<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" standalone="yes"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title>Email, photos and passwords safely sorted, at home in the province of Utrecht on Ik vraag het Daan</title><link>https://ikvraaghetdaan.nl/en/</link><description>Recent content in Email, photos and passwords safely sorted, at home in the province of Utrecht on Ik vraag het Daan</description><generator>Hugo</generator><language>en-GB</language><lastBuildDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://ikvraaghetdaan.nl/en/index.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title>Your email address for life</title><link>https://ikvraaghetdaan.nl/en/email-address-for-life/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://ikvraaghetdaan.nl/en/email-address-for-life/</guid><description>&lt;h2 id="does-this-sound-familiar"&gt;Does this sound familiar?&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;You have had the same email address for twenty years. Your family, your GP, the bank and the council all know it. Then you switch to a different internet provider. Six months later, your address stops working.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;That is because your email address belongs to your internet provider, not to you. By law you only get six months to move everything over.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h2 id="what-i-do-for-you"&gt;What I do for you&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;I set up your own email address&lt;/strong&gt;, for example &lt;code&gt;jan@familiejansen.nl&lt;/code&gt;. That address is yours and stays yours.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;I move all your old email across&lt;/strong&gt;, folders included. I bring your address book along too.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;I set everything up&lt;/strong&gt; on your phone, tablet and computer. Your email looks just the way you are used to.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Together we pass on your new address&lt;/strong&gt; to the most important places: family, the bank, your health insurer and the council.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Your old address keeps forwarding&lt;/strong&gt; for as long as it can. That way you miss nothing.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;h2 id="so-where-is-your-email-kept"&gt;So where is your email kept?&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;With a European email company, for example in Germany or the Netherlands. The strict European privacy rules apply there. There are no adverts in your inbox. Your emails are not read to show you advertising.&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>Keep your photos safe</title><link>https://ikvraaghetdaan.nl/en/keep-your-photos-safe/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://ikvraaghetdaan.nl/en/keep-your-photos-safe/</guid><description>&lt;h2 id="why-this-matters"&gt;Why this matters&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Photos of the grandchildren, of holidays, of people who are no longer here. For many people they are only on their phone. If it falls in the water or gets stolen, they are gone.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Others keep their photos with Google or Apple. That works, but the free space soon runs out. And your photos are then with an American company.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h2 id="two-ways-to-do-it"&gt;Two ways to do it&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;h3 id="online-photo-vault"&gt;Online photo vault&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Your photos go from your phone to a European photo service automatically. They are locked before they leave your phone. Nobody else can look at them, not even the company itself.&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>Passwords and your digital legacy</title><link>https://ikvraaghetdaan.nl/en/password-vault-and-digital-legacy/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://ikvraaghetdaan.nl/en/password-vault-and-digital-legacy/</guid><description>&lt;h2 id="the-trouble-with-passwords"&gt;The trouble with passwords&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;For the bank, the health insurer, online shops, email. Everyone has dozens of passwords. So many people use the same password everywhere, or write them down in a notebook.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;That is understandable, but not safe. If scammers get hold of your password on one website, they try it on your other accounts too.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h2 id="what-a-password-vault-does"&gt;What a password vault does&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;A password vault is an app that remembers all your passwords. You only need to remember one yourself. The vault fills in your password for you when you log in somewhere. And it makes a different, strong password for every website.&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>Ongoing support: your own helper for computer and phone</title><link>https://ikvraaghetdaan.nl/en/ongoing-support/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://ikvraaghetdaan.nl/en/ongoing-support/</guid><description>&lt;h2 id="someone-you-can-turn-to"&gt;Someone you can turn to&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;A strange message from the bank. An app that suddenly stops working. A call from &amp;ldquo;Microsoft&amp;rdquo; saying your computer has a virus. It is good to have someone you know that you can ask.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;With ongoing support, that is me. You send me an email with your question, perhaps with a photo of your screen. I write back telling you what to do, step by step. If it is more complicated, I look at your screen remotely. So this works anywhere, even if you do not live near me.&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>A smart home that belongs to you</title><link>https://ikvraaghetdaan.nl/en/smart-home-without-the-cloud/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://ikvraaghetdaan.nl/en/smart-home-without-the-cloud/</guid><description>&lt;h2 id="what-is-a-smart-home"&gt;What is a smart home?&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Lights that come on by themselves when it gets dark. Heating that turns down while you are on holiday. One screen showing how much power your solar panels generate and what the washing machine uses.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h2 id="why-keep-everything-at-home"&gt;Why keep everything at home?&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Most smart devices send everything over the internet to a company in America or China. If that company goes bust or drops a product, your lights may stop working. And the company knows exactly when you are at home.&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>Website and email for clubs, associations and foundations</title><link>https://ikvraaghetdaan.nl/en/help-for-clubs-and-associations/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://ikvraaghetdaan.nl/en/help-for-clubs-and-associations/</guid><description>&lt;h2 id="does-this-sound-familiar"&gt;Does this sound familiar?&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The website was built years ago by a member who has since moved away. The secretary&amp;rsquo;s email is a private Gmail address. The minutes are on the previous treasurer&amp;rsquo;s laptop. Every time the committee changes, something gets lost.