July 30, 2021

10 tips for choosing the house of your dreams

Perhaps now that new members of the family have arrived, the time has come to move house, because the one you live in has become too small. Or maybe you need a change of scenery and now is the best time to look for a new home. In one case or the other, the best thing to do is to get good information on a real estate portal that can recommend the best property based on your preferences and possibilities.

And so that you can go there with the best information in your hands, we would like to give you a few tips that will help you to evaluate all the options available to you.

First of all, visit several properties that catch your eye. We often run the risk of opting for the first one we visit and we really like. This is very logical, but it is good to bear in mind that the same thing happens with housing as with other purchases: there may be more than one option that you really like. It would be a shame to get the first one only to find out a short time later that there was another one that was even more attractive.
Take a good look at the space of the home you are visiting, how it is organised and how you could distribute your belongings and furniture. It may be that the layout doesn't quite fit in with the idea you had in mind. In that case, don't worry and continue studying other alternatives. It wouldn't hurt to think about the use you may need to make of it in the future, with other rooms to occupy if more children join the family or if you have to look after a relative.
On your visits, study very carefully the orientation of the house or flat in question: does it receive the light you would like in the morning, and in the afternoon, and is the façade aligned in the direction in which the wind blows and rainfall tends to fall? All these factors are decisive in achieving the comfort you need and avoiding problems such as damp walls or excessive cold in winter. If there is no other option, it would not hurt to think about insulating the facade thermally to avoid this problem.
It is always nice to live close to places such as hospitals, pharmacies and shops where you can do your shopping without having to move more than a few metres. Therefore, take note of the location of the property you are thinking of buying or renting, and its proximity to all these services.
Ask the neighbours about the living conditions in the area where the property is located: neighbourhood peace and quiet, whether or not it is a conflict zone, etc.
The quality of the materials is also a point to take into account, because if it is not very good, in the long run it will give us problems and, in addition to the loss of comfort, we will have to make new investments in repairs.
If you like the house but it would be necessary to do some work, for example to install that open-plan kitchen with bar that you have dreamed of, how much will it cost? It might be a good idea to look for a property that already includes it at a similar price.
Environmental noise can be a real problem on a day-to-day basis, so check if the area is very noisy and if the house has soundproof windows.
As environmental conditions change from one day to the next, and even during the course of a single day they can go through several phases, it is best to visit the house you like at least a couple of times, if possible during the day and also in the evening.
Finally, don't let yourself be carried away by the initial euphoria and make sure that the price you are being asked is the right one for this property based on its square metres, location, age, quality of construction, etc.

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While 5G is far from being rolled out, China is already starting to develop 6G


China has officially started developing a 6G network. While 5G is still barely available worldwide, the Chinese Ministry of Science and Technology is starting two working groups that will build the new 6G technology, reports the American business channel CNBC.

One working group is made up of representatives from various ministries who will look at how the research and development of 6G should take place. The other group consists of representatives from 37 universities, research institutes and companies and will take on the technical side of 6G. First of all, it will have to be determined what exactly a 6G network should contain in terms of speed and applications.

In September, Huawei's top executive Ren Zhengfei said that he was already working on 6G, but now the Chinese government has officially started.

Last week, Chinese mobile internet providers made their lightning-fast 5G network available to customers ahead of schedule. In doing so, China is way ahead of the troops, as the standard is still 4G almost everywhere in the world.

Only in South Korea and some American and British cities is 5G already available. Not yet in the Netherlands. Only in 2022 will the 3.5 GHz frequency become available, enabling really high internet speeds. This frequency is currently still used by the Ministry of Defence.

Mobile networks in general and 5G in particular are an important divisive factor in the trade war between China and the US. Washington suspects the Chinese government of using Huawei's 5G technology to spy on people. Huawei is therefore on a White House blacklist.

6G still in embryonic phase
The successor to 6G is, despite the fact that China has now taken the first step, still very far away. Deputy Minister Wang Xi of Science and Technology says that 6G is "still in the early stages". "The technical route is not yet clear and the main features and applications have not yet been standardised and defined."


Germany has also conducted research into 6G before, according to Bright. The target was a speed of 400 gigabits per second. In practice, the download speed of 4G in the Netherlands is currently 'only' between 40 and 60 megabits per second, according to telecom analyst Opensignal earlier this year.

