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Real Name: The 8th Voyager
Member Since: 1st April 2009
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Windows 10/11: How to fix/disable File Explorer from auto-open everytime after user login
Do you face an annoying situation that Windows File Explorer will auto-open everytime after you login from startup?Recently, this issue happened in both my desktop and my laptop.I managed to fix it with the following registry change:1. Open RegEdit2. Go...
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8 months and a week ago.
A comprehensive comparison between Lexar 1TB NM710 and NM790 M.2 2280 PCIe Gen 4x4 NVMe SSD
Over the past 2 years, Lexar has emerged as a brand known to produce good performance and yet very cost-effective solid-state drives (SSD).Lexar started as a manufacturer producing SD cards, CompactFlash cards and thumb drives, spun off from Cirrus Logic in the mid-1990s.Later, it was acquired by Micron in...
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10 months ago.
Conversion tables for commonly used property area measurement units around the world
Different regions of the world could be using different measurement units to express how big/small is a property or land area.When you book a 12 tsubos hotel suite, are you able to imagine how roughly big is it?When you rent a 6 tatamis unit for short stay, do you have any idea how big is the unit?When you...
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1st September 2023 12:08am
My CyberPower CL1000EVR Automatic Voltage Regulator (AVR)
A few months back, when I upgraded my CyberPower UT800EG UPS with APC BV1000I-MSX 1kVA/600W Easy UPS for power protection to my desktop PC and network equipment, I've relocated the old CyberPower UT800EG UPS to my living room to provide power protection for my TV, IPTV box and cordless phone.Later, I...
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24th July 2023 12:21am
How much fuel cost can electric vehicle (EV) save compared with petrol car?
Electric vehicle (EV) has been steadily trending in the automotive talk-about nowadays.The key selling points of EV cars being:Environmental friendlyFuel cost savingNo need to periodically change engine oilWhile the environmental friendly argument is widely debatable, as the generation of...
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10th July 2023 11:58pm
Fixed Windows Explorer not responding issue
Today, my laptop suddenly experienced the Windows Explorer not responding issue.The symptoms were like this:When you double-click on a document, for example a PDF file or an Excel file, by right, the file should be opened by its associated application. Now, it hangs when the application trying to load up.
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20th June 2023 9:08pm
PTPTN finally announced 2022 dividend for SSPN-i and SSPN-i Plus
After a long waiting, the Malaysia National Higher Education Fund (Perbadanan Tabung Pendidikan Tinggi Nasional, PTPTN) has finally announced the dividend for year 2022 for the education savings schemes SSPN (Skim Simpanan Pendidikan Nasional, consists of Simpan SSPN Prime which formerly known as SSPN-i,...
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8th April 2023 10:49pm
Upgraded my CyberPower UT800EG UPS with APC BV1000I-MSX 1kVA/600W Easy UPS
My CyberPower UT800EG 800VA/400W UPS has been serving me well for more than 3 years, and it is still functioning well.It has never failed to protect my Dell XPS 8930 desktop, my Asus RT-AX86U router and Unifi BTU from sudden blackouts and also voltage spikes during thunderstorms.Anyhow, I anticipate its...
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19th March 2023 5:05pm
Honor MagicBook 16 well-worth laptop suitable for work and study
During the recent Chinese New Year online promotion period, I discovered that the Honor MagicBook 16 laptop has its selling price dropped to RM29xx. (This promotion is still available in some of the online shops, including the Honor official website, now at a slightly higher price of RM2999 and lesser free...
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16th February 2023 1:19am
Comparison among various Google One plans and Workspace Individual plan
Most Google users (including all Android phone users) started up with the free Google personal account.The free Google personal account comes with 15GB of cloud storage shared among various Google services including Gmail, Google Drive, Google Photos, Android backup, etc. Certain 3rd party applications such...
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9th February 2023 10:37pm
The differences between Panasonic X-Premium (XU-XKH series) and X-Deluxe (XPU-XKH series) inverter...
I have just retired all the old Panasonic non-inverter air-cons in my house, which had served my family for more than 16 years, to the current generation of Panasonic inverter R32 aircons powered by nanoe X technology.Now, I can feel the advantages of using inverter aircon compared with the traditional...
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1st January 2023 12:08am
The best aircond temperature setting for different rooms in your house
It always has been a frequently asked question for most of us to find out the optimal temperature to set for our air-conditioner, particularly the inverter type which is good in maintaining the room temperature at the degree we want, to strike a balance between cost energy saving and our comfort...
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8th December 2022 9:54pm
Now you can check your Malaysian GE-15 actual polling location, channel and serial number online...
Earlier on, all Malaysian citizens who are eligible to vote in the General Election (all citizens of age 18 years old and above should be automatically registered in the current system) can check for their election voter registration status online in MySPRSemark which is available in the form...
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31st October 2022 4:34pm
My UGREEN CD226 GaN 100W 4-ports USB fast charger
If you want to have a common charger for multiple devices that charge using USB cable, and better still, to be able to charge multiple devices at the same time, then you can look for a multiport charger such as this UGREEN CD226.The UGREEN CD226 is a 4-ports charger that supports fast charging (or quick...
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25th August 2022 10:30pm
Free online website to generate hi-res colorful QR codes with customized design
If you need to generate a QR code, for whatever reason, what tools do you normally use?I have been using QRCode Monkey for quite some times, and I find this free online QR-code generating website is still among the best, as it is free of charge and feature-rich.It allows you to generate QR codes of your own...
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1st August 2022 10:50pm
How much can you save from loan early settlement?
Typically, there are 2 types of loans. One is fixed interest rate type, and another is variable interest rate type.Some examples of fixed interest rate loan are: car loan, personal loan, credit card loan, study loan, business loan, etc.Since the interest rate is fixed throughout the loan tenure, you can...
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28th July 2022 1:06am
Investing in Kenanga Digital Investing (KDI)
Kenanga Digital Investing (KDI) has been around for a few months since early 2022, and I have just joint on the bandwagon last week.KDI is a robo-advisory investment platform under Kenanga Investment Bank. It can be accessed either using web browser to its website, or via its mobile app available for...
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23rd July 2022 11:02pm
e-LATiH - thousand over free online training courses with cert by HRD Corp
FYI, there is an online e-learning portal called e-LATiH by HRD Corp (formerly known as HRDF, under MOHR), which you can freely register for an account to enroll for a selection of 1000++ free online courses.The URL of e-LATiH is: https://elatih.hrdcorp.gov.my/This online e-learning portal is open to...
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19th July 2022 6:00pm
Which handphone can you buy with your monthly fixed income?
Handphone is a necessity nowadays.Every now and then, new models of handphone are being introduced into the market, with price tag ranging from a few hundred ringgit to a few thousand ringgit.From the perspective of personal finance management, one simple formula to evaluate your affordability for new...
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27th June 2022 11:52pm
How much housing loan can you afford with your monthly fixed income?
Recently, we talked about which models of car can you afford with your monthly fixed income?Now, let's apply the same method to find out how much housing loan can you afford with your monthly fixed income, for your own residence (not for investment purpose)?Certain residence types, such as single-storey...
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16th June 2022 1:21am