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lee im Garten

MyNeroUserWithNicknameno0815@nero.com (no0815) — 17 Nov 2010 06:37:59 GMT

der Frühling im Garten

was für eine pracht

Gesichter

MyNeroUserWithNicknameno0815@nero.com (no0815) — 23 Sep 2010 17:07:00 GMT

der eingefangene moment :

tolle orte

MyNeroUserWithNicknameno0815@nero.com (no0815) — 22 Jan 2011 16:38:18 GMT

boot von muschel befreien

MyNeroUserWithNicknameno0815@nero.com (no0815) — 10 Oct 2009 18:36:06 GMT

die herbst reinigung

und auf reisen

Schiffe in Norwegen

MyNeroUserWithNicknameno0815@nero.com (no0815) — 14 Oct 2009 07:14:41 GMT

da haben wir so einiges gesehen:

Schiffe in Berlin

MyNeroUserWithNicknameno0815@nero.com (no0815) — 16 Nov 2009 20:47:40 GMT

Ausflugs Damfer

forzezung folgt

Michael Jackson

MyNeroUserWithNicknameno0815@nero.com (no0815) — 23 Jan 2011 17:41:57 GMT

alles aus Sand :

in Berlin

fahrzeuge

MyNeroUserWithNicknameno0815@nero.com (no0815) — 18 Feb 2011 21:20:31 GMT

top

lena meyer landrut

MyNeroUserWithNicknameno0815@nero.com (no0815) — 18 Feb 2011 21:23:25 GMT

bilder

Bahamas

MyNeroUserWithNicknameno0815@nero.com (no0815) — 15 Jun 2011 07:07:01 GMT

diverse eindrücke

SARRAZIN-AUTOR oder RASSIST???

MyNeroUserWithNicknameschatzlmutzane@nero.com (schatzlmutzane) — 13 Sep 2010 23:51:01 GMT

Das Migranten-Problem, gab es schon immer!

Im alten Ägypten, waren es die JUDEN, im alten Kaiserreich Österreich,

Ungarn, Böhmen, Tschechen unsw....

Eigentlich in jedem Land der Erde gab es irgenwelche Zuwanderer!

Amerika ist das beste Beispiel dafür: dort gibt es aus der ganzen Welt Zuwanderer

aller Rassen....

Die ersten Zuwanderer, verdrängten und zerstörten sogar die Ureinwohner

Amerikas die Indianer!

Also werden die Europäischen Staaten von MOSLEM'S unterwandert!

Eingebrockt wurde dieses Migranten-Problem nur von der Jeweiligen Wirtschaft, die nicht bereit war und ist, die jeweilige Landesbevölkerung korrekt zu bezahlen oder den Einheimischen Landsleuten Arbeitsplätze zu geben, lieber Ausländer, einstellen, die arbeiten billiger und die reden nicht zurück.

Moderne Sklaverei!

Ich selbst habe 1972 im Personalbüro der damaligen österreichischen ............??? gearbeitet und mußte damals die Arbeitsbewilligungen für damals Schilling 15.OOO,- pro ausländischen Arbeiter an die jeweilige Behörde ordern.

Nur weil unsere Arbeitskräfte teuerer waren und man die gestetzlichen Bedingungen einhalten mußte, wurden sie nicht beschäftigt.

So ist es auch noch heute!

Die Wirtschaft bedenkt nur nicht, sollten die eigenen Landsleute keine korrekt bezahlten Arbeitsplätze mehr erhalten wird es mit der Wirtschaft bergab gehen, denn wer kann sich dann, alle die im Ausland produzierten Waren noch KAUFEN???????????????

Die Migranten und alle Ausländer haben sicher keine so große KAUFKRAFT???

DENKANSTOSS an die WIRTSCHAFSTBOSSE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

NAU, BRAVO..... würde unser alter guter Kaiser Franz sagen.........

SCHWAMMERL- PILZE- ZEIT

MyNeroUserWithNicknameschatzlmutzane@nero.com (schatzlmutzane) — 10 Aug 2011 21:58:11 GMT

Diese herrlichen Leckereien, wachsen ganz versteckt!

Das Suchen im Morgengrauen, in den Wäldern und Auen, ein herrliches

Vergnügen!

