Android 7 or Nougat update for the OnePlus 3t arrived about 2 weeks ago. I was apprehensive about installing it after reading reports of bad battery performance and weird delete problems. Keeping a sharp eye on the online forums, while…
Stucked WhatsApp messages
After years of faithful service, OnePlus One digitizer gave up. As a replacement, I ordered a 3T and after a week of nail biting it arrived. (I still don’t know what is real company name of the shop). Excitedly, I…
The backup phone
Years ago, I got a backup phone when I spooked by the negative reports of the OnePlus One. All these turned out to be true and I experienced them (except for the Tech support). Luckily, there seldom if ever I…
How do you wear your wrist watch?
I wear my watch pretty much the standard way, on the non-dominant hand, with the face of the watch pointing out. I came across a post on Reddit, on why people wear the watches facing in. Comment from discussion theunnoanprojec’s…
KPI
Key Performance Index (or KPI) for performance appraisal. It is the season for appraisal and potentially affecting your bonus. I said potentially as there is anecdotal evidence that those two are inversely proportional to each other. After a sad episode…
Android and Bluetooth keyboard
Enough of death/closing from 2016. Let us start the new year with something new! A Bluetooth keyboard from BOW. The BOW Hangshi HB022 is a bifold keyboard that supports Android, IOS, and Windows. It comes with a hard carry case that…
Singapore Palm Users Group (SPUG) is finally dead
SPUG or Singapore Palm Users Group had been going to a slow decline for the past few years. It was down for the last few months of December 2016. Today in January 2017, it has finally given up. As…
CyanogenMod is dead
Yes, CyanogenMod is dead. Cyanogen, a failing company, is pulling the plug on CyanogenMod. The open source project for the last 3 years has been taken over by the commercial entity Cyanogen or Cyngn. This was a company setup by…
Carrie Fisher aka Princess Leia is now one with the force.
Carrie Fisher has died at age 60 after suffering a heart attack while on a flight. Fellow passengers gave her CPR and later rushed to hospital. Her mother later tweeted Carrie was in ICU. Iconic Star Wars actress Carrie…
Baked New York Cheesecake second try
I tried Baked New York cheesecake for the second time. Unlike the first time, this is a normal bake without a steam bath. Baked New York #cheesecake A photo posted by Alfred Loo (@alfred_loo_2000) on Nov 19, 2016 at 11:14pm…