What is the cheapest VPN? That’s the wrong question …

If you ask yourself: What is the cheapest VPN? — stop, think and ask again. Because that is the wrong question! The right question however must be: What is the cheapest VPN that is trustworthy! Surfshark – cheapest, trustworthy VPN!* If you are very picky you could actually start an argument about cheap and affordable. […]

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Wondershaper and VPN Router: Internet speed under control

We use the Internet for many things these days. Some need more bandwidth than others. Streaming for example can use a lot of data. There is one thing that really gets on my nerves with most streaming apps. I cannot determine the bandwidth at all or only vaguely. All apps think they know what quality […]

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Use PayPal in Egypt — it’s actually quite easy with a VPN!

PayPal is not in Egypt. If you are travelling or staying in the country on the Nile for a longer period of time, you may want or need to use PayPal anyway. I always have problems to log into PayPal when I am in Egypt. But with a little trick a login at PayPal works […]

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Does my VPN work in Egypt / Cairo / Red Sea?

Egypt is the land of the Pharaohs and of course the Pyramids, Nile and Red Sea (and scuba diving the Thistlegorm wreck is just awesome). The country has not only a lot of culture to offer, but is also a holiday paradise for many western countries. Those who have once visited the National Museum of […]

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What is a VPN protocol? – OpenVPN, WireGuard, SSTP, PPTP, IPsec, L2TP, IKEv2

I have already explained to you what a VPN is and how it can protect you from data hijackers, snoopers, prying eyes and other cyberthreats from the Internet. Even geoblocking and censorship can be handled. We also know that a VPN is a logical connection between two devices. So-called VPN protocols such as OpenVPN are […]

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Does my VPN work in Bali / Indonesia? (Virtual Private Network)

Holidays are great and Bali is one of the most popular islands in Indonesia or South East Asia. This is not surprising. It is beautiful and there are plenty of activities on offer. Bali is definitely worth a trip! You want to go diving? Great! Then I recommend a trip from Sanur to Manta Point […]

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Speedtest NordVPN — WireGuard (NordLynx) vs OpenVPN

I am generally rather skeptical about speed measurements, speed tests or a speedtest. The reason is simple. There are simply too many factors that can fluctuate to take only the speed test as a criterion for a good VPN service. I like to compare this with the megapixels of cameras. If I had to choose […]

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Sense HAT and Raspberry Pi 4 (headless) do not start — the solution

A post from the category “You never stop learning”. I always like to play with my Sense HAT and it was already connected to headless Raspberry Pis. This has worked without problems so far. Now I connected the HAT to my Raspberry Pi 4 last night and it did not start. Sense HAT shines in […]

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Chromecast Streaming and VPN? It works if you do that!

A VPN (Virtual Private Network) is a nice to have gadget and can be installed quite easily on Linux, Windows, Android and so on. For all these devices, various VPN providers offer so-called clients. It is a piece of software that is installed on the device and connects you to the provider’s VPN network. But […]

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VPN Router – Raspberry Pi, RaspAP and NordVPN (Wi-Fi Hotspot / Access Point)

To use your Raspberry Pi as a hotspot or access point is actually straightforward. You will find many guides that talk about lengthy manual configurations via command line with hostapd and so on. But it is actually much easier if you use RaspAP. Not only is the installation much easier – you also get a […]

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