For some years, the Privacy Shield has regulated the transfer of personal data from the EU to the US. But in July 2020, the Court of Justice for the European Union (CJEU) invalidated the Privacy Shield. For many companies, the end of the privacy agreement came as a complete...
Instagram Reels is Instagram’s new video feature. Much like Chinese app TikTok, Reels lets users create and share short video clips with added background music. But what exactly is Instagram Reels and what are the differences to TikTok? We’ll show you what the new feature can do....
PHP is one of the most important languages on the Internet. Many content management systems like WordPress, TYPO3 or Joomla are based on PHP. The release of PHP 8 is imminent, but we’ve already had some information about its new features. Also some old features will be reworked,...
Alexa Skills extends the functionality of your Amazon Echo, Echo Dot, or any other smart speaker from the Echo series with additional abilities. You can activate extensions for the virtual voice assistant in the Alexa Skills Store for free. With the Alexa Skills Kit, Amazon also...
Alternatives to the popular video conferencing software Zoom are having their moment in the spotlight as a growing number of people are organizing video calls daily. Free alternatives to Zoom include a wide range of features, especially since the market for video conferencing...
What do stamps, tickets, and posters have in common in the 21st century? More than you might think: Many companies now use QR codes on printed items for a variety of purposes. They can be used to quickly read data and execute commands. How does a QR code work? Which QR code...
You don’t always have to use the market leader – this also applies to remote access. TeamViewer is still the most widely-used solution for remote management and online meetings, but there are numerous alternatives on the market which can be considered. We present some serious...
From back ends to widgets: if you are new to WordPress, you may have been confronted with lots of unknown terms. Many users come across some puzzling terms even as early on as installation. To be able to set up your website without a hitch and join the community it definitely helps to understand the most important WordPress terms.
What should you do if your perfect .com domain is unavailable? What are the alternatives? New top-level domains provide an answer to these questions. These recently introduced domain extensions give website owners many new, interesting possibilities, meaning you no longer have to rely on the classics like .com, .net, or .uk.
The practice of renting IT resources as cloud infrastructure instead of providing them in-house has been commonplace for some time now. While most solutions like IaaS or PaaS require specific user interactions for administration and scaling, a serverless architecture allows users to focus on developing and implementing their own projects.
The programs in your startup folder run automatically when you turn on your computer. Every operating system has a startup folder – Windows 8 is no exception. Microsoft often decides which programs run automatically at startup. But some programs add themselves to the startup folder without you realizing it. You can change the startup folder at any time. In this tutorial, we’ll show you how.
The Python programming language is not only versatile, it’s also relatively easy-to-learn. But that doesn’t mean you can only use this dynamic language for small-scale projects. It’s also great for large-scale projects, especially in the areas of machine learning and data science. In this Python tutorial, we’ll explain the basics of Python and provide tips on learning the language.
Fake news refers to false reports predominantly shared via social networks such as Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter. Because of the flood of information available online, fake news can be difficult to detect and can contribute to the spreading of disinformation to shape public opinion. However, there are a couple of ways to help you spot whether a piece of information is fake news or not.
Access all of your most important programs right after Windows 7 starts: The Startup folder loads selected software immediately after the operating system starts. However, you might not be happy with the programs that are in the folder by default. That is why it makes sense to change your Startup programs in Windows 7. How do you do that?
Windows handles a number of processes in the background that users hardly notice. The system often relies on hidden files that are protected against unauthorized access. One of these files is pagefile.sys, which serves to lighten the load on the working memory. Can this file be deleted? And what would the consequences be for a computer’s system stability?
Working with this in-memory database is not that difficult, but without an easily understandable Redis tutorial, one can quickly become discouraged. Here you will learn how to install the database, configure it, and enter data. We will also show you how to add, get, and delete data step by step.
In a use case diagram, you use the Unified Modeling Language (UML) to illustrate in a clear and easy-to-understand way what the result of a specific action is or should be. This makes it a helpful tool for user-oriented and result-oriented software development and for planning business processes.
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