17 June 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 June 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 June 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 June 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. […]

5 June 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] […]

3 June 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    

2 June 2017

politics and financial market – a few words

i like reading articles on the internet, especially if it is political and has an impact on financial market. that’s why in london, there is london school of economics and political science. politics and economy are closely linked. saying such doesn’t mean i have interest to be a politician. besides, i had in the past made a statutory declaration that i am not interested to […]

29 May 2017

the good of windows pc over macintosh one

today, i encounter a customer whose keyboard on macbook pro has been spilled with water, and thus not working after. she wants it fixed on the very day. i don’t think even apple service centre can have it done cos’ they may need to check if the system is affected by the spill as well. all testing will take time. eventually, i have to give […]

29 May 2017

google knows about you and resell your data to adsense

google has been collectively gathering your history data and resell it to adsense. you are especially vulnerable if you are signed-in to chrome browser. i, personally don’t mind and i get to see alternatives that is of interest to me but if you are concerned about privacy and to stop this, you will have to do the following steps: How to Check Your Google History […]