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h2 id="what-i-arrange-for-you"&gt;What I arrange for you&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;A simple, fast website&lt;/strong&gt; with what members and newcomers are looking for: who you are, where and when, and how to join.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Email addresses per role&lt;/strong&gt;, such as &lt;code&gt;secretary@yourclub.nl&lt;/code&gt;. When the secretary steps down, you hand the address to the successor. All email is kept.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;A shared folder&lt;/strong&gt; for minutes, member lists and agreements, with a European company.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Help when the committee changes.&lt;/strong&gt; I give the new committee members access and explain how everything works.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;h2 id="why-european"&gt;Why European?&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;A club keeps personal data about its members: names, addresses, sometimes dates of birth. Under the privacy law, the GDPR (AVG in Dutch), the committee is responsible for that data. If everything is with European companies, you make things a lot easier for yourself.&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>Computer help at home</title><link>https://ikvraaghetdaan.nl/en/computer-help-at-home/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://ikvraaghetdaan.nl/en/computer-help-at-home/</guid><description>&lt;h2 id="what-i-help-with"&gt;What I help with&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://ikvraaghetdaan.nl/en/wifi-problems-amersfoort/"&gt;Wifi and internet&lt;/a&gt;: the internet drops out or is slow in part of the house.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://ikvraaghetdaan.nl/en/speed-up-slow-computer-amersfoort/"&gt;Slow computer&lt;/a&gt;: the computer starts slowly or freezes.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://ikvraaghetdaan.nl/en/virus-removal-amersfoort/"&gt;Virus removal&lt;/a&gt;: strange messages, pop-ups or a computer that behaves oddly.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://ikvraaghetdaan.nl/en/printer-setup-amersfoort/"&gt;Printer setup&lt;/a&gt;: printing from your computer, tablet or phone.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://ikvraaghetdaan.nl/en/computer-repair-amersfoort/"&gt;Computer repair&lt;/a&gt;: error messages, start-up problems and freezes.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://ikvraaghetdaan.nl/en/email-setup-amersfoort/"&gt;Email setup&lt;/a&gt;: email on all your devices.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;h2 id="not-fixed-no-fee"&gt;Not fixed, no fee&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;If I cannot solve your problem, you pay nothing. That applies to repairs and faults. For lessons, you pay for the time we spend together.&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>Computer lessons at home</title><link>https://ikvraaghetdaan.nl/en/computer-lessons-at-home/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://ikvraaghetdaan.nl/en/computer-lessons-at-home/</guid><description>&lt;h2 id="learn-at-your-own-pace"&gt;Learn at your own pace&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;A course in a classroom often goes too fast. With me, you learn at your own kitchen table, on your own device. We only move on once you really understand it.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h2 id="what-you-can-learn"&gt;What you can learn&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Email:&lt;/strong&gt; reading and sending messages, and attaching photos.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;WhatsApp:&lt;/strong&gt; messages, sharing photos and video calls with the grandchildren.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Internet:&lt;/strong&gt; searching safely, online banking and using DigiD.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Photos:&lt;/strong&gt; viewing, sorting and keeping your photos.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Staying safe online:&lt;/strong&gt; recognising fake messages and scams.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;h2 id="how-a-lesson-works"&gt;How a lesson works&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I take my time and repeat things as often as needed. If you like, you get a note with the steps afterwards. Then you can read it again later.&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>Why I choose European companies for your email and photos</title><link>https://ikvraaghetdaan.nl/en/articles/why-european-companies/</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://ikvraaghetdaan.nl/en/articles/why-european-companies/</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;Almost everyone I help keeps their email, photos and calendar with Google, Microsoft or Apple. That is not surprising. It is easy, and it was often already set up when you bought your phone. Even so, I recommend switching to European companies more and more often. In this article I explain why.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h2 id="1-american-laws-also-apply-to-your-data"&gt;1. American laws also apply to your data&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Google, Microsoft and Apple are American companies. Since 2018 the United States has had a law called the CLOUD Act. It means the American government can use an order to force American companies to hand over data, even if that data is stored in Europe. So it also applies if your data sits in a data centre in Europe.&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>Switching internet provider? How to keep your email address</title><link>https://ikvraaghetdaan.nl/en/articles/keep-your-email-address-when-switching-provider/</link><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://ikvraaghetdaan.nl/en/articles/keep-your-email-address-when-switching-provider/</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;A cheaper internet and TV subscription is tempting. But many people don&amp;rsquo;t switch, for one reason: their email address. They have used it for twenty years, and everyone knows it. It is only natural that you have doubts about that.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h2 id="what-happens-to-your-email-address-when-you-switch"&gt;What happens to your email address when you switch?&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;An email address ending in, for example, &lt;code&gt;@kpnmail.nl&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;@ziggo.nl&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;@planet.nl&lt;/code&gt; or &lt;code&gt;@home.nl&lt;/code&gt; belongs to the internet provider. Not to you.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;If you switch, Dutch law says your old provider must still give you access to your email, or forward it, for &lt;strong&gt;six months&lt;/strong&gt;. After that it stops. Some providers let you keep the address for longer if you pay, others not at all.&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>Why photos kept only on your phone are not safe</title><link>https://ikvraaghetdaan.nl/en/articles/photos-only-on-your-phone-are-not-safe/</link><pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://ikvraaghetdaan.nl/en/articles/photos-only-on-your-phone-are-not-safe/</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;Many people think their photos will simply stay on their phone. Until the phone gets dropped. Hundreds of photos of grandchildren, holidays and birthdays: gone.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h2 id="how-do-photos-get-lost"&gt;How do photos get lost?&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The phone breaks&lt;/strong&gt; or ends up in water.