Category: Tech

IObit Unlocker is a light-weighted yet powerful tool designed to fix the “Cannot Delete” or “Access Denied” problems. It can “Force” terminate all related processes that prevent you from deleting or accessing files / folders that you need to. IObit Unlocker also provides several useful options to make your work easier, like “Unlock & Delete”, “Unlock & Rename”, “Unlock & Move”, and “Unlock & Copy”. […]

wonder how some ransomware can hit you? yes, they can infect your computer by the websites that you visit. The below link recommend security add-ons for your chrome browsers but i reckon adding all these will slow your browser eventually. so in my opinion, select the one which is the best is good enough. i am advocating for scriptsafe which is a good security extension […]

for the past few days, i collectively gather few solutions for the time being though there is no way as of current to decrypt your files unless you pay up the ransom. disable your smb protocol(note that by doing this, you may not be able to share files across Mac and Windows machines) as in the snapshot below: 2. perform a windows update to patch […]

recently, my vpn provider, Nordvpn added new servers to the Aussie territory. to my dismay, after connecting, i found that my geolocation has been leaked after doing a check with http://whatismyipaddress.com/ i contacted their support and was given a very unsatisfactory answer. somehow, after telling them that it is their vpn server problem, then did they fix it and soon the problem dissipated into the air […]

a little good news is that if your files are zipped, you can recover them. if your files are stand alone in .doc or .pdf format, you can forget about recovering them unless you pay up the requested ransom. 1st step: download, install and update Malwarebytes on either your windows or mac machines. https://www.malwarebytes.com/ 2nd step: run and scan your machine with malwarebytes, you will […]

8. Finding similar websites If you’ve found something you really like online and want to find similar websites, type in “related:” and then the address of the site, again without a space between them. https://brightside.me/wonder-curiosities/10-ways-to-search-google-for-information-that-96-of-people-dont-know-about-256760/

Recently, i discovered that you can use Google geo-location service to find out the location of where you are accessing the internet from. As this is absolutely intruding into your privacy, Google has stepped up and block this function. But I believe they could be working with the authorities to track down criminals and not accessible to public. My previous post stated that VPN is […]

This underground data center has greenhouses, waterfalls, German submarine engines, simulated daylight and can withstand a hit from a hydrogen bomb. It looks like the secret HQ of a James Bond villain. http://royal.pingdom.com/2008/11/14/the-worlds-most-super-designed-data-center-fit-for-a-james-bond-villain/

Now what? In summary, Apple haven’t released anything amazing since Steve Jobs died. So what’s a geek to buy in 2017 then? I don’t know – it’s not as straightforward as a couple of years ago. I usually go on my geek friends recommendations – on the phone front, Google Pixel phones are well regarded. iPhones are hanging on by their fingernails. On the laptop […]

The term IoT encompasses everything connected to the internet, but it is increasingly being used to define objects that “talk” to each other. “Simply, the Internet of Things is made up of devices – from simple sensors to smartphones and wearables – connected together,” Matthew Evans, the IoT programme head at techUK, told WIRED. By combining these connected devices with automated systems, it is possible to […]