Category: General Interest

In the summer of 2015, Microsoft released Windows 10. Now, a good six years later, when the operating system has long been part of everyday life, Windows 11 will follow. The deadline is October 5. Are you ready? At 10, Microsoft wanted to stop counting after all. At least that’s what many assumed: When it was unveiled in 2015, it had sounded as if the operating system would be steadily developed further, but the name Windows 10 would remain. But Microsoft continues to count and now Windows 11 is just…

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Austro Control is again looking for air traffic controllers on Recruting Day on September 29. The salary during the training is 1,500 euros gross. The starting salary at Austro Control is 5,000 euros gross.Anyone who wants to find out more about the job of air traffic controller and take a virtual look behind the scenes of air traffic control can do so at Austro Control’s Online Recruiting Day on September 29. Air traffic controllers are responsible for safety in Austrian airspace. They specify the flight route and altitude, issue takeoff…

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After the pupils, the coronavirus quarantine will now also be eased for the remaining future K1 contact persons. As the Ministry of Health announced in a press release, the official isolation period will be shortened from 14 days to ten days as of September 27. In addition, “free testing” by means of PCR tests for K1 contacts will then be possible from the fifth day of quarantine. The previous procedure provided for such free testing from the tenth day of segregation at the earliest. “I have initiated this facilitation in…

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The City of Vienna is offering vaccination campaigns in numerous municipal buildings starting next week. The goal is to offer the Corona vaccination to many tenants in an uncomplicated way. Vaccinations will take place from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. each day. Vaccination action starts in the ReumannhofThe prelude takes place in the Reumannhof in Margareten. Just under ten other municipal buildings are currently on the list, with more likely to be added, according to City Hall. Vaccination will take place on the respective days from 11:00 to 20:00. Two…

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Friday marks the end of the security phase at schools in Vienna, Lower Austria and Burgenland. However, testing will continue. School started again in eastern Austria on Sept. 6 with a three-week safety phase. Students are tested three times a week and masks are mandatory outside the classroom. This safety phase ends on Friday. Starting next Monday, the classification into three different risk levels will decide on measures such as compulsory testing or masks. According to ÖVP Education Minister Heinz Faßmann, however, the testing program for unvaccinated students will continue…

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A late summer weekend with highs up to 27 degrees Celsius will be followed by an unsettled work week. According to the forecast of the Central Institute for Meteorology and Geodynamics (ZAMG) on Thursday, the first spring clouds will already appear in the west on Sunday afternoon as a harbinger for a start of the week that will be somewhat cooler and have more precipitation than the days before. Although denser clouds of a weakened disturbance will arrive on Friday with a taut northwesterly flow, especially north of the Danube.…

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In past six months, nearly 400 forgeries of 3G proofs have been uncovered. Starting today, police will crack down on 3G forgeries. There will be increased checks on the authenticity of 3G proofs in restaurants. The checks will be carried out by police officers together with health authorities. This was announced by Interior Minister Karl Nehammer (ÖVP) on Wednesday. The proofs are to be controlled “lastingly”. That means that also punished, Nehammer warned of consequences from fines to imprisonment. The probability of being caught is high, he said. Police assume…

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Now the iPhone 13 models are here and the question arises, will an older Apple phone do and when is the best time to buy one. Apple presented its new iPhone generation last week. The iPhone 13 comes again in a total of 4 different versions. We have compared the individual models with each other and compared them to the previous models. We also took a detailed look at the price development of the previous iPhones. Here again are the official prices of the current iPhone models with 128 GB…

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From October, stricter Corona rules will apply in Vienna. In retail, it is once again: FFP2 mask on for all customers. And it will be uncomfortable for the unvaccinated. The mayor of Vienna, Michael Ludwig (SPÖ), continues to go his own way when it comes to Corona. And that will lead there from October 1: In the future, an antigen test will no longer be sufficient for a visit to a restaurant, because in the restaurant, customers and waiters will have to be vaccinated, recovered or PCR-tested! In the night…

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