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The phone is stolen&lt;/strong&gt;, for example on the train or at the market.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;A new phone&lt;/strong&gt;, and something goes wrong when moving everything over.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The free storage is full&lt;/strong&gt;, so new photos are no longer saved. You often only notice when it is too late.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Deleted by accident&lt;/strong&gt;, for example to make space.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;h2 id="but-surely-google-or-apple-keeps-them"&gt;&amp;ldquo;But surely Google or Apple keeps them?&amp;rdquo;&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Maybe. Many people have a backup switched on with Google or Apple, but the free space fills up after a few years. From that moment, new photos are no longer saved. A message does appear, but people often swipe it away.&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>Google Photos or iCloud storage full? These are your options</title><link>https://ikvraaghetdaan.nl/en/articles/google-photos-or-icloud-storage-full/</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://ikvraaghetdaan.nl/en/articles/google-photos-or-icloud-storage-full/</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;&amp;ldquo;Your storage is almost full.&amp;rdquo; Many people get that message on their phone. They often swipe it away, because what are you supposed to do with it? Still, it is important to act on it.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h2 id="what-does-that-message-mean"&gt;What does that message mean?&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Google gives you 15 GB of free space, Apple 5 GB. Your email, photos and backups all have to fit in there together. After a few years of taking photos, that space is full.&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>A password manager: safer than a notebook, and easier</title><link>https://ikvraaghetdaan.nl/en/articles/password-manager-explained/</link><pubDate>Sat, 19 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://ikvraaghetdaan.nl/en/articles/password-manager-explained/</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;Bank, health insurer, online shop, council, email, streaming service. You need a password for everything. So it makes sense that people end up using the same password everywhere, or write everything down in a notebook next to the computer.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h2 id="why-the-same-password-everywhere-is-dangerous"&gt;Why the same password everywhere is dangerous&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Websites get hacked regularly. When that happens, lists of email addresses and passwords end up out in the open. Scammers then automatically try those combinations at banks, online shops and email services.&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>Digital legacy: what happens to your accounts when you are gone?</title><link>https://ikvraaghetdaan.nl/en/articles/arranging-your-digital-legacy/</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://ikvraaghetdaan.nl/en/articles/arranging-your-digital-legacy/</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;It is not a pleasant subject, but it is an important one. What happens to your email, photos, banking and subscriptions when you are gone? Or if illness means you can no longer log in yourself?&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Many people have not arranged this yet. For those left behind, it often becomes a long search.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h2 id="what-is-a-digital-legacy"&gt;What is a digital legacy?&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Everything you have online:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;your email and the messages in it;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;your photos and videos;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;accounts with online shops, social media and streaming services;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;subscriptions that cost money every month;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;online banking and insurance.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;h2 id="what-do-families-run-into"&gt;What do families run into?&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;They don&amp;rsquo;t know which accounts and subscriptions exist.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;They can&amp;rsquo;t get to the photos, because they are on a locked phone or in an account.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Subscriptions keep running for months.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Companies ask for all kinds of paperwork before they give access, and sometimes they give no access at all.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;h2 id="what-you-can-arrange-yourself"&gt;What you can arrange yourself&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Make an overview.&lt;/strong&gt; A list of all your accounts and subscriptions. SeniorWeb, a Dutch organisation that helps people with computers, has a handy checklist for this.&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>Five common scams, and how to recognise them</title><link>https://ikvraaghetdaan.nl/en/articles/recognising-common-scams/</link><pubDate>Sat, 12 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://ikvraaghetdaan.nl/en/articles/recognising-common-scams/</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;Scammers keep getting cleverer. They take advantage of helpful, polite people. These are the five tricks I come across most often.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h2 id="1-hoi-mam-this-is-my-new-number"&gt;1. &amp;ldquo;Hoi mam, this is my new number&amp;rdquo;&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;You get a WhatsApp message from an unknown number. The sender says it is your son or daughter. In Dutch it usually starts with &amp;ldquo;Hoi mam&amp;rdquo; or &amp;ldquo;Hoi pap&amp;rdquo; (&amp;ldquo;Hi mum&amp;rdquo;, &amp;ldquo;Hi dad&amp;rdquo;). Their phone is broken, and they urgently need to pay a bill.&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>Why your smart home doesn't need to run through America</title><link>https://ikvraaghetdaan.nl/en/articles/smart-home-without-american-cloud/</link><pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://ikvraaghetdaan.nl/en/articles/smart-home-without-american-cloud/</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;Smart lights, a smart thermostat, a video doorbell. It is handy, and it keeps getting cheaper. But few people know how it actually works.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h2 id="how-do-most-smart-devices-work"&gt;How do most smart devices work?&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;When you switch on a light through the app, that signal usually doesn&amp;rsquo;t go straight to the light. It first travels over the internet to a computer belonging to the manufacturer, often in America or China, and only then comes back to your home.&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>Why clubs should sort out their website, email and member list properly</title><link>https://ikvraaghetdaan.nl/en/articles/clubs-website-email-member-data/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://ikvraaghetdaan.nl/en/articles/clubs-website-email-member-data/</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;At most clubs and associations it has just grown that way. A handy member once built the website. The secretary uses their own Gmail address. The member list is in an Excel file on the treasurer&amp;rsquo;s laptop. That works, until someone steps down.