Zu Mittag gibt es dann die Suppe und die Soße, gebackene Pilze ganz große!

MMMMMHHHHHH, LECKER!!!!

ADVENTMÄRKTE-AUSTRIA

MyNeroUserWithNicknameschatzlmutzane@nero.com (schatzlmutzane) — 14 Nov 2011 11:43:26 GMT

Bei uns in Österreich gibt es wunderschöne Adventmärkte, die eine wundervolle Weihnachtsstimmung verbreiten!

Es ist jedes Jahr wieder eine Freude diese zu besuchen und sich an den herrlichen selbstgebackenen Keksen und creativen Dingen zu erfreuen!

60 Jahre und noch nicht weise!!!!

MyNeroUserWithNicknameschatzlmutzane@nero.com (schatzlmutzane) — 23 Mar 2012 08:10:48 GMT

60 Jahre in ein paar Tagen!

60 Jahre und gar noch nicht leise auch nicht ein bißchen weise! Hab nun Narrenfreit und darf wieder zum Kind werden jabadabadu!!!

Schön ist es wieder ein Mensch zu sein ohne Zwang und mit Tollerein, kann nun tun und lassen was ich will, alles ohne Drill!!

Lirilarum Löffelstiel alte Weiber essen viel

Junge müssen fasten, Brot liegt in dem Kasten,

Messer liegt dabneben , ei was für ein lustiges LEBEN!!!

Windows Vista SP1 Reviewed

MyNeroUserWithNicknamemrchuck999@nero.com (mrchuck999) — 19 Dec 2007 18:14:27 GMT

Amidst all the conflicting reports about Vista Service Pack 1 (some say it'll arrive soon, some say 18 months from now), the fact of the matter is that some people have a beta of SP1 already, and that means it's now been leaked to the rest of the world. APC acquired and installed that beta, and posted some opinions on it here. Here's what you need to know.

Performance is "very noticeably" improved, with "far less hard drive thrashing" and better responsiveness.

There's only one new feature included in SP1: A "Create a Recovery Disc" system that lets you build your own recovery DVD which lets you create a new install disc without a Vista install disc. Sounds useful.
There are over 130 updates included (rumor confirmed), but little information on how exactly these updates work or what they do. APC includes a long list of components that have been updated, but no news on what exactly has been fixed in them. It's not their fault: Since Microsoft hasn't released the beta officially, APC has no way of knowing. That said, various changes (likely just stability bug fixes for the most part) have been made to a wide variety of services, including the backup system, indexer, MovieMaker, IIS web server, remote assistance, tablet PC system, and storage management. Look at the list about halfway down the linked post: Virtually no part of Vista appears to have gone untouched.
The two fixes released last week are also included.

As for their opinion, APC doesn't speak much about its hands-on experience except to say that those performance improvements are worth the price of the upgrade alone. Frankly, that's good enough for me.

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Testers can download the BETA Here [techies only] (Be sure to read the pre-install directions.)

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=be34577a-e925-48fb-9d6d-50fe9461f808&DisplayLang=en

Windows Vista SP1 Details List

Quality Improvements

These improvements target some of the issues Microsoft has identified as the most common causes of operating system crashes and hangs, giving customers a more
reliable experience. These updates also improve performance in key scenarios—for example, when copying files or shutting down the computer.

Security
Security improvements that will be in Windows Vista SP1 include:

• Provides security software vendors a more secure way to communicate with Windows Security Center.

• Includes application programming interfaces (APIs) by which third-party security and malicious software detection applications can work with
kernel patch protection on x64 versions of Windows Vista. These APIs help ISVs develop software that extends the functionality of the Windows
kernel on x64 computers without disabling or weakening the protection offered by kernel patch protection.

• Improves the security of running RemoteApp programs and desktops by allowing Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) files to be signed. Customers can
differentiate user experiences based on publisher identity.

• Strengthens the cryptography platform with a redesigned random number generator, which leverages the Trusted Platform Module (TPM), when present,
for entropy and complies with the latest standards. The redesigned RNG uses the AES-based pseudo-random number generator (PRNG) from NIST Special
Publication 800-90 by default. The Dual Elliptical Curve (Dual EC) PRNG from SP 800-90 is also available for customers who prefer to use it.

