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30 BLACKOUT It’s the middle of winter in Europe and all electricity grids break down – the total blackout. Piero Manzano, an Italian IT profes- sional, suspects a hacker attack and tries to get in touch with the authorities, but without success. When Europol commissar Bollard finally stops to listen, dubious e-mails are discovered on Manzano’s computer. Now a suspect himself, he realises: the opponent is both clever and merciless. The whole of Europe is now in the dark, and people have to face up to their biggest challenge: survival. Elsberg, Marc (2012): BLACKOUT. Tomorrow will be too late Blanvalet. Price: €19,99 ROCK YOUR IDEA Only when you question your habits will you come up with anything new. The new is initially always an unusual mixture of apparently unsuitable ingredients. But by asking the right questions, everything can be changed and result in ideas with which we can become familiar. New perspectives and unusual opinions boost the flow of ideas and open up new opportuni- ties. Creating successful ideas is a process which has many stages; a process which can be trained. Criticism, contradic- tion and curiosity are the basis for good ideas – coupled with a sense of humour, surprise and risk. “Won’t work” is the most useless statement, according to Martin Gaedt. Some- times you only come up with the right idea because you have tried to realise the wrong one. Gaedt, Martin (2016): Rock Your Idea. Changing the world with ideas. Murmann. Price: €22 READ APPS TODOIST For all those who never ever want to lose touch with all their tasks and to-do lists, there are now many different tools to choose from. Todoist is available on ten different platforms and works online and offline. This practical aid can also deal with sub-tasks, or to-dos can be shared and handled even faster. MEKORAMA 3D puzzle for those who like tinkering – in Mekorama a robot has to be guided through 50 isometrically designed dioramas. Control is very easy: pointing a finger tells the figure which direction to more in or moves it around the 3D puzzle. IMPRINT Publisher: STILL GmbH, Berzeliusstr. 10, 22113 Hamburg, connexxt@still.de | Senior Editors: Andreas Bauer, Jan Christoph Sachse | Editorial Team Heiko Görtz, Matthias Klug, Markus Stoll | Graphics and layout Harmony Ehrhardt | Editing: punkt punkt komma strich, 86150 Augsburg | Printing and distribution DM Service Gollner e. K., 22041 Hamburg | Languages: German, English, French, Italian | All rights reserved Prior approval must be sought from the publisher for the reprinting, inclusion in online services and reproduction on storage media of this publication. The publisher assumes no responsibility for any unsolicited manuscripts and photos which it is sent. If you have any comments or feedback for us, please contact us at: connexxt@still.de SERVICE K I P C C C D E G R E S S O N E R O U S H E R O N I M P E L T O T P A N T S A R M L E T I F E Z R E G G A E R O L L P R I C E T A G S P I N E T E O N M O T I O N G O P A R A C H U T I S T C A N N C H A T L O V A L S I K H U S E A M A N L M E M E N T O W A D D L E A P A R T H E R C U L E S F L I N G B O X Y Z E U S Solution: STILL iGo neo Solution conneXXt #01

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