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h2 id="what-goes-wrong-when-the-committee-changes"&gt;What goes wrong when the committee changes?&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The club&amp;rsquo;s email disappears&lt;/strong&gt; along with the secretary&amp;rsquo;s private address.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Nobody can get into the website any more&lt;/strong&gt;, because only the person who built it had the password.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The member list is on a private laptop&lt;/strong&gt;, or has been sent round in ten different versions.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Old agreements and minutes can no longer be found.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;h2 id="what-privacy-law-asks-of-the-committee"&gt;What privacy law asks of the committee&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;A club keeps personal data: names, addresses, phone numbers, sometimes dates of birth or bank details. Under the GDPR (in Dutch: AVG), the committee is responsible for that data. Among other things, that means:&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>Computer repair at home in Amersfoort and the province of Utrecht</title><link>https://ikvraaghetdaan.nl/en/computer-repair-amersfoort/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://ikvraaghetdaan.nl/en/computer-repair-amersfoort/</guid><description>&lt;h2 id="which-problems"&gt;Which problems&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The computer will not start:&lt;/strong&gt; a black or blue screen, or it keeps loading.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Error messages:&lt;/strong&gt; vague messages you do not understand.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Programs close on their own&lt;/strong&gt; while you are using them.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;No sound or no picture:&lt;/strong&gt; often this is a setting or a missing bit of software.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;A USB port does not work:&lt;/strong&gt; I find out whether it is the software or the computer itself.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Keyboard or mouse not responding:&lt;/strong&gt; I find the cause.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The battery runs down quickly:&lt;/strong&gt; replacing it, or adjusting the settings so it lasts longer.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;h2 id="what-i-do"&gt;What I do&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I calmly work out what is going on and tell you what I see. I can almost always fix problems with programs and settings. Is something actually broken, such as the hard drive or the power supply? Then I tell you honestly whether a repair is worth it, or whether you are better off buying a new one.&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>Fixing wifi problems at home in Amersfoort and the province of Utrecht</title><link>https://ikvraaghetdaan.nl/en/wifi-problems-amersfoort/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://ikvraaghetdaan.nl/en/wifi-problems-amersfoort/</guid><description>&lt;h2 id="what-i-help-with"&gt;What I help with&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Slow internet:&lt;/strong&gt; I find out what is causing it and set up the box for your internet (the modem or router) better.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The wifi keeps dropping out:&lt;/strong&gt; I measure where the signal is weak, and add a wifi extender if needed.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;A device will not connect:&lt;/strong&gt; laptop, tablet, phone or printer.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Connecting a new modem:&lt;/strong&gt; from Ziggo, KPN, Odido or another provider.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Forgotten your wifi password:&lt;/strong&gt; I set a new password and put it on all your devices.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Security:&lt;/strong&gt; so the neighbours or strangers cannot use your wifi.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;h2 id="how-it-works"&gt;How it works&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I come to your home, look at what is going on and tell you what I am doing. No sales pitch. For faults the rule is: &lt;strong&gt;not fixed, no fee.&lt;/strong&gt; If I cannot get your wifi working properly, you pay nothing.&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>Help at home in Amersfoort: email, photos and passwords kept safe</title><link>https://ikvraaghetdaan.nl/en/service-area/amersfoort/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://ikvraaghetdaan.nl/en/service-area/amersfoort/</guid><description>&lt;h2 id="close-to-home"&gt;Close to home&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I live in Amersfoort myself. That makes it easy. I&amp;rsquo;m happy to come to you, in the town centre, in Hoogland or in one of the newer neighbourhoods such as Vathorst or Nieuwland.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;But I don&amp;rsquo;t just come to fix something. Above all, I help you get your digital affairs properly sorted, so less goes wrong later on.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h2 id="what-i-help-you-with-in-amersfoort"&gt;What I help you with in Amersfoort&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;An email address that stays yours.&lt;/strong&gt; Switching to a different internet provider? Then you don&amp;rsquo;t want to lose your email address. I give you &lt;a href="https://ikvraaghetdaan.nl/en/email-address-for-life/"&gt;your own address for life&lt;/a&gt; and move all your old messages across.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Photos in a safe place.&lt;/strong&gt; Are the photos of the grandchildren only on your phone? I make sure they are &lt;a href="https://ikvraaghetdaan.nl/en/keep-your-photos-safe/"&gt;kept safe&lt;/a&gt;, with a backup copy.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Passwords in order.&lt;/strong&gt; With &lt;a href="https://ikvraaghetdaan.nl/en/password-vault-and-digital-legacy/"&gt;a password vault&lt;/a&gt; you no longer need to remember anything. And you decide straight away who can get in later.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Someone you can email.&lt;/strong&gt; With &lt;a href="https://ikvraaghetdaan.nl/en/ongoing-support/"&gt;ongoing support&lt;/a&gt; you have one fixed point of contact.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Do you have a smart home, or are you on the committee of a club? Then also take a look at &lt;a href="https://ikvraaghetdaan.nl/en/smart-home-without-the-cloud/"&gt;smart home without the cloud&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href="https://ikvraaghetdaan.nl/en/help-for-clubs-and-associations/"&gt;help for clubs and associations&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>Help at home in Baarn: email, photos and passwords kept safe</title><link>https://ikvraaghetdaan.nl/en/service-area/baarn/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://ikvraaghetdaan.nl/en/service-area/baarn/</guid><description>&lt;h2 id="your-data-stays-yours"&gt;Your data stays yours&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;With the well-known free services, you don&amp;rsquo;t pay with money but with your data. I do it differently. Your email, photos and passwords go to a European company, for example in Germany or Switzerland. Strict privacy rules apply there, and there are no adverts.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h2 id="what-i-do-for-you-in-baarn"&gt;What I do for you in Baarn&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;table&gt;
