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Everyday digital life

Between streaming, video calls, online banking and working from home, digital everyday life has long been normal — and still regularly becomes confusing. This category helps to sort it out: setting up televisions and streaming services and keeping track of subscriptions, managing music and photos, video calls with the family, tidying up mailboxes, organising appointments and documents digitally, and setting up a home workspace you can actually sit and work at for longer. We show which settings save time, which automations are worthwhile and where it is fine to deliberately do without technology. Practical, with examples from real daily life rather than product brochures. We also explain how to sort out subscriptions, accounts and passwords once — and how to maintain that order with little effort.

Right to repair from 31 July 2026: repair, upgrade or replaceWhat applies from the cut-off dateDuty to repair after the warranty endsSpare parts for independent repairers12 months of extra warrantyRepairability is part of conformityonly for purchase contracts from 31/07/2026The repair decisionRepair: battery, display, partUpgrade: SSD, working memoryReplace: plan the data transferQuote stays valid for 30 daysEuropean repair information formElectrical waste in GermanyEU target 65 %44.3 %collection ratecollected instead of binned758,000 t recycled (2024)(Umweltbundesamt, Destatis)31/07/2026cut-off: new contracts(EU Directive 2024/1799)12 monthsof extra warranty(EU Directive 2024/1799)7 yearsspare parts for phones(EU Regulation 2023/1670)Before every drop-off: back up data, sign out of the account, switch off tracking, note the codeIf it does become a new device: backup, data transfer, setup and secure erasurePhotos, contacts, mail, banking and TAN apps, passwords - during a home visitTechnik daheim - in the Hildesheim and Leine valley region
Everyday digital life Jul 27, 2026

Right to Repair 2026: what now applies to devices

From 31 July 2026 the right to repair applies: which devices are covered, what manufacturers must deliver and when repairing beats replacing a device.

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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

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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Streaming 2026: How the Picture Reaches Your TVInternetWi-Fi or LAN cablefrom approx. 25 Mbit/sPlayer DeviceSmart TV, stickor boxService Appaccount and loginpaid or freeTelevisionfilm, series, musiclive TV, sportFour building blocks: internet, device, app and account - then it playsSmart TVapps built into the setno extra device neededolder models get slowerStreaming Sticksmall, into the HDMI portcheap, easy to swapmakes old TVs smartStreaming Boxmore power, LAN portfor many apps at onceoften a better remote74%use streaming (Bitkom)3.4subscriptions avg. (Deloitte)25Mbit/s for 4K (project exp.)0 €for ad-funded channelsPick the right device first, then only subscribe to the services you actually watchSmart TV | Stick | Box | subscription services | ad-funded | media libraries | live TV | music

Streaming 2026 Overview: Devices, Services, Tips

Streaming 2026 explained simply: which services and devices exist, how setup works at home and which practical tips help you save money each month.

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Organize Your Photos - Taming the Phone ChaosFrom an unsorted pile of photos to an ordered library - sort, declutter, find againBefore: photo chaosunsorted, duplicates, bad shotssortAfter: ordered albumsby years and themes2024 - Holiday142Family & kids310Parties & events76Screenshots58Hardly ever viewed44%rarely viewedlook at their photos again(Bitkom)44%rarely view photos(Bitkom)9%delete regularly(Bitkom)92%tidy up their phone(Bitkom)2 of 8photo books „good“(Stiftung Warentest)Sort by years and themes - declutter - find via face and place search - shareWe set up your photo management at your home - in the Hildesheim and Leine valley regionAlbums | years and themes | duplicates | face search | place search | storage | share | photo book

Organize Your Photos: Tame the Phone Chaos

Phone full of photos? Bring order to the chaos: sensible albums, declutter duplicates, find again by face and place search - set up at home near Hildesheim.

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Set Up a Home Office - Ergonomic and ProductiveThe desk to BAuA and DGUV standards - plus the right techErgonomics per BAuA and DGUVset screen, viewing distance, chair and lightTop edge at/below eye levelgaze slightly downward (BAuA)Daylight from the sideglare-free, no reflectionsViewing distance 50-70 cmmin. 50 cm per ASR A6 (BAuA)Chair with lumbar supporteases the back (DGUV)The tech sidewhat makes the workspace productiveSecond monitor + dockingmore space, one cableStable Wi-Fi for video callsno lag, no dropoutsPrinter on the networkprint and scan at homeBackup of your work datasaved automatically24.5%work from home(ifo Institute)2xrisk of new back pain(DGUV)50 cmmin. viewing distance(BAuA)6/22office chairs rated "good"(Stiftung Warentest)Set ergonomics - second monitor - stable Wi-Fi - printer - backupWe set up your complete workspace on site - Hildesheim and Leine valley regionBAuA | DGUV | screen height | viewing distance | lumbar support | monitor | docking | Wi-Fi | printer | backup

Set Up a Home Office: Ergonomic and Productive

Set up your home office ergonomically to BAuA and DGUV standards: screen height, viewing distance, chair, second monitor, Wi-Fi and backup near Hildesheim.

12 min read