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Helping parents with tech from a distance

How to keep your parents' everyday technology running from far away: what works on the phone, when somebody has to be in the room, and how a home visit is booked and paid for.

16 min read
Everyday digital life Sep 25, 2026

Filling in and signing PDFs on your own computer

Fill in, sign and merge forms on your computer: which form the law requires, how to create your signature, and what works without a printer.

14 min read
Security & backups Sep 23, 2026

Securing your email account: the key to everything else

Whoever holds your mailbox can request a new password anywhere. How to secure your email account, spot unfamiliar forwarding rules and tidy up the inbox.

15 min read
Smart home Sep 21, 2026

Power cut at home: what still works and what to prepare

Without power the router, IP phone and doorbell go quiet. What keeps working at home, what fails, and how to prepare emergency calls, light and supplies.

16 min read
Internet & Wi-Fi Sep 18, 2026

Internet down? Find the cause and know your rights

Isolating an internet fault: device, router or line? What belongs in the fault report, when compensation is due and how a price reduction is evidenced.

15 min read
Security & backups Sep 16, 2026

Interlinked smoke alarms: rules, upkeep, technology

What Lower Saxony's building code requires, how often alarms must be checked, and what radio interlinking and alert forwarding really change at home.

15 min read
Smart home Sep 14, 2026

Room climate sensors: prevent mould in heating season

Keeping an eye on humidity and CO2: the values the German Environment Agency names, what a home measurement looks like and how it becomes a ventilation routine.

16 min read
Security & backups Sep 11, 2026

Digitize paperwork: scan, sort and find it again

Emptying binders, scanning documents and finding them again: resolution, file names, retention periods and the backup without which none of it holds.

16 min read

Smart home data: new access rights from September 2026

From 12 September 2026, new connected devices must build in access to your data. Which deadlines apply, what you can ask for and what you cannot.

15 min read