 &lt;thead&gt;
 &lt;tr&gt;
 &lt;th&gt;What you want&lt;/th&gt;
 &lt;th&gt;What I set up&lt;/th&gt;
 &lt;/tr&gt;
 &lt;/thead&gt;
 &lt;tbody&gt;
 &lt;tr&gt;
 &lt;td&gt;Keep your email address, even after switching provider&lt;/td&gt;
 &lt;td&gt;&lt;a href="https://ikvraaghetdaan.nl/en/email-address-for-life/"&gt;An email address for life&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
 &lt;/tr&gt;
 &lt;tr&gt;
 &lt;td&gt;Never lose your photos&lt;/td&gt;
 &lt;td&gt;&lt;a href="https://ikvraaghetdaan.nl/en/keep-your-photos-safe/"&gt;Keep your photos safe&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
 &lt;/tr&gt;
 &lt;tr&gt;
 &lt;td&gt;Stop hunting for passwords&lt;/td&gt;
 &lt;td&gt;&lt;a href="https://ikvraaghetdaan.nl/en/password-vault-and-digital-legacy/"&gt;A password vault&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
 &lt;/tr&gt;
 &lt;tr&gt;
 &lt;td&gt;Someone you can email with all your questions&lt;/td&gt;
 &lt;td&gt;&lt;a href="https://ikvraaghetdaan.nl/en/ongoing-support/"&gt;Ongoing support&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
 &lt;/tr&gt;
 &lt;tr&gt;
 &lt;td&gt;A smart home that belongs to you&lt;/td&gt;
 &lt;td&gt;&lt;a href="https://ikvraaghetdaan.nl/en/smart-home-without-the-cloud/"&gt;Smart home without the cloud&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
 &lt;/tr&gt;
 &lt;tr&gt;
 &lt;td&gt;Get the club or foundation properly organised&lt;/td&gt;
 &lt;td&gt;&lt;a href="https://ikvraaghetdaan.nl/en/help-for-clubs-and-associations/"&gt;Help for clubs and associations&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
 &lt;/tr&gt;
 &lt;/tbody&gt;
&lt;/table&gt;
&lt;h2 id="a-visit-in-baarn"&gt;A visit in Baarn&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Baarn is close to Amersfoort. I usually come on a Saturday, at a time that suits you. First we have a cup of coffee and I look at what&amp;rsquo;s already there. Then we set everything up together. When I leave, everything works and you know how it goes.&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>Help at home in Bunschoten-Spakenburg: email, photos and passwords kept safe</title><link>https://ikvraaghetdaan.nl/en/service-area/bunschoten-spakenburg/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://ikvraaghetdaan.nl/en/service-area/bunschoten-spakenburg/</guid><description>&lt;h2 id="close-to-amersfoort"&gt;Close to Amersfoort&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Bunschoten-Spakenburg borders Amersfoort, so I can be there quickly. Whether you live in Bunschoten, Spakenburg or Eemdijk, I come to your home.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h2 id="photos-of-family-and-friends"&gt;Photos of family and friends&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Photos of the children, of a birthday, of the old days. They are often only on a phone. Lose the phone, and they&amp;rsquo;re gone. I make sure your &lt;a href="https://ikvraaghetdaan.nl/en/keep-your-photos-safe/"&gt;photos are kept safe&lt;/a&gt;, and that you can easily share them with the family.&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>Help at home in De Bilt and Bilthoven: email, photos and passwords kept safe</title><link>https://ikvraaghetdaan.nl/en/service-area/de-bilt/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://ikvraaghetdaan.nl/en/service-area/de-bilt/</guid><description>&lt;h2 id="for-you-and-for-your-children"&gt;For you, and for your children&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Perhaps you&amp;rsquo;re reading this for your father or mother. You live further away and you worry. Can Dad still get into his email? Are Mum&amp;rsquo;s photos stored somewhere safe? Does anyone know the passwords?&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I come to your parents&amp;rsquo; home in Bilthoven or De Bilt and sort it out together with them. You hear from me what has been done, if your parents are happy with that.&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>Help at home in Houten: email, photos and passwords kept safe</title><link>https://ikvraaghetdaan.nl/en/service-area/houten/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://ikvraaghetdaan.nl/en/service-area/houten/</guid><description>&lt;h2 id="the-whole-familys-photos"&gt;The whole family&amp;rsquo;s photos&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;In a family, everyone takes photos. They end up on four phones, an old laptop and maybe a USB stick too. If one phone breaks, those photos are gone.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I bring everything together in one safe place. You choose: a &lt;a href="https://ikvraaghetdaan.nl/en/keep-your-photos-safe/"&gt;photo vault online&lt;/a&gt; with a European company, or a small device at your home that makes an extra copy every night. I set up the whole family&amp;rsquo;s phones, so new photos are saved automatically.&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>Help at home in IJsselstein: email, photos and passwords kept safe</title><link>https://ikvraaghetdaan.nl/en/service-area/ijsselstein/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://ikvraaghetdaan.nl/en/service-area/ijsselstein/</guid><description>&lt;h2 id="why-a-european-company"&gt;Why a European company?&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Almost all the well-known free services come from America. They make money from adverts, and for that they want to know as much about you as possible. I deliberately choose European companies, for example in Germany or Switzerland. You pay a small amount each month, and in return you get a service without adverts.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h2 id="what-i-set-up-for-you-in-ijsselstein"&gt;What I set up for you in IJsselstein&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Your email.&lt;/strong&gt; You get &lt;a href="https://ikvraaghetdaan.nl/en/email-address-for-life/"&gt;your own email address for life&lt;/a&gt;. I move your old messages and address book across, and set everything up on your devices.&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>Help at home in Leusden: email, photos and passwords kept safe</title><link>https://ikvraaghetdaan.nl/en/service-area/leusden/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://ikvraaghetdaan.nl/en/service-area/leusden/</guid><description>&lt;h2 id="just-round-the-corner"&gt;Just round the corner&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Leusden borders Amersfoort, where I live, so I&amp;rsquo;m there in no time. For setting up a service you pay no travel costs.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h2 id="start-with-what-bothers-you-most"&gt;Start with what bothers you most&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Everyone has something they dread. For one person it&amp;rsquo;s email, for another it&amp;rsquo;s passwords. We start with what matters most to you.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Worried about losing your email address? Then I set up &lt;a href="https://ikvraaghetdaan.nl/en/email-address-for-life/"&gt;an email address for life&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Are your photos scattered across your phone and computer? Then I make sure they are &lt;a href="https://ikvraaghetdaan.nl/en/keep-your-photos-safe/"&gt;kept safe&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Can&amp;rsquo;t remember your passwords? Then I put them in &lt;a href="https://ikvraaghetdaan.nl/en/password-vault-and-digital-legacy/"&gt;a password vault&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Would you like someone you can always email with a question? That&amp;rsquo;s what &lt;a href="https://ikvraaghetdaan.nl/en/ongoing-support/"&gt;ongoing support&lt;/a&gt; is for.