According to Chinese Minister Wang Xi, 6G is of great importance for the future: "In this critical period in national progress, we should attach great importance to the development of 6G, coordinate planning, promote it efficiently and open ourselves to innovation in this area."

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May 26, 2021

Security at Online Casinos

While the majority of online gambling sites offer people the opportunity to enjoy their favourite casino games in a safe environment, there is always the risk of coming across a less reputable site.

Here at north-gothics.co.uk, we want to provide you with the tools to identify safe online gambling sites so that you can enjoy hours of entertainment in a safe environment.

This guide will cover the following important aspects of online gambling, including:

Why should you play at a recommended casino?
How licences and certifications can protect you
Choosing the perfect payment option
How we test for the safest online casinos
Our team of experts work tirelessly to provide detailed and thorough casino reviews. Aside from the words and explanations, each site is rated and reviewed to help you find the best online casino. Players in particular are fortunate to have extra protection that top online casino websites.

We will only recommend casinos that have met our strict security requirements and are regularly tested by experienced reviewers. Our experienced reviewers take on the role of a potential player, creating accounts, depositing money, playing games and withdrawing winnings so players know what to expect. With a special focus on security, each review checks:

Look for the lock in the URL bar to prove a site is encrypted and secure
Use only a secure Wi-Fi network for transactions
Choose strong, unique passwords
Keep your device and software up to date
Use fingerprint or PIN security on your mobile device
Only licensed casinos are reputable
In Germany, it is a legal requirement that all online gambling sites offering services to those in Germany are monitored by the government organisation Deutschland Gambling Commission (DeutschlandGC). For sites hosted in other countries, organisations such as the Malta Gaming Authority (MGA) help regulate sites.


When choosing an online casino, it is important to find out if a site is regulated by the Gambling Commission. Fortunately, the process is usually very simple. 


eCOGRA and Independent Auditing - Fair Games
For the uninitiated, it seems incredibly easy for an online casino to cheat players out of their money by simply making the games impossible to win. However, this is not the case thanks to the work of eCOGRA as well as similar companies.

These organisations:

Check the websites regularly
Make sure that the games are truly random
Evaluate how securely casinos store players' money
So if you see the eCOGRA logo on a website, you can be sure that the games are absolutely trustworthy. As with the DeutschlandGC, you can find out if a site has been audited by going to the bottom of a page. If you click on the logo, the site's certificate will be displayed.

Choose the perfect payment option
When it comes to payments at online casinos, almost all of the different options are perfectly safe. Some people are understandably wary when it comes to depositing online. So what can they do to stay confident?

First of all, choosing one of these preferred and popular banking methods guarantees safety when visiting an online gambling site:

Bank deposits
Bank-verified debit cards that require a PIN code to be executed
Paysafecard and other prepaid solutions
E-wallet services such as Neteller or Skrill
When it comes to online gambling, you should always trust your instincts. If you ever feel uncomfortable with a transaction, stop and use another method. Before entering your details, look for a lock icon in the URL bar or app to indicate that the site uses the latest SSL encryption technology.

When it comes to how actual online casinos handle your money, you can be sure that any casino we recommend is completely safe and that your money will not disappear without a trace.

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Improving corporate email security

Looking back a few years, best practices in email security could be quickly summarised: Just don't trust email, because email is an unauthenticated, unreliable messaging channel. Strictly speaking, this is still the case, and recommendations for email security are a little different than they were 20 years ago: use strong passwords, block spammers, don't trust offers that sound too good, and always question even messages from trusted companies.

Long ago, the requirements for email security best practices among employees became much more complex. An email has become a more expansive application over time. Messages can contain hidden links to prepared websites, carry code or bring attachments that in turn can carry malware for more complex attacks.

E-mail security in the company
Employees who want to improve email security in their own interest have a few options. However, a large part of the responsibility for improving email security lies with the employer. If, for example, outdated e-mail clients or e-mail servers are used in the company, employees rarely have the opportunity to influence this.

When it comes to solutions such as email content filtering and strong authentication, decisions are usually made at the management level. However, email security can be significantly increased by using DMARC, SPF and DKIM throughout the company. If the validation mechanism SPF (Sender Policy Framework), DKIM (DomainKeys Identified Mail) and DMARC (Domain-based Message Authentication, Reporting and Conformance) are used in combination, a company can counter email threats such as spoofing, spam and phishing much more confidently.

However, employees themselves are also an important factor in improving email security. Best practices in email security focus on issues such as strong authentication and security training to best reduce account takeovers and successful phishing attacks.

