3 April 2018

apple, google, microsoft, intel and facebook – the future is privacy and security

Apple just dropped the bomb that they will be using their own proprietary chip instead of intel processors for future apple computers. one of the reasons that i can think of is just beginning of the year, flaws were discovered in the intel chip architecture that allows hackers to mine user’s information out via the intel chip. and thinking that intel actually design an “apartment” […]

3 April 2018

comparing iPhones and Android phones – the security!!

after gathering information from uncle google, this is what i conclude: there is no need for iphone to run an antivirus app. first of all, iOS from Apple has their built in security mechanism and secondly, apple does not allow outsiders to intrude into their iOS to meddle with their proprietary security mechanism, meaning antivirus companies are unable to build security apps meant for iPhones. […]

2 April 2018

the need for power surge protection

every household has a circuit breaker but that is not good enough, you will need a good power board with surge protection to prevent your electrical devices from damage. a fuse in the circuit breaker protects against overcurrent. Its purpose is to prevent fires, and it protects against faults on the equipment side. A surge is an over-voltage. A surge protector protects against this overvoltage. […]

1 April 2018

make or break – desktop power supply

according to the article enclosed, a good power supply is critical for long term stability and reliability for your personal computer. i believed this is also important in all electrical power driven systems. choose a PSU that is high in wattage preferably double what your desktop can output quoted from the same article below: “All about output Manufacturers usually list their power supplies’ output in […]

30 March 2018

rooting and unrooting android smartphones

the one reason for unrooting smartphones is to recover data(files or pictures) lost or deleted by mistake. after unrooting the smart device, you will not be able to do software update or google pay. to revert the pending action, you will need to unroot the device. at such, unrooting android devices seem tricky as there are many apps or software, some require you to pay […]

26 March 2018

mainboard troubleshooting – component failure analysis

To determine what would happen in a circuit if a component fails, re-draw that circuit with the equivalent resistance of the failed component in place and re-calculate all values. The ability to intuitively determine what will happen to a circuit with any given component fault is a crucial skill for any electronics troubleshooter to develop. The best way to learn is to experiment with circuit calculations and […]

26 March 2018

boot process – back to basics

the enclosed links described the boot process of a computer, this is the fundamental of computing. if you think thru the process when a fault happened in your computer, you can quickly identify the what is causing the fault in most cases. https://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/Unix-and-Internet-Fundamentals-HOWTO/bootup.html   https://www.webopedia.com/DidYouKnow/Hardware_Software/BootProcess.asp    

17 March 2018

Quick Assist, Window 10’s Built-in TeamViewer-Like Remote Help Tool

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/intro-to-quick-assist-window-10s-built-in-teamviewer-like-remote-help-tool/ you need to login to your microsoft account, an email address associated with hotmail or outlook.com they probably want to track you, this is the downside. but it’s also the same for teamviewer, teamviewer has a hidden log which tracks the IP addresses of the hosts and destination. they generally used it to deduce if you are using teamviewer for personal or commercial use. […]