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Do you have solar panels, or would you like to control your heating smartly? Then take a look at &lt;a href="https://ikvraaghetdaan.nl/en/smart-home-without-the-cloud/"&gt;smart home without the cloud&lt;/a&gt;. For committees of clubs and foundations there is &lt;a href="https://ikvraaghetdaan.nl/en/help-for-clubs-and-associations/"&gt;help for clubs and associations&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>Help at home in Nieuwegein: email, photos and passwords kept safe</title><link>https://ikvraaghetdaan.nl/en/service-area/nieuwegein/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://ikvraaghetdaan.nl/en/service-area/nieuwegein/</guid><description>&lt;h2 id="peace-of-mind"&gt;Peace of mind&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Many people only notice something is wrong when it&amp;rsquo;s too late. A password that no longer works. An email that looks genuine but comes from scammers. A phone that breaks, with all the photos on it.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;In Nieuwegein I help you stay ahead of that. I come to your home and put the important things properly in place.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h2 id="where-you-can-start"&gt;Where you can start&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Your passwords.&lt;/strong&gt; Are they in a notebook, or do you use the same one everywhere? With &lt;a href="https://ikvraaghetdaan.nl/en/password-vault-and-digital-legacy/"&gt;a password vault&lt;/a&gt; that&amp;rsquo;s a thing of the past. You only need to remember one password. And you record who can get in later.&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>Help at home in Soest: email, photos and passwords kept safe</title><link>https://ikvraaghetdaan.nl/en/service-area/soest/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://ikvraaghetdaan.nl/en/service-area/soest/</guid><description>&lt;h2 id="amersfoorts-neighbour"&gt;Amersfoort&amp;rsquo;s neighbour&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Soest is next to Amersfoort, where I live. So you&amp;rsquo;re never far from me. For setting up a service you pay no travel costs.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h2 id="safe-online-without-the-worry"&gt;Safe online, without the worry&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Scammers keep getting smarter. They send messages pretending to be the bank, or call as if they&amp;rsquo;re from a well-known company. I help you recognise that. And I make sure your accounts are better protected.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;With &lt;a href="https://ikvraaghetdaan.nl/en/password-vault-and-digital-legacy/"&gt;a password vault&lt;/a&gt; you have a different, strong password for every website. You only need to remember one yourself.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;With &lt;a href="https://ikvraaghetdaan.nl/en/ongoing-support/"&gt;ongoing support&lt;/a&gt; you can send me a suspicious message. I look at it before you do anything.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;h2 id="and-also"&gt;And also&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I set up &lt;a href="https://ikvraaghetdaan.nl/en/email-address-for-life/"&gt;an email address that stays yours&lt;/a&gt; and a &lt;a href="https://ikvraaghetdaan.nl/en/keep-your-photos-safe/"&gt;safe place for your photos&lt;/a&gt;, both with European companies. If you want more: &lt;a href="https://ikvraaghetdaan.nl/en/smart-home-without-the-cloud/"&gt;a smart home without the cloud&lt;/a&gt;. And for clubs and foundations: &lt;a href="https://ikvraaghetdaan.nl/en/help-for-clubs-and-associations/"&gt;help for clubs and associations&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>Help at home in Stichtse Vecht: email, photos and passwords kept safe</title><link>https://ikvraaghetdaan.nl/en/service-area/stichtse-vecht/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://ikvraaghetdaan.nl/en/service-area/stichtse-vecht/</guid><description>&lt;h2 id="along-the-vecht"&gt;Along the Vecht&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Stichtse Vecht is a municipality with many villages. Maarssen and Breukelen are the largest. There are also Loenen aan de Vecht, Nieuwersluis, Vreeland, Nigtevecht, Kockengen, Tienhoven and Nieuwer Ter Aa, among others. Wherever you live, I come to your home.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h2 id="what-i-set-up"&gt;What I set up&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;An email address that stays.&lt;/strong&gt; Do you still have an email address from your internet provider? Then you lose it when you switch. With &lt;a href="https://ikvraaghetdaan.nl/en/email-address-for-life/"&gt;an email address for life&lt;/a&gt; that&amp;rsquo;s a thing of the past. I move everything across and help you pass on the new address.&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>Help at home in Utrecht: email, photos and passwords kept safe</title><link>https://ikvraaghetdaan.nl/en/service-area/utrecht/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://ikvraaghetdaan.nl/en/service-area/utrecht/</guid><description>&lt;h2 id="your-digital-things-properly-sorted"&gt;Your digital things, properly sorted&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;In a big city there&amp;rsquo;s plenty of help around. But it&amp;rsquo;s often a shop or a helpdesk, and you speak to someone different every time. I work on my own. So you always deal with me, even if you have a question later on.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I come to you, in the city centre, in Overvecht, in Leidsche Rijn or wherever you live in the municipality of Utrecht. I sort out parking myself.&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>Help at home in Veenendaal: email, photos and passwords kept safe</title><link>https://ikvraaghetdaan.nl/en/service-area/veenendaal/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://ikvraaghetdaan.nl/en/service-area/veenendaal/</guid><description>&lt;h2 id="on-the-east-side-of-the-province"&gt;On the east side of the province&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Veenendaal is on the edge of the province of Utrecht. But it&amp;rsquo;s still part of it. For setting up a service you pay no travel costs here.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I come round, we sit down together at the table and I sort out what&amp;rsquo;s needed. With ongoing support I can still be reached by email afterwards.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h2 id="three-things-many-people-want-to-sort-out"&gt;Three things many people want to sort out&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;ol&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Keeping their email address.&lt;/strong&gt; An address from your internet provider disappears when you switch. With &lt;a href="https://ikvraaghetdaan.nl/en/email-address-for-life/"&gt;an email address for life&lt;/a&gt; you never have that problem again.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Keeping their photos.&lt;/strong&gt; Thousands of photos only on a phone is a risk. I set up &lt;a href="https://ikvraaghetdaan.nl/en/keep-your-photos-safe/"&gt;a safe place for your photos&lt;/a&gt;, with a backup copy.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Their passwords in one place.