Court Attendance Notice
I received a very interesting email from Richmond Highway Patrol in Australia. Apparently, some guy has decided my Gmail address is his (he’s not the first one) but this one is extremely naughty. Firstly, the…
Microsoft Office, Family Edition
There are many good bargains to be had with electronics and software in Switzerland and one of my favourites is presently running with a special offer at the moment, Digitec will sell you 12+15 (so…
Under Pressure; have I been hacked? 🤣
A very important email arrived in my mail account – marked as spam by Gmail. Maybe it is because it was to a generic catch-all account or maybe it was due to the content….let‘s see…
Finding a Home in and around Zürich
The housing market in and around Zürich is like no other. There are few apartments available on the market and many, many people looking. This means that you need some luck, creativity and some effort…
Microsoft Surface Pro 7 – the BSOD Fix
I love my Surface Pro 7; it was some years ago when I considered getting an iPad Pro with keyboard and using it for my primary compute needs – but I realised that the iPad…
Landquart Fashion Outlet
Ladies and gentlemen, let me present to you the every day shopping experience that is Landquart Fashion Outlet. It’s open every single day of the year and has a variety of stores (mostly focused on…
10Gb Fibre Internet – or is it?
We switched Internet providers from Salt to Swisscom recently – basically moving from 10Gbps service to 10Gbps service. Or so I thought…. What Swisscom actually delivered was an Internet Box 4 (ok) and a standard…
Go-Mo. Nuts! The cheapest and best domestic mobile phone subscription.
Go-Mo. Go Mobile, I assume. We all are so maybe it’s “Gone Mobile.” I stumbled across their website today and it’s astounding. They are a MVNO based on Salt here in Switzerland and are offering…
Funky Deals from Swisscom
Swisscom is usually slightly behind the curve with decent offers for those wanting to switch from another provider or are new to contracts and can take up the offers. The latest offers include the following:…
New to Switzerland? Mobile subscription needed? Try these!
Firstly, the “expensive” option. It’s a super-secret Salt subscription that is available for CHF50,- per month via Green (don’t ask me why….). It’s what I have had for some years and has these wonderful benefits:…
Setting up a personalised email address in Microsoft 365 WITHOUT a GoDaddy domain
Let’s face it: Microsoft 365 (previously known by many other names such as Office365) is a great value subscription, especially if you shop around and take a Family subscription. It includes the Office suite plus…
Samichlaus WHAT!!?!!!? 🤣
Apparently, Samichlaus (the chap in red who visits in early December) is something rather rude. If you like….. 🤣😳 Of course it means he‘s coming but why not have some fun with the phrase 😁
