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Import Duties for Glassware

bk88 — Wed, 08 May 2024 20:28:17 +0800

Hi All,

Getting some glassware from UK.

Based on the Taxation Info, the Taxable Amount should be 30% Duty + 10% SST (I maybe mistaken).
However, UPS is charging me above that % if count by value of glassware.
Did I miss out any part of the formulas?

Need Sifu to enlighten me.

TV Lagging After Using Digital TV

bk88 — Sun, 26 Dec 2021 14:36:41 +0800

Hi there.
I set up digital TV recently.
However, after that the TV is lagging.
Even going through the Menu etc is lagging.

Is the TV nearly towards end of service or my setting is out.
No lag in terms of voice. Only display.

Appreciate any advice. Thanks

Faulty pendrive

bk88 — Thu, 07 May 2009 18:06:56 +0800

Well, this is the situation...
When trying to open a particular pendrive.. it will prompt to be reformated...
Even right click and open it failed >.>
Attempt to virus scan also failed as well as half way scanning an error message occur..

So.. is there anyway to save this pendrive.. it contains alot of memorial pic and reformatting is a big nono...

Thanks for all the help

Questions about cache

bk88 — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 13:13:35 +0800

Can anyone tell me more about the differences between 3mb cache and 6mb cache?

I've googled abit but what i get is vague answers.
I have gotten answers like cache is the thing that makes a P4 different from Celeron. but i have never used celeron b4, so i've no idea at all...

Is it really worth upgrading from T8300 to T9300 due to the double in cache?

The extra 100mhz is abit too pricy if the cache don't make a different.

Failed protocol

bk88 — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 11:35:55 +0800

Broadband provider
ISP/package:
Location:
Have you called your ISP's helpline?:

Personal equipment
Modem:
Router:
Firewall used:

Problem details
First occurence of problem: been a long time
Problem frequency: everytime i login
Problem description: well, i plug off the adsl from my desktop and used it on my laptop instead.. everytime when i login, there will be a message stating there is an error occuring.. something like not being able to connect to IPX due to failed protocol..

I have 0 knowledge in networking.. any sifu can help out?

[addedon]December 16, 2007, 12:00 pm[/addedon]TCP/IP CP connected successfully.

IPX/SPX or compatible CP reported error 733. A connection to the remote computer could not be completed. You might need to adjust the protocols on this computer.

A detail explanation of the problem.
To make matter worse... Nowadays the modem always reports that it is already in used??
I have the USB off and connect back to gain access..
This is troublesome... I can't permanently plug the modem in
Is there any virus or whatever spyware behind it??

Heaty laptop

bk88 — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 12:21:48 +0800

My notebook is reaching alarming temperature when i'm playing game=.=
The CPU temp can reach 85 degrees, sometimes even worst.. 95 and shutdown process begin automatically..
Even the HDD temp reaching 55 all the time...

Before this it was never so high. Any idea how this happen?
Recently i bought a notebook cooler and the temperature decreased to <75 for CPU and <50 for HDD.
After the game was closed, the CPU temp drop fast to about 50 plus yet the HDD remains almost the same for quite some time... Is it something wrong with the hard drive?

Btw, i'm not playing high graphic demanding game.. Just Dota and Generals. kinda old game