&lt;/strong&gt; A &lt;a href="https://ikvraaghetdaan.nl/en/password-vault-and-digital-legacy/"&gt;password vault&lt;/a&gt; is safer than a notebook and easier to use.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ol&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Would you then like someone you can always email with a question? That&amp;rsquo;s &lt;a href="https://ikvraaghetdaan.nl/en/ongoing-support/"&gt;ongoing support&lt;/a&gt;. I also help with &lt;a href="https://ikvraaghetdaan.nl/en/smart-home-without-the-cloud/"&gt;a smart home without the cloud&lt;/a&gt; and with &lt;a href="https://ikvraaghetdaan.nl/en/help-for-clubs-and-associations/"&gt;help for clubs and associations&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>Help at home in Wijk bij Duurstede: email, photos and passwords kept safe</title><link>https://ikvraaghetdaan.nl/en/service-area/wijk-bij-duurstede/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://ikvraaghetdaan.nl/en/service-area/wijk-bij-duurstede/</guid><description>&lt;h2 id="in-the-south-east-of-the-province"&gt;In the south-east of the province&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Wijk bij Duurstede lies on the Lek, in the south-east corner of the province of Utrecht. I&amp;rsquo;m happy to come to your home here too. For setting up a service you pay no travel costs.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h2 id="one-visit-then-remotely"&gt;One visit, then remotely&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Because you live a bit further away, I make sure the first visit is complete. I set everything up, test it together with you and write down what you need to know. After that I help you by email, or look at your screen remotely. That way you hardly ever have to wait for me.&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>Help at home in Woerden: email, photos and passwords kept safe</title><link>https://ikvraaghetdaan.nl/en/service-area/woerden/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://ikvraaghetdaan.nl/en/service-area/woerden/</guid><description>&lt;h2 id="on-the-west-side-of-the-province"&gt;On the west side of the province&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Woerden is right on the west side of the province of Utrecht. That&amp;rsquo;s exactly why I work this way: I come round once to set everything up properly. After that you send me your questions by email, and if needed I look at your screen remotely. So you don&amp;rsquo;t have to keep waiting for me.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h2 id="think-about-later-too"&gt;Think about later too&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;A subject few people stop to think about: what happens to your accounts when you&amp;rsquo;re no longer here? Your children often can&amp;rsquo;t get into your email, your photos or your subscriptions.&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>Help at home in Zeist: email, photos and passwords kept safe</title><link>https://ikvraaghetdaan.nl/en/service-area/zeist/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://ikvraaghetdaan.nl/en/service-area/zeist/</guid><description>&lt;h2 id="moving-your-email-in-zeist"&gt;Moving your email in Zeist&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;A question many people have: &amp;ldquo;I&amp;rsquo;m switching to a different internet provider. What happens to my email?&amp;rdquo; The honest answer: an address from your provider usually stops when you switch.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;That&amp;rsquo;s why I give you &lt;a href="https://ikvraaghetdaan.nl/en/email-address-for-life/"&gt;an email address for life&lt;/a&gt;. I move your old messages and your address book across. Then I set everything up on your phone, tablet and computer. And together we pass on your new address to the bank, the health insurer and the family.&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>Help at home on the Utrechtse Heuvelrug: email, photos and passwords kept safe</title><link>https://ikvraaghetdaan.nl/en/service-area/utrechtse-heuvelrug/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://ikvraaghetdaan.nl/en/service-area/utrechtse-heuvelrug/</guid><description>&lt;h2 id="many-villages-one-point-of-contact"&gt;Many villages, one point of contact&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The municipality of Utrechtse Heuvelrug is a row of villages: Driebergen-Rijsenburg, Doorn, Maarn, Maarsbergen, Leersum, Amerongen and Overberg. I come to your home in all of them. Setting up a service has no travel costs.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h2 id="a-smart-home-that-simply-works-at-home"&gt;A smart home that simply works at home&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Many people have smart lights, a smart thermostat or solar panels with an app. These usually run through an American company. If that company disappears or changes the rules, your home may no longer work the way you want.&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>Prices</title><link>https://ikvraaghetdaan.nl/en/prices/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://ikvraaghetdaan.nl/en/prices/</guid><description>&lt;h2 id="good-to-know"&gt;Good to know&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;No call-out charge for setting up a service&lt;/strong&gt;, anywhere in the province of Utrecht.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;One-off help at home:&lt;/strong&gt; no call-out charge in Amersfoort. Elsewhere in the province of Utrecht there is a €15 call-out charge.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Home visits are usually on a Saturday.&lt;/strong&gt; That applies to setting up a service, one-off help, lessons and the safety check.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Help after setup is by email, with &lt;a href="https://ikvraaghetdaan.nl/en/ongoing-support/"&gt;ongoing support&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/strong&gt; You send me your question, and if needed I look at your screen remotely.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Cancel any month.&lt;/strong&gt; If you stop, I make sure you take everything with you. Your email address and photos stay yours.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The photo service and the password vault&lt;/strong&gt; are in your own name. You pay for them directly, with no mark-up from me. Your email address (the domain name) is also in your own name.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Devices&lt;/strong&gt; such as a photo vault or a smart home box are bought at the shop price. I tell you in advance what you need.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Not fixed, no fee&lt;/strong&gt; for faults and repairs.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;I speak English&lt;/strong&gt;, so everything can be explained in English.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;h2 id="not-sure-what-you-need"&gt;Not sure what you need?&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Leave your number with &amp;ldquo;Call me back&amp;rdquo;. In a short conversation we work out together what suits you. There is no obligation.&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>Printer setup at home in Amersfoort and the province of Utrecht</title><link>https://ikvraaghetdaan.nl/en/printer-setup-amersfoort/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://ikvraaghetdaan.nl/en/printer-setup-amersfoort/</guid><description>&lt;h2 id="what-i-help-with"&gt;What I help with&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Unpacking and setting up a new printer:&lt;/strong&gt; HP, Brother, Canon, Epson and other brands.