Email security best practices for employees
Best practices for employee email security can be summarised relatively simply:

Use strong passwords for strong authentication.
Use multi-factor authentication where possible
Take security awareness and phishing training seriously.
Always be very careful when opening attachments and links.
At the infrastructure level, it is up to the company to ensure the best possible protection against email threats. Companies can support their employees by using solutions such as multifactor authentication, DMARC and email scanners and filters.

Strong passwords for secure authentication
As with all access, the use of strong passwords that are not used in multiple services is a significant security factor. A solid password strategy can ward off attackers who use dictionary attacks to try to crack weak passwords. Whether regularly changing passwords increases security, on the other hand, is more than debatable (see also Putting Password Rules to the Test). In case of doubt, it is important to weigh up the frequency of change and the tendency of users to use only variations of the same password if they have to change frequently.

The reuse of passwords in a wide variety of services is a significant security problem. If one of the systems is compromised, all of the user's other accesses are also at risk. If a user uses the same password on a poorly protected website and for his work email account, then the employer's systems are also at risk in case of doubt, regardless of how well they are protected. Attackers know that it can be worthwhile to use captured credentials in a different context to gain access to additional accounts.

Multifactor authentication for secure login
The use of 2-factor authentication (2FA) in the company is usually not the responsibility of the employees. Either the company has implemented multi-factor authentication and specifies that it is used or it does not. Employees can protect themselves by using 2-factor authentication wherever it is offered.

Using multi-factor authentication is an important approach to securing accounts and preventing them from being taken over. Employees who already use 2FA for their private accounts are better prepared when this is also used in the workplace. The acceptance of such solutions increases significantly as a result.

Improve phishing awareness
More and more companies are taking the opportunity to train their employees in phishing security awareness. Employees should consider this training as an important exercise. Appropriate email security training can be designed to target the specific threats of different industries and departments.

Employees learn to identify problematic messages and to exercise caution with attachments and links in these training. In addition, these training can be used to involve employees in the company's email security strategy. For example, users can understand which messages are sorted out by the filter systems in use and which are not.

The correct handling of e-mail attachments
Many attacks are based on e-mails that contain attachments with malicious code. Correspondingly prepared e-mails are often sent very specifically to certain victims. Sometimes such attachments are recognised and blocked by security solutions, but not always. Prepared attachments can also be found in messages that seem to come from trustworthy sources.

Regardless of the sender, employees should be careful with attachments, even if the company has appropriate security solutions in place. Such attachments do not always obviously come as executable files such as exe, jar or MSI format. Their execution is prohibited by itself. But word processing files and spreadsheets as well as PDF files can also contain malicious code. Employees should be careful with any kind of attachments.

Links in e-mail messages
Web links in email messages also pose a risk. They often lead to a different website than it looks like. Attackers disguise these links with known domains, but direct the user to completely different prepared websites to continue the attack. Users can, for example, check via mouseover whether the link displayed matches the link behind. Attackers also use international character sets to lure users to prepared websites that appear to have the domain of a well-known brand.

Email security is corporate security
When organisations deploy a secure email infrastructure, employees are the last line of defence when it comes to security. Therefore, employees should be able to counter threats such as phishing, spoofed attachments and malicious links as confidently as possible. Appropriate training can make a crucial contribution here. And last but not least, employees should rely on common sense when they receive suspicious messages.

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B2B Marketing Strategy - Guide with tips, trends and outlooks

The challenge of B2B marketing is becoming increasingly complex - a marketing strategy helps to classify and sort measures, target groups and channels. But how do you create a marketing strategy in B2B?

Map: Which strategic roadmap should B2B marketers take.
2020 was a truly turbulent year. Not only for B2B marketing but for almost all sectors. With this guide, we would like to show you tips, ideas and opportunities for your B2B marketing strategy. Among many trends, the crisis year forced many companies to rethink their marketing strategy. Trade fairs and events were cancelled and live communication increasingly had to be replaced by digital and hybrid events. Moreover, it remains unclear how things will continue. Therefore, alternatives had to be created. Implementing an online marketing strategy and creating new communication channels became more important than ever. In this article, you will learn everything you need to know to successfully master the coming years with a sound B2B marketing strategy.

Consequently, a marketing strategy is a plan that describes all the measures as well as the behaviour that will be used to achieve the marketing objectives. It is not about the concrete individual measures, but about basic rules, processes and guidelines according to which they are structured.

