Category Technology

Buying is easy

But letting go is not. I spent several weekends in August tidying up old PCs and other computer hardware, hopeful that it would benefit some people. One laptop went to a needy family. That was easy, because it’s a small laptop… Continue Reading →

Buying Mobile Phones in Singapore

There’s been a piece of news recently where a Vietnamese tourist who made only $200/month had to kneel down to beg on his knees to get a refund of his money for an iPhone 6. I think a lot of people still do… Continue Reading →

Why status fields must die

I’m sure we have seen this happen: A programmer forgets to add a status = 1 condition/check to an SQL query and the app disintegrates. Status fields can be useful in some ways especially if the range of values are large,… Continue Reading →

The truth about power banks

Ever wondered why your 4,000mAh may not even charge your 1,570mAh iPhone 5S twice? Here’s why: – Devices consume power (“P”) and that is measured in watts. To derive watts, we need to multiply the amperage (“I”) by voltage (“V”)…. Continue Reading →

What to do with old computers

The staffs in the office got new laptops last year (thanks to the government’s PIC grant) but the stockpile of old hardware became an eyesore. What should I do with them? I found out that one of my friend’s a… Continue Reading →

Building another Joomla or WordPress site?

Looking to build a website for your business? You have been warned. Somebody I know had her company’s site done by one of those companies selling Joomla or WordPress ‘packages’. When she saw the end result, she face-palmed. When I… Continue Reading →

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