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Windows 10 End of Support: Move Safely to Windows 11Windows 10Support ended on 14 Oct 2025No more security updatesAttack surface grows over timeWindows 11Current security updatesData & photos carried overFamiliar programs & mail22%still on Win 10 (StatCounter)Windows 11 requirements (Microsoft)TPM 2.0security chipProcessorcompatible, 2+ cores4 GBmemory (RAM)64 GBstorage spaceHow the switch works with us1. CheckPC & data2. Back upphotos, mail, files3. InstallWindows 11 / new PC4. Transferprograms & passwordsEnd of support 14 Oct 2025 (Microsoft) · about 22% still on Windows 10 in DE (StatCounter) · free ESU until Oct 2026 in the EEA (Verbraucherzentrale)
Setting up devices Jul 13, 2026

Windows 10 End of Support: Move to Windows 11

Windows 10 has had no regular security updates since 14 October 2025. Here is how to check the Windows 11 requirements and switch without any data loss.

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Keep Your Home Cool: Smart Tech Against the HeatShutters, fan and air conditioner run automatically by schedule and temperature sensorSun and timeShutters downTemperature sensorAC and fanAlso controllable via app while you are outMore and more hot days10avg. hot days per year (Umweltbundesamt)tripled since 1951from about 3 to about 10 daysSummer 202412 hot days (DWD)Shading keeps the heat outsidewithoutover 30°CwithcoolerOrdinary window glass60-70%of the solar heat pass through(Verbraucherzentrale)35-140 EURair conditioner per year(Verbraucherzentrale)6-10 EURfan per year(Verbraucherzentrale)on its owncontrolled by schedule(Technik daheim)Shutters, fan and AC set up by schedule and temperature sensorplanned, linked and explained - at your home in the Hildesheim and Leine valley region
Smart home Jul 10, 2026

Keep Your Home Cool: Smart Tech Against the Heat

Keep your home cool in summer with smart tech: scheduled shutters, fan and air conditioner via temperature sensor and app. This is how we set it up for you.

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AI in Everyday Life: An Easy Start at HomeWhat AI Handles in Everyday LifeRead letters aloudFind photosPlan a tripNote appointmentsTranslateExplain thingsWhat does AI bring?58%use AI (Bitkom)52%of over-65s used AI47%want to learn more58%already use AI (Bitkom)52%of over-65s have used AI (Bitkom)47%want to learn more about AI (Bitkom)on siteAI course on your devicePick an app - set up - practise together - use in daily lifeWe set up the right apps on your own device - in the Hildesheim and Leine valley regionRead aloud | find photos | plan trips | note appointments | translate | explain
Technology for seniors & learning Jul 8, 2026

AI in Everyday Life: An Easy Start at Home

What artificial intelligence really brings to daily life: reading letters aloud, finding photos, planning trips and noting appointments, explained simply.

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Burglary protection on vacation - a safe empty homeCameras, a smart lock and presence simulation - set up before you leaveThree layers of protectionHomeCameraDoor lockPresencesimulationAttempts fail44.9%attemptsare abandoned as attempts(Bundeskriminalamt)Done before you leaveCamera and appready to useSmart lock andaccess sortedLights and shutterson a schedule82,920burglaries 2025(Bundeskriminalamt)350meuro damage 2024(GDV)3,800 EURdamage per case(GDV)3-5 minuntil burglars quit(GDV)Inventory - cameras and smart lock - simulate presence - hands-on briefing before you leaveWe set everything up before you go on vacation - in the Hildesheim and Leine valley regioncamera | smart lock | light schedule | shutter automation | push alerts | local storage | privacy
Security & backups Jul 6, 2026

Burglary Protection: Secure Your Home on Vacation

Burglary protection on vacation: secure your home with cameras, a smart door lock and presence simulation - set up before you leave near Hildesheim.

