In 2008 haben die meisten Internetsurfer ein Konto bei Skype, Gizmo oder anderen sog. Internet Messaging Diensten. Der große Nachteil von Skype & Co ist jedoch, dass man nur online erreichbar ist (PC muss online sein), eine Weiterleitung auf ein Telefon kostenpflichtig ist und/oder bei Skype zB eine lokale Nummer - wenn überhaupt - nur [...]

So I managed to secure this Targa DIP Phone 450 from eBay the other day which is a rebranded Siemens Gigaset C450 IP phone - even the Siemens firmware will run on this phone.
It’s a normal DECT-based cordless phone which also has a VoIP module for (unfortunately only one) VoIP line. That’s Voice-over-IP, internet telephony, [...]

Following my first prototype for an improved X17 organiser and a stolen parcel that was later on found soaked in the shrubbery next door…

…I eventually managed to modify the ordered Texon-based X17 timer according to my needs.

As you may remember from my first post on this, X17 is a small company based in Saarbrücken, close [...]

When was the last time you bought a compact audio disc (CD)?
I just can’t remember when I’d actually bought such an audio CD - maybe 2003 or 2004. These days I only receive them a gifts on special occasions or when the content isn’t available anywhere else (such as this nice Mendelssohn recording as pictured [...]

Working as an external consultant, I really needed to reorganize my personal organiser and put it in a much more effective combination.

my old personal organiser
Imagine I’ve been using this traditional filofax (”file of facts”) system for the last 10 years and often didn’t have enough space to keep my notes. Plus, I am one of [...]

The Nokia N95 has been on the market for quite some time now (March 2007?) and if there’s anything I always wanted to change about it, then it clearly is the inappropriate headset it came shipped with (pictured below).

The HS-45 headset with its AD-43 remote control unit failed to work after 4-5 months in use, [...]

Obviously, one of those WTH? moments.
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AOB: How-to-tease-your-wife-with-LOTs-of-noise a.k.a. “Bicycle Propelling Aid Fricycle”.
Fricycle. The Chinese. Lovely.

The E71 is a business phone.
Having said that, it is also suited for those users who actually have to cough up some savings and are looking for a decent mobile workhorse. As opposed to an iPhone (no tactile feedback) or another QWERTY-equipped Windows Mobile phone, the E71 comes with the perfect mixture of (a) usability, [...]