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Wireless printing:&lt;/strong&gt; from your laptop, phone or tablet.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Printing from an iPhone or Android phone.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Scanning:&lt;/strong&gt; sending a scan to your email or computer.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The printer stopped working after a Windows update:&lt;/strong&gt; I put it right again.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Replacing ink or toner:&lt;/strong&gt; I show you how it works.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;One printer for the whole house:&lt;/strong&gt; so everyone can print to it.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;h2 id="how-it-works"&gt;How it works&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I come to your home with the right cables. I connect the printer to your wifi and put the right software on your computer. Then we check together that everything works: a test page, a scan and printing from your phone.&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>Setting up and learning to use email, at home in Amersfoort and the province of Utrecht</title><link>https://ikvraaghetdaan.nl/en/email-setup-amersfoort/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://ikvraaghetdaan.nl/en/email-setup-amersfoort/</guid><description>&lt;h2 id="what-i-help-with"&gt;What I help with&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Creating a new email address:&lt;/strong&gt; preferably with a European provider, with a strong password you can remember.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Email on all your devices:&lt;/strong&gt; the same mailbox on your laptop, phone and tablet.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Moving your old mailbox:&lt;/strong&gt; from Ziggo, KPN or another provider to &lt;a href="https://ikvraaghetdaan.nl/en/email-address-for-life/"&gt;your own address that always stays yours&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Learning to email:&lt;/strong&gt; sending, replying, forwarding and adding an attachment.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Emailing photos:&lt;/strong&gt; sending several photos at once, not too large.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Recognising fake emails:&lt;/strong&gt; which messages are genuine, which are fake, and what to do with them.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Unable to log in:&lt;/strong&gt; forgotten password, logging in again and making sure it does not happen again.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;h2 id="step-by-step-at-your-own-pace"&gt;Step by step, at your own pace&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I explain everything calmly and repeat it as often as needed. Just &amp;ldquo;press here&amp;rdquo; and &amp;ldquo;type there&amp;rdquo;. We practise together until you can do it yourself.&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>Speeding up a slow computer at home in Amersfoort and the province of Utrecht</title><link>https://ikvraaghetdaan.nl/en/speed-up-slow-computer-amersfoort/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://ikvraaghetdaan.nl/en/speed-up-slow-computer-amersfoort/</guid><description>&lt;h2 id="common-causes"&gt;Common causes&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Too many programs start automatically.&lt;/strong&gt; I leave only the necessary ones switched on.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The computer is almost full.&lt;/strong&gt; I clear out old and unneeded files.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Updates have been left undone.&lt;/strong&gt; I bring Windows and everything else up to date.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Not enough memory.&lt;/strong&gt; I check whether extra memory can be added and whether it is worth it.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;An old, slow hard drive.&lt;/strong&gt; A new, fast drive (an SSD) often makes a big difference.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Programs running unnoticed in the background&lt;/strong&gt; and slowing the computer down.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;h2 id="what-i-do"&gt;What I do&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;ol&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Look:&lt;/strong&gt; where exactly is the slowness? When starting up, on the internet or when opening programs?&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Clear out:&lt;/strong&gt; temporary files and programs you do not use.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Adjust:&lt;/strong&gt; I switch off programs that do not need to start by themselves.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Update:&lt;/strong&gt; Windows and other software.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Advise:&lt;/strong&gt; I tell you honestly whether a new drive or extra memory is worth it.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ol&gt;
&lt;h2 id="what-you-can-expect"&gt;What you can expect&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Most computers are clearly faster after a few hours&amp;rsquo; work. A very old laptop, more than ten years old, I cannot always make like new. I will tell you that honestly too. &lt;strong&gt;Not fixed, no fee:&lt;/strong&gt; if it does not get faster, you pay nothing.&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>Virus removal at home in Amersfoort and the province of Utrecht</title><link>https://ikvraaghetdaan.nl/en/virus-removal-amersfoort/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://ikvraaghetdaan.nl/en/virus-removal-amersfoort/</guid><description>&lt;h2 id="signs-that-your-computer-has-a-virus"&gt;Signs that your computer has a virus&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Pop-ups and adverts that appear out of nowhere.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;The computer is suddenly much slower than usual.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Programs you do not recognise start up.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Your internet opens strange websites by itself.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Files will not open any more.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Friends receive odd messages &amp;ldquo;from you&amp;rdquo;.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;h2 id="what-i-do"&gt;What I do&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Search:&lt;/strong&gt; I check the whole computer for viruses and other harmful programs.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Remove:&lt;/strong&gt; I safely clean up everything I find.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Protect:&lt;/strong&gt; I put a good, free virus scanner on your computer and set it up.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Explain:&lt;/strong&gt; how to recognise fake emails and fake websites.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Passwords:&lt;/strong&gt; where needed, we change your important passwords together. Want this properly sorted from now on? Take a look at the &lt;a href="https://ikvraaghetdaan.nl/en/password-vault-and-digital-legacy/"&gt;password vault&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;h2 id="not-fixed-no-fee"&gt;Not fixed, no fee&lt;/h2&gt;
&lt;p&gt;If I cannot clean up your computer, you pay nothing. Is the virus so deep that it is quicker to reinstall the computer? Then I will tell you honestly.&lt;/p&gt;</description></item></channel></rss>