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Saving at home: smart heating and a dynamic tariffSmart thermostats25-30%heating energyless heating energy depending on studySource: BSI / Fraunhofer IBPRoom-by-room controlAbsence modeDynamic tariff (15-minute interval)ct/kWh06121824Low price: devices run automaticallyHigh price: consumption is shiftedSource: ADAC / priwatt96price points per daysince 2025 (priwatt)200-600 €possible yearly saving4-person household (priwatt)from one handinstalled and explained(Technik daheim)Smart thermostats and sockets installed, tuned to dynamic tariffsplanned, set up and explained - at your home in the Hildesheim and Leine valley region
Smart home Jul 3, 2026

Smart Home 2026: Cut Heating and Power Costs at Home

Smart thermostats save 25 to 30 percent of heating energy according to studies, dynamic tariffs cut power costs. How we set the technology up at your home.

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Streaming 2026: prices are up - how to pay lessEverything as a full plan (example)Netflix Premium 4K19.99 €Disney+ Premium15.99 €Apple TV+9.99 €freenet TV (aerial)9.49 €per monthapprox. 55 €Lean mix (example)Media libraries + FAST channels0 €1 plan with ads5–6 €2nd plan only when neededpausedDVB-T2 checked, cancelled0 €per monthapprox. 6 €52%Do not cancel in frustration - combine cleverlyPause plans instead of letting them run, use ad-supported tiers,free media libraries and FAST channels first,make an old TV streaming-ready with a stick.2026 price hikes | rotate plans | ad tiers | media libraries | FAST channels | streaming stick | DVB-T2
Everyday digital life Jul 1, 2026

Streaming Gets Pricier in 2026: Cheaper TV at Home

Streaming and aerial TV get pricier in 2026. Save at home: pause subscriptions, use free media libraries and FAST channels, add a stick to an old TV.

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Wi-Fi diagnosis: signal strength measured room by roomThe line arrives – the Wi-Fi loses itRouter100% at the routerDevice32% in the roomMeasured signal strength per roomLiving roomKitchenBedroomHome office (dead spot)What the diagnosis checks before new technology comesRouter locationcentral, free, elevated?Building fabricconcrete, heatingRadio channelcongested? Ch. 1/6/11Interferencemicrowave, phoneBand 2.4 / 5 GHzrange versus speedDevices and loada dozen or two on the networkMesh only if neededin the right spotMeasure first, then fix – no blind hardware buyingHome visit in the Hildesheim and Leine valley area79 € flat rate up to 60 min · Wi-Fi package 119 € · travel within 10 km included
Internet & Wi-Fi Jun 29, 2026

Slow Wi-Fi? Fix Dead Spots at Home for Good

Fast line, sluggish Wi-Fi? Usually it is the home network, not the connection. Causes, room-by-room diagnosis and when mesh truly helps, explained plainly.

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Voice Assistant for Seniors: Just Speak Instead of TypeSimply say"Turn on the hallway light""Call my daughter""Set a timer"We set it upAccount, Wi-Fi, updatesOnly needed commandsPatient instructionOn site, no jargonPrivate59%data worryMic off switchRecordingsdeletable40%of 65+ use voice (Bitkom)62%of all Germans use it (Bitkom)74%of seniors are online (Bitkom)on sitesetup and instructionPick device - set up - practise commands - explain privacyWe take our time until speaking feels safe - in the Hildesheim and Leine valley regionControl light | make calls | timers and reminders | weather | radio | mic switch-off
Technology for seniors & learning Jun 26, 2026

Set Up a Voice Assistant for Seniors

Set up and operate a voice assistant for seniors in plain language: sensible commands, privacy, switching off the microphone and patient on-site instruction.

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Video Doorbell: Choice, Privacy, SetupFront doorVideo doorbellView: own door onlyLive image to phonesee - talk - openNeighbor lawown property: allowedneighbor, sidewalk: off-limits§ 201a StGB - narrow aim1Choice2Privacy3Mounting4Instruction6%use a smart doorbell(Bitkom)16%use video surveillance(Bitkom)78,436burglaries 2024(PKS)Choice - privacy check - mounting - instruction: all on-site in the Hildesheim and Leine valley regionKeep view narrow - store locally - no sidewalk, no neighbor property
Smart home Jun 24, 2026

Video Doorbell: Guide to Choice and Setup

Choose and set up a video doorbell correctly: what matters for image quality, data privacy and neighbor law, and why on-site mounting makes the difference.

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