In B2B, a holistic marketing strategy is always based on the needs of the intended target group as well as on the agreed marketing and corporate goals. Strategic marketing planning defines which measures are suitable for the target group and for achieving the objectives.

Why do you need a B2B marketing strategy?
A marketing strategy regulates communication and presents the mass of complex marketing measures in a simplified way. It helps you to keep the goal of marketing in mind and to align it with the needs of your target group.

Most companies from the B2B Lead Generation Service sector struggle daily with target groups that are difficult to reach and complex products. In addition, digitalisation, fast-moving and networking have changed the buying process dramatically. The battle for customers' attention has not only become more difficult, but also more expensive. In order not to waste your precious marketing resources and time, it is important to pursue a marketing strategy tailored to your needs.

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How to play golf? Tips and tricks for beginners

Everyone is happy to receive tips and advice - whether it is for food preparation, frugal housekeeping or sport. Golfers are not averse to advise either and even more so when it comes to beginners and those interested in golf.

Golf is a sport that does not lack variety. It is an ideal mixture of recreation in the great outdoors, fun in the game and physical and mental challenge. It would be completely wrong to claim that golf only offers advantages to seniors because it does not require physical exertion and effort. Rather, it is true that this sport also requires physical exertion. Golf is ideal for young and old. With this sport, you move for many hours and are constantly in the fresh air and in nature. Endurance and strength can be trained and the ability to concentrate can be increased. In addition, it is fun to experience the game of golf together with friends, family or your partner. Betting is also fun. Especially when you bet on golf together with your friends and use different types of bets. Interested people can get comprehensive information about golf betting on the websites of Wettanbietererfahrungen.com.

Getting started is not difficult at all
Golf beginners should take a few golf lessons to learn and have a professional golf instructor explain to them all the equipment they need and familiarise themselves with the course, the most important rules and the essential swing techniques. In addition, it would be advisable to teach yourself the right warm-up exercises for your muscles. They are important in preparation for the coming load.

The driving range (area for practising long shots) is just as much a part of this as tee-off exercises. Attention should always be paid to the golf swing and different clubs should be used. The correct technique in golf is not characterised by power, but by the optimal swing.

Putting
For some golfers, it is the highest art and an essential part of the game: putting. It is one of the most serious strokes because the goal - to hole the ball over a short distance with, of course, only one stroke if possible - should be achieved. Putting should always be done with the highest swing precision, as it completes the respective hole and then determines the final result. Putting can therefore make the difference between defeat and victory. That's why stroke training should be correspondingly intensive.

Tip: The best way to improve your aim when putting is to consistently differentiate between short and long putts: a distinction is made between short putts of two metres and long putts of three metres or more. With the latter, stroke speed plays a very special role.

Chipping
A sensitive hand is also required for chipping. This is the stroke that brings the ball from the front green into the green. But before you do this, you have to pattern the position of the ball and estimate how far it has to fly and then roll.

Tip: It is best to make two test chipping shots so that you can feel the correct contact with the ground. For an appropriate exercise in this situation, two balls and nine different hole stations around the green are needed. The distance to the hole should be between six and twelve metres. The aim of the exercise is to need as few strokes as possible for the stations. Both balls are chipped one after the other and then the better ball is taken out of the exercise and played on with the "worse" ball.
The pitch to approach the green.

Pitching
Strokes over distances of 10 to 50 metres are called pitches. It is an approach shot designed to deliver the ball into the green in a high arc. With a full swing, the ball can be hit between 50 and 260 metres, depending on the club chosen. What counts here is not only the distance, but also the accuracy, because the number of strokes needed to hole the ball is ultimately decisive for victory or defeat.

Tip: The clubhead should rotate closed. The ball is hit cleanly when the sole of the clubhead points upwards. The upper body should be kept still, hands and club should remain in front of the hips and arms on the swing plane.

Bunker shot
A very special shot requires a lot of skill: the bunker shot. It is used when the ball lies in a sand bunker. However, the sand must not be touched with the club before hitting the bunker shot.

Tip: As a beginner, you should especially practise the shots at short distances, as this can quickly improve your handicap. Overnight is particularly important for bunker shots. The general rule is: Never look at the ball after the tee shot. This will cause the ball to be topped and fly away distorted. It is better to consciously look down for a few seconds after the tee shot to avoid the typical beginner's mistake.

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