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I’ve been a Mac user for a long time. For the last 6 weeks, however, I’ve been actively using a Windows PC as my primary computer at work. I wanted to test if Windows will work for me. It’s one thing to try ...
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All my storage needs, public cloud aside, are now consolidated into a Network Attached Storage (NAS) box I built last year using FreeNAS. It has the equivalent of RAID5. However, whichever redundancy designed into a single NAS ...
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ASUS’ latest two-in-one convertible device is the ZenBook Flip S UX370UA. An evolution of the original ZenBook Flip I had reviewed back in 2016, the new two-in-one device is slimmer, faster, still luxurious, and a great ...
| Lifestyle & Family
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We had a quiet family staycation recently at Pan Pacific Orchard, the one located at Claymore Road, and little did we know that we were among the last guests to be staying there. You see, the hotel would be closed from 1st April ...
| Miscellaneous
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I thought the revelation of Facebook’s privacy breach last month was bad, but that was it and we’d all move on, which for some people could mean to still just continue using Facebook. However, it seems the bad news ...
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On 1 April, Cloudflare announced a new DNS service, one which they have described as the fastest, privacy-first consumer DNS service. That day is April Fool’s Day, but Cloudflare’s announcement assured us it is real, ...
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When I was first invited to review the Thecus W2810PRO NAS, I didn’t quite understand how a Windows NAS would be different from a Linux NAS. Most NAS devices are built on Linux, like the N4810 I had recently reviewed. The ...
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The Facebook privacy breach kerfuffle that unfolded last week is a timely reminder that we need to care about our privacy on the Internet. Many of us don’t think about that enough. Some, perhaps, don’t even understand ...
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TP-Link, mainly known for their networking products, is the company behind the Neffos brand of smartphones which they brought to market in 2016. They have a pretty good lineup of Android smartphones, and they just launched this ...
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After our Prime Minister spoke about e-payments at the National Day Rally last year, there has been a flurry of e-payment initiatives spawning everywhere. We all understand the benefits of e-payments, but I’m not so sure ...