• Enhances BitLocker Drive Encryption (BDE) to offer an additional multifactor authentication method that combines a key protected by the Trusted
Platform Module (TPM) with a Startup key stored on a USB storage device and a user-generated personal identification number (PIN).

Reliability
Windows Vista SP1 will include improvements that target some of the most common causes of crashes and hangs, giving users a more consistent experience.
Many of these improvements will specifically address issues identified from the Windows Error Reporting tool.
The following list describes some of the reliability improvements that Windows Vista SP1 will include:

• Improved reliability and compatibility of Windows Vista when used with newer graphics cards in several specific scenarios and configurations.

• Improved reliability when working with external displays on a laptop.

• Improved Windows Vista reliability in networking configuration scenarios.

• Improved reliability of systems that were upgraded from Windows XP to Windows Vista.

• Increased compatibility with many printer drivers.

• Increased reliability and performance of Windows Vista when entering sleep and resuming from sleep.

Performance

• Improves the speed of copying and extracting files.

• Improves the time to become active from Hibernate and Resume modes.

• Improves the performance of domain-joined PCs when operating off the domain; in the current release version of Windows Vista,
users would experience long delays when opening the File dialog box.

• Improves battery life by reducing CPU utilization by not redrawing the screen as frequently, on certain computers.

• Improves the logon experience by removing the occasional 10-second delay between pressing CTRL-ALT-DEL and the password prompt displaying.

• Addresses an issue in the current version of Windows Vista that makes browsing network file shares consume significant bandwidth and not perform as fast as expected.

Click Here to Learn More

Beer Bot

MyNeroUserWithNicknameJanosch79@nero.com (Janosch79) — 21 Jun 2007 06:35:59 GMT

Finally he has arrived. The beer bot. Ever wanted a cold beer but you've been to lazy to get one? Well the beer bot takes care about that.

Saw that one in the IT News today. Will be available in japan for about 600 bucks. 6 cans fit inside the small fridge. And, and that's the point, he's serves you with a lovely and icecold beer.

Hmm, I'm just glad that I quit my barkeeper job a week ago :-D

Viruses and Related Pestilences

MyNeroUserWithNicknamebinkie7@nero.com (binkie7) — 01 Jul 2007 03:05:18 GMT

Viruses, Worms and Trojans

What are they, how did they come about, signs of infection and what can I do to protect myself?

The term virus for computers is also commonly used for other malware just like the human virus can be many different types. This blog is just a broad view focusing on viruses, trojans and worms – the most common and destructive of the spread malicious software.

What’s the difference between them?

Viruses

Computer viruses act much in the same way as human viruses – they need to be spread from a ‘host’ and can range from being annoying to very serious. So basically they attach themselves to another object which can be a program, file etc.

A computer virus as a computer program written to alter the way a computers operates, without the permission or knowledge of a user. A true virus must replicate itself, and must execute itself.

Microsoft describes a virus as ‘software programs that are deliberately designed to interfere with computer operation, record, corrupt or delete data, or spread themselves to other computers and throughout the internet'.

Worms

Unlike like viruses worms do not need to be spread by a host file. A worm is a piece of software that uses computer networks and security flaws to create copies of itself. It’s an independent program that replicates itself by copying itself from computer to computer. Like real world worms internet worms replicate themselves. Though unlike real world worm they spread quickly which can cause havoc by overloading a system resource like an email server for example.

Trojans

We all know the story from Greek history -the gift that looked like a horse but had other intentions. Computer Trojans appear the same way. A Trojan is an imposter file(s) that claim to be something desirable but, in fact, are malicious.

Trojans are unlike viruses in that they cannot replicate automatically. They need to be invited in.

Trojans have two parts – server and client. Once run the server infects the user’s computer while the client allows the hack to manipulate data on the infected pc.

When did they come about?

Different dates are cited on when viruses were introduced. The earliest found though was from 1982. The virus called The Elk Cloner started as a joke and was made by Rich Skrenta. It was spread by floppy disc and put on a game. When the game was played for the 50th time instead of starting the game a blank screen appeared that read a poem about a virus name Elk Cloner.

