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Spotlight and Bing

Spotlight on Mac works with Bing, like Cortana! Well, not really, unfortunately. This funny trivia fact is not true anymore since 25.9.2017 .

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Cortana vs. Siri #4: Availability

It took a long time, but now this point also seems to go to Cortana: For not too long, Cortana has been available on Windows 10 devices as standard in Switzerland without having to be tricky, and...

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Use Apple Superdrive with Windows

The Apple Superdrive drive is easy to use on Windows. However, the appropriate driver must be installed for this. Here's how to do it: Download the Apple Boot Camp Support Software . The file is a...

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Dynamic grid from breakpoints

I dynamically generate MediaQueries from Zurb Foundation breakpoints for a grid with the following Sass code: In my case, it generates the media queries for all breakpoints defined for the Zurb...

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A russian joke

What is the highest place in Moscow? The Lubjanka cellar, from there you can see as far as Siberia ... A joke I was told by a friendly teacher in my time in Moscow. I highly recommend checking out...

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Learning for life

I learned a lot during my adventure in Moscow and St. Petersburg. I actually knew a lot of it, but I didn't take it to heart. This includes: Paying in another country is cheaper with a credit card...

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Cortana finally available in Switzerland!

With the Anniversary Update of Windows 10, the time has finally come - the voice assistant from Microsoft is finally also available in Switzerland. Cortana only understands High German, but that is understandable.

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On food

Russian cuisine has its own charm. In general, I dare to judge that mild to slightly sour flavors predominate. Compared to Swiss cuisine, there is definitely more soup and less cheese. I didn't come...

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The first workday

After some organizational difficulties, I was able to start an internship. In addition, in a very great workplace: at the state Hermitage Museum. This is huge and houses countless valuable and famous...

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Moskau vs. Petersburg

A continuously updated article with the differences that I noticed in these two big cities. The subway After my train journey from Moscow to St. Petersburg, I had to take the metro and luggage. I...

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And how was the weather?

I pay attention to appropriate alliterations at the beginning of a somewhat limited-excellent entry. At least in the german version of this blog post, ha ha. But let's talk about the weather. On the...

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James Bond's Salad Dressing

Mix five parts of red-wine vinegar with one part extra-virgin olive oil. The vinegar overload is essential. Add a half clove of garlic, half a teaspoon of Dijon mustard, a good grind of black pepper...

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On speaking languages

The motivation for a language exchange? Learn the language, of course. In my case Russian. An exciting language: Influences of Vikings, Mongols, Greeks and many more developed into their own complex...

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