Category: Tech

2 May 2021

solar power is not a reliable source of energy!

looking at current climate changes incurring weird weather patterns, the reliability of solar power is not OKAY at all! Solar and wind are weather-dependent sources of electricity and, as the events in Texas and California show, they are unreliable, Shellenberger, who is the founder and president of Environmental Progress, a research nonprofit, wrote. https://oilprice.com/Alternative-Energy/Renewable-Energy/The-Ugly-Truth-About-Renewable-Power.html

30 April 2021

sites blocking VPN access and how to overcome!

this applies to streaming sites too! Here are some ways to get around blacklists: Only use premium VPN services, and avoid anything that’s too good to be true. Opt for a slower, more secure VPN protocol. Get a private VPN IP address. Most VPNs use the 1194 port, which is easy to detect. Try switching your VPN port to 2018, 41185, 433, or 80. If your VPN service […]

27 April 2021

when Porsche designs a wheelchair!

the WOW factor of such a cool design by Porsche to empower the disabled shouldn’t be left on the shelf, they likely will feel good looking cool! [visual-link-preview encoded=”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”]  

25 April 2021

using artificial intelligence to stop spam emails!

i am not sure about others but i find spam emails a pain in the arse! fret no further, there are good tools out there to help you with the filtering of emails if you are like me. STOP SPAMS!! [visual-link-preview encoded=”eyJ0eXBlIjoiZXh0ZXJuYWwiLCJwb3N0IjowLCJwb3N0X2xhYmVsIjoiIiwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6Ly9iZHRlY2h0YWxrcy5jb20vMjAyMC8xMS8zMC9tYWNoaW5lLWxlYXJuaW5nLXNwYW0tZGV0ZWN0aW9uLyIsImltYWdlX2lkIjowLCJpbWFnZV91cmwiOiIiLCJ0aXRsZSI6IkhvdyBtYWNoaW5lIGxlYXJuaW5nIHJlbW92ZXMgc3BhbSBmcm9tIHlvdXIgaW5ib3giLCJzdW1tYXJ5IjoiSGVyZeKAmXMgaG93IG1hY2hpbmUgbGVhcm5pbmcgYWxnb3JpdGhtcyBjYW4gaGVscCBrZWVwIHlvdXIgaW5ib3ggY2xlYW4gb2Ygc3BhbSBlbWFpbHMuIiwidGVtcGxhdGUiOiJ1c2VfZGVmYXVsdF9mcm9tX3NldHRpbmdzIn0=”]

1 April 2021

too many tabs opened and low on memory!

these days, to stay productive, many web surfers will keep their browser tabs open. when this happened, memory resource is being taken up and causes your browser to crash. i used to use the great suspender until it was kicked out of chrome store for extensions cos’ of malware in the code. good riddance, there are better alternatives, see the enclosed link: 3 Secure alternatives […]

30 March 2021

you have to be crazy enough to make it big!

i am more of old china, a practical and down-to-earth kind of person and i seldom daydream cos’ i know it is not real! brick and mortar companies, food and water-related, and houses interest me more! in the current technology age, we have facebook, tiktok and bitcoins, and many more! it is virtual and not real but people like it and some made a fortune, […]

28 February 2021

surfing in private mode is wishful thinking!

do you still think that you are free from probing eyes on the internet?! google chrome loses it and do you think other browsers are safe?! think again… [visual-link-preview encoded=”eyJ0eXBlIjoiZXh0ZXJuYWwiLCJwb3N0IjowLCJwb3N0X2xhYmVsIjoiIiwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6Ly9pbi5uZXdzLnlhaG9vLmNvbS9jaHJvbWUtaW5jb2duaXRvLWNhc2UtanVkZ2UtZGlzdHVyYmVkLTE4MTYzNzA0Ni5odG1sIiwiaW1hZ2VfaWQiOjAsImltYWdlX3VybCI6IiIsInRpdGxlIjoiY2hyb21lLWluY29nbml0by1jYXNlLWp1ZGdlLWRpc3R1cmJlZC0xODE2MzcwNDYuaHRtbCIsInN1bW1hcnkiOiIiLCJ0ZW1wbGF0ZSI6InVzZV9kZWZhdWx0X2Zyb21fc2V0dGluZ3MifQ==”]

15 February 2021

could this be the future of libraries?

happy lunar new year to all! cheers to good health and happiness! penning few thoughts over the lunar weekend and that is having ebook readers replaced all hard copies of books! there is no need to reserve books in demand anymore and many more upsides for libraries to go digital. personally, i don’t read a lot of books compared to those hardcore readers but i […]