Author: benbam

21.06.2017

28 Chinese (中华廿八人) by Rubell Museum

online comtemporary art exhibition which was held live in the past, i am not sure if it’s any offence to copy and paste the link here. but to think of it, i am also helping to promote the museum’s name on my site. i mean no offence in anyway, if it is, do write in and let me know to take it down. https://rfc.museum/past-28-chinese   […]

20.06.2017

malwarebytes is champ, coming from the horse’s mouth

other anti-virus software are no good! and yeah, malwarebytes pricing has also gone up a few times in the past year. this is informative though, good to know that anti-virus is indeed losing relevance: “Crypters are becoming increasingly popular among hackers utilising ransomware. It works by using custom algorithms to compile and recompile code. This alters their signatures; allowing malware to stay hidden, undetected and […]

19.06.2017

removing a program that won’t uninstall in windows

ever encounter program that won’t uninstall in windows, all you have to do is follow the link provided by techradar:   http://www.techradar.com/news/software/10-tips-for-removing-a-program-that-won-t-uninstall-907471

17.06.2017

to clone windows installation drive to a different system, can it be done?

the simple answer is no although many would have want to. the reason being there is hardware profile stored in the old computer and if you move the had disk to a new computer, you are most likely to encounter blue screen or some error. licensing issue is also another problem. so the best is to install a new windows installation. you can do it […]

17.06.2017

bluetooth or wifi speakers for your audio system?

the coming of smart speakers, i saw it coming. apple has new homepod speakers, google has google home and amazon has amazon echo. you may want to know if there is a difference between bluetooth and wifi speakers.  The choice of Bluetooth or WiFi is clear. Bluetooth is a universal standard and easy to use. But, its range is quite limited and sound quality is […]

13.06.2017

Two good reasons to stick with POP3 email over IMAP

http://www.pcworld.com/article/2838189/two-good-reasons-to-stick-with-pop3-email-over-imap.html the above article mentioned the pros over popping your emails on your local computer citing privacy and storage issues. personally, i think it’s better to use email providers with 2 factor authentication. also, using imap protocol emails are mostly encrypted with ssl tunneling, so your email data are not so easy to assemble, even with sniffing. note that emails that use pop protocol, mostly […]

11.06.2017

Apple vs Windows (satire)

Hilarious corporate rivalry; try and beat this one! Notice on entry gate of a Apple Store in New York: “Don’t ever fart here; the smell will stay for ages.  We don’t have Windows” And Tit for Tat from Microsoft in their premises: “Anyone visiting us here can be free to use Windows in case you need to release stale gas from yesterday’s half eaten apple. […]

05.06.2017

Digital therapeutics

ever wonder why so many pple are so glued to their facebook, twitter etc. and find themselves glaring into their iphones, it is a form of digital therapy: “Treatments are being developed for the prevention and management of a wide variety of diseases and conditions, including type II diabetes, congestive heart failure, obesity, Alzheimer’s disease, dementia, asthma, substance abuse, ADHD, anxiety, depression, and several others.[1][13][14][15] […]

03.06.2017

UEFI or Legacy Boot for Windows

i read that UEFI boot is slightly faster than legacy. another thing is that UEFI supports trusted platform module which is a form of security that can tell if your computer hardware has been meddled around with such as hacking your computer using sophisticated method. more information about the latest TPM 2.0 can be sought here: https://www.trustedcomputinggroup.org/wp-content/uploads/TPM-2.0-A-Brief-Introduction.pdf