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Author: Martin Brinkmann

When I was young, I studied German, History and English at Essen University in Germany. I worked in computer support for several years at the time to help other computer users when they ran into issues. Writing started out as a passion project, as I wanted to help more users and not just the ones that I handled in support. This lead to the founding of Ghacks Technology News in 2005. First, as a side-project, but shortly thereafter as a full-time project as the site's popularity exploded. I sold Ghacks to Softonic some years ago, but stayed on as Editor. You can still read my articles on the site. I do publish on Betanews as well. In recent years, I started to write and publish technology books, including my latest book "Windows 11 From Beginner to Advanced", which is available on Amazon. I'm also a freelance writer for the German publisher Gamestar. Chipp.in is my newest project. I want to use it to talk about my book projects, sell my books directly, and write about technology, as this is what interests me.
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Windows 11 24H2: Microsoft confirms Asus Bluescreen issue

Posted on October 19, 2024October 19, 2024 by Martin Brinkmann

Microsoft confirmed three more issues that affect devices that are upgraded to Windows 11 version 24H2. Probably the most severe of the lot is the issue that may cause a BlueScreen error during the upgrade from earlier versions of Windows 11. Here are the details: Microsoft is blocking (some?) Asus devices from upgrading to Windows…

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People love Netflix with ads

Posted on October 18, 2024October 18, 2024 by Martin Brinkmann

Netflix’s reported strong earnings, revenue, and an increase in subscribers for the third-quarter of this fiscal year. One of the most important takeaways is that people seem to love the ad-powered Netflix plan. Netflix says that more than 50 percent of all subscribers in the third-quarter selected the Standard with ads plan. Compared to last…

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Google Chrome 130: fixes 17 security issues

Posted on October 16, 2024October 16, 2024 by Martin Brinkmann

Google released a new stable version of its Chrome browser today. The new version is a security and feature update. As far as security is concerned, users no longer have to worry about 17 security issues, as Google patched them in the new release. Three of the publicly disclosed one are rated high, which comes…

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Microsoft Office 2016 and 2019 support ends in one year

Posted on October 15, 2024October 15, 2024 by Martin Brinkmann

Next year will be crucial for many Microsoft customers. The company will end support for Windows 10 on October 14, 2025. Next to that, it will also end support for Office 2016 and 2019 on the same day. This means that any of the included applications won’t receive updates anymore after that date. This includes…

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Opera supports AI-powered Tab Management now – this is how it works

Posted on October 13, 2024October 13, 2024 by Martin Brinkmann

The latest Opera Developer build comes with improved AI integration. Opera highlights new tab management options, including the ability to group or close tabs based on your instructions. Commands such as “close all YouTube tabs” or “create tab groups for all open tabs” should work now. Opera says that everything is processed locally on the…

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Steam makes it clearer that you are buying licenses, not games

Posted on October 12, 2024October 12, 2024 by Martin Brinkmann

When you buy a game on Steam or any other digital marketplace, you acquire a license and not the actual game. This has been the case ever since shops for digital games came up. The same is true for other digital content. You do not buy a movie, TV show, or music album, you purchase…

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Western Digital users report BlueScreens on Windows 11 24H2 (workaround)

Posted on October 11, 2024October 11, 2024 by Martin Brinkmann

Reports suggest that some Wester Digital users have problems with Bluescreens on devices with Windows 11 version 24H2. Microsoft has not acknowledged the issue yet, but reports from the official Western Digital forum suggest that there is indeed an issue. The post Windows 24H2 + WD = blue screens has 52 replies at the time…

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AI Blocklist blocks AI-generated images from image search engines

Posted on October 10, 2024October 10, 2024 by Martin Brinkmann

AI is widely used to generate images. There are numerous services available to generate images using AI. All it takes are instructions and the AI generates the image. These images may be published and they may land in search engines. It is often difficult to distinguish them from human-created images. If you do not want…

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In an effort to push ads, Google is now hiding the skip button on YouTube for some

Posted on October 9, 2024October 9, 2024 by Martin Brinkmann

Reports suggest that Google is testing a new option to increase eyes on ads and the playtime of ads on YouTube. The latest test targets the skip button in the mobile app and on the YouTube website. Good to know. Skip allows you to end several ad formats prematurely, usually after five seconds of playtime….

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KeePass 2.57.1 Security Update is now available after a code analysis

Posted on October 8, 2024October 8, 2024 by Martin Brinkmann

Good news for everyone who is using the password manager KeePass. A new update is now available that fixes two minor security issues in the client. These have come to light during a code analysis that was sponsored and run by the German Federal Office for Information Security and MGM Security Partners. The new is…

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