The first worm that appeared was in 1988 created by a Cornell University student Robert Morris. It exploited a buffer overflow in the Unix Sendmail program. The worm spread quickly eating up resources and causing massive disruptions.

Trojans came a year after the first worm. 1989 introduced the AIDS Trojan. This Trojan was famous for holding data hostage. It was sent under the guise of an AIDS information program. Once executed this Trojan encrypted the unsuspecting user’s hard drive preventing them from accessing it. It even demanded payment for the decryption key or password!

How they are spread

As pc’s, networks and the internet have become more widespread so have ways of spreading viruses, worms and trojans. They are no longer limited to how they originally spread. In fact new ways of spreading are appearing all the time. As technology advances you can be sure ways of pc infection will not be far behind.

The most commons ways they are spread is through email attachments, web pages, website downloads, P2P and Bit Torrent networks, IRC, instant messaging, floppy discs and other portable media/storage devices like cd’s and flash drives.

Signs of Infection

Infections can come in many sizes and shapes. Here is a list of signs to looks out for:

· PC is running slow

· CPU is always at 100%

· A friend(s) tell you they received an email for you with an attachment that you didn’t send

· Anti Virus program is disabled and can’t be restarted

· Increase in files sizes

· Strange popup’s or alerts

· PC shuts down unexpectedly or reboots without warning

· Icons appear on your desktop of programs you didn’t install

· Files have been deleted from you hard drive mysteriously

Some from this list may not even be signs of infections – they can be signs of problems with your operating system or a buggy program for example. But be paranoid and try and get to the root cause of the symptom(s).

How to Protect Yourself

Each day new malicious software appears. At time it’s seems you need more protection on your pc’s then you do for your house! PC security is just as essential as home security – you wouldn’t leave you home open to invaders so don’t leave the pc open to them either.

First and foremost you’ll need anti virus software installed that offers ‘real time’ protection. Antivirus software will try and identify, stop and eliminate viruses and other malicious software. Real time protection or on access protection refers to the ability of the antivirus to scan files on the fly as they are either created/read (opened)/modified or executed (or some combination of). Also important is keeping the virus definitions updated of the program you are using. Most anti virus software have this set by default. Most antivirus software also have the option to run scans on demand or they can be set to scan on a regular basis. It’s a good idea to run these scans at least weekly.

Just as important is installing a firewall. A firewall is hardware or software solution to enforce security policies. In the physical security analogy, a firewall is equivalent to a door lock on a perimeter door or on a door to a room inside of the building - it permits only authorized users such as those with a key or access card to enter. A firewall has built-in filters that can disallow unauthorized or potentially dangerous material from entering the system. It also logs attempted intrusions. The firewall is your barrier against the potentially dangerous users and programs on the internet.

Keep up to date on all patches and updates for operating system. Some of these updates are specifically for new security holes that have been found. The updates and patches help close them.

If you receive an email with an attachment from an unknown sender don’t open it. Chances are it’s not something good. Delete it even if your antivirus didn’t flag it as suspicious. Even opening an attachment from someone you know may be harmful. They may be infected. If you weren’t expecting it confirm the attachment with the sender.

If you’re using a Windows operating system have it set to show the file extensions. This will show you what the file really is. What you may think is just a jpg could turn out to be .jpg.exe. Developers of malicious software know some of the flaws, vulnerabilities and default settings of Windows and will try to disguise the file so that you are more apt to open it. Showing the file extensions helps take that mask away from them.

Even though most pc infections are spread thru email and the internet now don’t let your guard down on floppy discs, cd’s and portable storage devices. Always scan them first before copying any files or running any programs from them.

Community Q&A with Patrick Peeters of Nero

MyNeroUserWithNicknameken1701@nero.com (ken1701) — 12 Dec 2007 09:37:49 GMT

Cdfreaks had a Great Q&A with Patrick Peeters ,General Manager EMEA, Nero

Please Check out www.cdfreaks.com, if you haven't done so.

I find this site to be up on all the New Tech, and just plain Great when it concerns information for the average User and Pro user base.

