Category: Tech

Tech Wellbeing
1 April 2019

Microsoft vs. GM (just for a laugh)

For all of us who feel only the deepest love and affection for the way computers have enhanced our lives, read on. At a computer expo (COMDEX), Bill Gates reportedly compared the computer industry with the auto industry and stated, “If GM had kept up with technology like the computer industry has, we would all be driving $25 cars that got 1,000 miles to the […]

Tech
31 March 2019

more on failing hard disks continued from last year

Warning Signs of Hard Drive Failure What Are The Warning Signs of Hard Drive Failure? While you may be able to repair software errors caused by bad sectors and in some cases you may be able to repair the bad sectors themselves, if your drive has begun to fail mechanically nothing will stop the process. Know the warning signs of hard drive failure to help […]

Tech Wellbeing
27 January 2019

Why I am reluctant to start up on my own

I am a current contractor for an IT company in Melbourne. This is far from entrepreneurship although I am on my own and jobs are assigned to me in my region. I take a cut in the commission on the job done. First year was tough as I am not inclined or good at asking clients to pay up the right amount, always giving discounts […]

Tech
27 January 2019

How do I use my facebook and Linkedin?

Facebook is a less serious kind of leisure in the social media era, at times, will pen my thoughts against others especially in politics. Venting of my uneven encounter in the past is also seen often as I am an uneven man! Use of a moniker instead of a real photo as I don’t quite trust facebook. Flaming from left right and centre, all are […]

Tech
22 January 2019

windows 10: if all else failed, reinstall windows!

ever wonder trying sfc/scannow or dism command, and still seeing all kind of errors even invoking the command or in the process of running it. under such circumstances, a reinstallation is required. fortunately, windows 10 installation is short and sweet. quoted an example below: https://mikemstech.blogspot.com/2011/12/how-to-perform-offline-system-integrity.html my personal preference: ” With any luck the system will boot correctly after this point and repair operations can continue. […]

Tech
1 January 2019

risks as an IT contractor

Companies whether big or small should have their own IT support staff, it’s not when server break, then they start calling IT technician from elsewhere to support them. when there are no proper documentation to begin with like server login passwords, functional purpose of server and network diagrams. time will be wasted cos’ as an IT contractor needs time to study this. The client must […]

Tech
2 December 2018

wordpress security

dropping by to share this piece of information by the cyber security hub:  

Tech
21 October 2018

the future of 512GB memory computing is round the corner

imagine computers and especially servers running with 512GB of memory, with optane is possible. 64GB optane memory has just been launched and i anticipate better and bigger size optane memories on the way. until new discovery of probable even better computing chipsets, i anticipate that for the next decade, this optane will be in the frontline of computing technology. never mind about the downside of […]

Tech
18 October 2018

many choices in selecting the right kind of storage nowadays

previously, i thought that the sshd is a good reasonable choice as of in the year, 2018. there is a better and faster choice, combining optane memory with a traditional hdd. the reason for not choosing ssd, discussed earlier and in the link below: https://www.bleufair.com/?p=909 i will want to recover data myself if my hdd fail and it’s inexpensive to do so. i don’t play […]