand name "Freenet FUNK": for 99 cents a day you get unlimited Internet with LTE speed. There are a few special features. The administration starting with the order is completely done via an app (for Android and iOS). Post- or Video-Ident does not have to be done,
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Those who use MacOS will usually also use the timemachine backup. However, if the backup is to be encrypted, there are a few tricks that can be used to avoid a slow timemachine backup.
An encrypted backup is recommended because modern Macs automatically encrypt the drives using the built-in T2 chip. If the backup were to remain unencrypted, this would pose a security risk if the backup hard disk were to be lost.
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If you want to equip a Macbook Pro from model year 2016 with more ports, you usually need a docking station. With the Thunderbolt 3 Pro Dock, Elgato offers a variant that leaves hardly any wishes unfulfilled.
Read more >>Apple has released iOS 11.4, introducing new features. This mainly affects HomePod users, but iMessage has also been improved. Apple is delivering features that were already announced at the presentation of iOS 11. Especially Apple's "smart" loudspeakers, the HomePods, will benefit, since now stereo can be played with a pair of the
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Currently there are reports that Apple is throttling the CPU clock on devices whose battery is no longer the fittest. Although this results in a constant runtime, the device becomes noticeably slower. For quite some time now there have been postings that iPhones become slower and slower over time, especially with new iOS versions.
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After I already used the Miniot case on the iPhone 6s (in mahogany) I decided to use the oak version on the iPhone 7. The Miniot iWood 7 "Oak" case is very precisely made in Holland. No matter which wood you choose, it is always sourced from certified sources - you
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When you use a FreeNAS share with macOS, it creates different Finder metadata directories for each regular directory. To keep a backup to an external media as lean as possible, this data can be deleted, which is most easily done with a command at the Linux prompt: find . -name ".Apple*" -type d -prune -exec
Read more >>Apple has released iOS 10.3 today. The official updates are quite manageable, but users of an iDevice should install the update just for security reasons. Not included in the update description is the new file system APFS ("Apple File System"), which should be used on all Apple devices. The new file system should be
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The current Macbook Pro generation is only equipped with Thunderbolt 3 ports in USB-C format. The HyperDrive adapter provides a remedy. Developed from a kickstarter campaign, the HyperDrive USB-C dongle offers a simple expansion with all necessary interfaces without reducing the number of USB-C ports: HDMI for 1080p@60Hz, 4K@30Hz Thunderbolt 3 with video support up to 5K@60Hz
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Apple has released updates for both iOS and macOS Sierra today. These are mainly for bug fixing and security purposes. macOS Sierra 10.12.3 brings security updates and bug fixes as well as the following updates, which Apple especially emphasizes: Improves the automatic graphics switch on Macbook Pro (Late 2016) Solves a graphics problem when encoding
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