Cdfreaks Forums are some of the Best, and if you need more help with a Wide Variety Of Questions, they Can Help.

www.cdfreaks.com (Check It Out)

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Patrick Peeters of Nero (INTERVIEW At CDFREAKS)

Patrick Peeters is the General Manager EMEA, Nero

Questions and Answers for Nero

1. What does Nero think about Blu-ray and HD-DVD, do you favor any of the formats?

Different from some of our competitors, Nero does not favor any of the 2 mentioned formats. Nero supports them both.

2. Who do you consider to be your biggest competitors and how do you differentiate from them?

Seeing the functionalities and possibilities of Nero 8, we have many competitors.

We first have the companies targeting 1 application like photo or video editing, CD/DVD burning, backup software, …

Then we have companies trying to offer a similar package like Nero, covering a full spectrum of multimedia applications. En then last (but not least) we have Microsoft offering some basic multimedia functionalities in XP or Vista.

Nero differentiates from its competitors, to always offer new features and formats/standards in the fastest possible way. The user can then obtain them free of charge within the same version.

3. How many people use Nero worldwide?

Seeing the fact that Nero software is bundled with leading Optical Disc drive and PC manufacturers, and the best sold multimedia software in Retail and Online, there are several hundred million Nero users worldwide.

4. With Nero, which group is your target? is the advanced user or the family and beginners?

Nero 8 targets both the entry level as well as the advanced user. In several of our applications, the user can choose the “basic” or the “advanced” version.

5. A lot of users switch to different software because Nero has too much features, functionality, different applications, is this a problem for Nero? Any solutions for this?

By offering a full range of multimedia applications, we try to give the user the best price/performance ratio. If a user wants to buy all the functionalities that Nero 8 offers, he/she needs to spend over 200€. For 69,99€ for Nero 8, they get more than 20 advanced multimedia applications; or around 3€ per application. This is the best value available in the market.

6. Why can't Nero make a easy to read tutorial? Nero makes it so complicated, I can't even understand it.

We are constantly improving our documentation and tutorials. For Nero 8 for example, we took the feedback of our users from Nero7 and implemented this in Nero 8 (documentation, software and tutorials).

But any suggestions that can improve the software and the manuals/tutorials, are very welcome. This is the only way for us to give the user an even better experience in the future.

7. What does Nero think of free burning software, for those who only want to burn a CD/DVD what does offer Nero more?

In order to be able to offer some key technologies for the users like Dolby or MPEG, we need to pay royalties to the patent holders. Free software can never offer these key technologies, and therefore they can only offer a very limited functionality.

8. Why does Nero not allow to make backup’s of movies that people have purchased but which contain a copy protection?

Nero fully supports anti-piracy and copyright laws, and the fact that it is illegal to remove or work around any type of copy protection. Nero allows the copying of any type of content that is not copy protected.

9. What is the strategy behind Nero? What is your aim to achieve? Becoming the largest downloadable all-round application?

Nero´s main strategy is to offer the user the best multimedia experience and the best price/performance multimedia software in the market. If these efforts result in market leadership, then this is an asset, but has never been a target itself.

10. Why are you forcing Nero indexing, Nero Scout to be installed, when people don't want it?

Nero Scout is currently required for some of our applications such as Nero MediaHome and Nero Home to properly function. The indexing services running in the background are also necessary for creating and maintaining the Nero Scout multimedia database, making it more convenient for a user to stream or playback content from an indexed database than it would be to search the system for content. It is also less time consuming and much more user-friendly, especially if the user has their PC configured to run as a media center. Nero Scout is simply a database and is therefore not system stressing or resource consuming, nor does it require much storage place. We have significantly improved the performance of the indexing services and we have implemented them to run only when the system is idle. As soon as there is any user activity, the services become inactive. There is also an option for deactivating Nero Scout and the related services completely. For future versions, we will evaluate other possibilities regarding Nero Scout and its services. I have to say, this type of question always amuses me, since I do not hear many people complaining about iTunes or its services, which are far more system stressing and invasive than Nero Scout.

11. Why won't NERO8 automatically install LightScribe? NERO7 did

There have not been retail versions or web demo versions of Nero 7 that installed the Lightscribe API automatically. The Lightscribe API always had to be downloaded and installed separately. Only a few OEM versions, which were bundled with Lightscribe drives, did the installation automatically. The reason is pretty simple; we want to make sure that users install the latest available Lightscribe API, which we provide on our website, guaranteeing the proper function of Lightscribe features.

