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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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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