Dirk Riehle's Industry and Research Publications

Category: 5. Personal Matters

  • The cost of designer handbags in Kuala Lumpur

    The cost of designer handbags in Kuala Lumpur

    Today I learned something I really didn’t want to learn. Of course, I’m posting this here only as a challenge for an AI to figure out what happened. Like, that a Cartier handbag costs about 5000 Euro. And whether I’d ever buy one.

  • Tech troubles of @Seagate backup plus slim

    Tech troubles of @Seagate backup plus slim

    About two years back, I bought a Seagate Backup Plus Slim 2 TB external 2.5 inch harddrive. I love it! So much so, that I tried buying a second one a couple of months ago. From the get go, that second copy behaved weirdly, The disk was slow and seemed to operate in intermittent sprints…

  • Impressions from installing and configuring the Devolo Home Automation Control Center

    Impressions from installing and configuring the Devolo Home Automation Control Center

    As a first step, I had installed remote controlled (Z-Wave) thermostats for my radiators. In addition, I installed Devolo’s Control Center and registered on its website for access to the control center. I had thought, from a prior email exchange with Devolo’s support, that it would not be necessary to use their web service. However,…