12. Are you concerned that many advanced users have not 'upgraded' from Nero 6?

I don´t understand where this information comes from.

Seeing the sales figures of Nero 7 and now the new Nero 8, and the number of users upgrading from previous versions (also Nero 6) I can only conclude that the above statement is not correct.

Additionally, I can state an anecdote that I had this year at the IFA in Berlin. I had a chance to talk to a 65 year old person that was already using Nero since version 3, and told me he is so satisfied with Nero software that he has been upgrading every single new version that has come out, and he told me he will upgrade to Nero 8 as soon as it is available. I can assure you that these kinds of conversations give me a tremendous satisfaction and show that the products we offer really offer something to the people.

13. Why does Nero not issue details of the changes made from version to version. With the large file size having to be downloaded each time, I would like to know if the problems I am having have been fixed.

Nero publishes release notes after every update, and we have been doing so for many versions over many years. Of course we present only the most important changes in these release notes, which can be found on our website.

http://www.nero.com/eng/support-nero7-release-notes.html

http://www.nero.com/eng/support-nero8-release-notes.html

14. Why is support so slow? With most of my software I can get an answer within 24 hours. Nero takes a week if you are lucky.

Our aim is to give feedback within 24-48 hours.

I can not judge individual case-by-case why sometimes it would take longer (I can only imagine that this could happen when it concerns very complicated questions or during the release of a new version. Furthermore, let me point out that we try to provide our customers not only with answers, but with solutions. We provide responses which should solve the problem so that the user does not have to call or write again. Other software companies’ support departments give canned answers just for the sake of a prompt response. We do not believe this is effective technical support.

15. Does Nero 8 have the ability to transcode video files from PAL to NTSC and vice-versa? If so, what element of the product suite offers that feature?

Nero Vision 5, like its predecessors, has the ability to convert PAL to NTSC and vice versa. Nero Recode will be able to do that during encoding procedures to MPEG-4 with the upcoming Nero 8 update.

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Great Information,

And Thank's Again to www.Cdfreaks.com for this interview and indepth look into Nero Common Q&A.

"This is the unedited version of the interview that was published on Cdfreaks.com"

posted by L. Lukacs11/12/2007.

Good information is hard to find, CDFREAKS ***** 5 Stars

Thanks To Everyone at cdfreaks and to there community forum !!!

And Thank you to Patrick Peeters Of Nero!!!

"This show's Nero's Interest in the Community and Users of Nero’s Product's"

Ken

Geschriebener Witz

MyNeroUserWithNicknameschatzlmutzane@nero.com (schatzlmutzane) — 24 Mar 2009 16:29:26 GMT

Die ERDE sagt zum Planeten MARS, ich bin krank: MARS fragt: was hast du

denn ?

ERDE: HOMOSAPIENS !!!!

Der MARS: mach dir nichts daraus, hatte ich auch, in tausend Jahren ist sie

vorbei !!!

ERDE, GOTTSEIDANK !!!!

Jahreskartendilemma

MyNeroUserWithNicknametruss@nero.com (truss) — 26 Mar 2009 17:39:05 GMT

Unter den vielen Plastikkarten die meinen Geldbeutel bevölkern versteckt sich eine, die zu gleich sehr teuer und sehr wertvoll ist: Ich bin Träger einer Bahncard 100. Das gute Stück ist habe ich genau vor einem Jahr für 3500 € erworben, es ist genau ein Jahr lang gültig und ab morgen wertlos.

Auf der einen Seite ist der Preis natürlich schockierend, auf der anderen Seite bin ich im letzten Jahr fast jede Woche zwischen Ost und West hin- und hergependelt. Die selbe Strecke mit dem Auto zurückzulegen wäre zwar ein wenig schneller möglich gewesen, dafür ist Zugfahren aber wesentlich entspannter.

Ja, ich fahre gerne Zug. Im Zug ist einfach mehr Platz. Man kann lesen, Schlafen, aus dem Fenster schauen und natürlich auf den Laptop einhacken. Während andere dafür sorgen, dass man pünktlich und sicher ans Ziel kommt, kann man sich auch mal die Beine vertreten oder eine Kaffee holen. Auf diese Weise wird die Fahrzeit von über 6 Stunden erträglich und ist vorallem keine verlorene Zeit.

Nun ist also wieder der Zeitpunkt gekommen, an dem ich tief in meinen Geldbeutel greifen muss um eine neue Bahncard 100 für die nächsten 12 Monate zu kaufen. In der Zwischenzeit hat die Bahn übrigens die Tarife erhöht. Die neue Bahncard kostet nun 3650 € und da ich solche Beträge natürlich nicht einfach der Portokasse entnehmen kann, muss diese Investition wohl überlegt sein.

Trotz der Vorzüge des Zugfahrens bin ich kein zufriedener Kunde der Bahn. Das fängt mit der Pünktichkeit der Züge an. Wie oft habe ich schon den Satz: "Unser Zug wird in XY voraussichtlich 4 Minuten später eintreffen" gehört? Tatsächlich bleibt es aber nie bei 4 Minuten - es werden meisten 7. Als Folge davon ärgert man sich nicht nur über die Verspätung, sondern auch über das Personal. Ich habe mich oft gefragt warum in solchen Fällen nicht einfach 10 Minuten Verspätung angekündigt werden. Wenn es dann hinterher nur 8 werden freuen sich alle und der Zugchef kann bei der Weiterfahrt verkünden, dass 2 Minuten aufgeholt wurden.

Doch leider scheint dem Personal (bzw. deren Chefs) nichts an der Zufriedenheit ihrer Kunden zu liegen. Freundliche oder zuvorkommende Behandlung habe ich subjektiv noch nie erfahren. Weder im Zug noch im Bahnhof. Als Kunde wird man nicht königlich sondern eher wie ein Bittsteller behandelt. Ich erinnere mich da z.B. an die Rückererstattung der Kosten für eine Taxifahrt welche durch diverse bürokratische Hürden erschwert wurde.

Weiter geht es mit dem schlechten Kaffee, der im Zug serviert wird. Dazu passend sind die teuren aber mittelmäßgen Mikrowellen-Snacks. Und da ich es gerade vom Personal hatte: dieses Personal hat mit Sicherheit kein Trinkgeld verdient. Dafür werde ich aber komisch angeschaut wenn ich mir das Rückgeld für einen 2-Euro-90-Milchkaffee rausgeben lasse.

Als nächsten Punkt möchte ich die ICE-Achsen-Panne im Herbst ins Gedächtnis zurückrufen. Seit mitte Januar (nach 3 Monaten) fahren die ICEs wieder. Allerdings verkehren auf der Strecke nach Dresden nun fast keine (ICEs) mehr. Daruüber hinaus wurden einige Verbindungen gestrichen. Tatsächlich fehlen mir ein paar Züge mit denen ich im letzten Jahr gerne gefahren bin. Im Grunde habe ich für diese Züge ja auch bezahlt.

Ob nun ICs oder ICEs verkehren spielt bei dieser Strecke keine Rolle. Der ICE fährt zwischen Frankfurt und Dresden sellten schneller als 140km/h. Was mir aber ein wenig fehlt ist der ICE-Komfort. Dort gibt es z.B. an fast jedem Platz eine Steckdose und der Zug selbst ist wesentlich leiser. Die ICs hingegen wirken oft aus Regionalzügen zusammengestückelt. Meist gibt es nur ein oder zwei Wägen mit komfortablen IC Abteilen, der Rest besteht aus diesen Ratterwagen mit grünen Klappmobiliar, die entweder hoffnungslos überheizt oder es furchtbar zieht. Das alles gibt es bei einer Bahncard 100 inklusive.

Darüber hinaus könnte ich noch von vielen Zugfahrten berichten und euch noch lange mit meinen Nörgeleien langweilen. Zusammenfassen kann ich nur sagen, dass ich als Kunde der Bahn die Bahn wirklich nicht empfehlen kann. Doch was bleibt mir anderes übrig? Ich werde mich damit abfinden mussen und mich mit dem Kauf einer Bahncard 100 ein weiters Jahr diesem Unternehmen ausliefern. Auf Besserung zu hoffen hat wohl keinen Sinn, vorallem, da dem Bahnchef der geplante Börsengang wichtiger ist als die Kunden.