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Parking condition

moarlewts — Wed, 27 Apr 2016 19:03:53 +0800

Hi all

Just wanna know what time I should arrive in order to easily obtain s car park?
10am?

Which zone or area or block would u suggest I park at?

Power sockets with USB ports

moarlewts — Sun, 02 Nov 2014 18:53:57 +0800

So I was thinking of getting power sockets with USB ports (with at least 2A) like the below spoiler

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So that I can charge my devices without using another socket like this below

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Are there any downsides to using the wall power socket with USB?
Will it have a fuse built in? Because the 3-pin plug would have a fuse in there...

And as I understand, conventional non-USB wall power sockets don't have fuses because it's used for power output...

Edit-
Anyone can recommend a few reliable brands selling these sockets?

Incorrect posting - removed

moarlewts — Sat, 26 Apr 2014 13:51:56 +0800

edit-post wrongly, please remove

How to BRIDGE mode? Unifi DIR-614 and replacement?

moarlewts — Sat, 08 Mar 2014 13:16:33 +0800

Broadband provider
ISP/package: Unifi 5mbps

Personal equipment by TM
Modem/BTU: Alcatel Lucent
Router: L7NR2000 (Hardware Version: A1 ; Firmware Version: 1.06TM) AKA D-Link DIR-614

Issue
The Unifi router (Dir 614) sucks, and the QoS doesn't to work. So I want to get another router (esp for QoS purposes)

I read many topics and guides around, everyone seems to be saying that they use their Dir614 as a VLAN BRIDGE, but there are no guides on how to do so...

How do I make my dir614 a bridge?

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Also, I was thinking of getting a new wireless router with decent QoS features to replace the DIR614 instead (therefore, no bridging). Is this possible?

I was looking at KLseet's webpage and... The first section with header "All-In-One Total Replacement (Vlan + Router Gateway + WiFi)" means that I will only use those devices to replace the DIR614 and not the BTU right? In short, I would still need to use the TM BTU right?

oh and, to have IPTV access, my router must need at least two vlan capabilities?

my budget for a new router is 100-200

Finally, which would be better? Atheros, RALink or Broadcom? I was hoping that one day I might wanna have more features and would like to use custom firmware like DD-WRT

Thanks for reading, to recap, I have listed my questions below:

- How can I configure bridge on my dir614?
- Cannot replace BTU from TM?
- If I don't bridge from dir614, must my router have at least two VLAN support?
- Which chipset is better for future upgrades to custom firmware? (Atheros, RALink or Broadcom?)
- Regarding routers listend in KLseet's website with unifi support: When flashing to custom rom like DD-WRT, do they need custom versions of DDWRT to support unifi?

Any useful add-ons for MS Office 2010?

moarlewts — Mon, 03 Feb 2014 16:38:11 +0800

Hi everyone,

Are there any useful add-ins for MS office 2010 that you guys can recommend?
I use Excel and Powerpoint heavily for my work... So far I only have ASAP Utilities for Excel...

Any for Powerpoint too?
Is there one which allows me to see the NEXT slide on my laptop screen while the current slides are being projected on the projector?

Also any productivity software you guys recommend?

Thanks.

- Willing to pay for good software
- Office is running 2010
- No illegal/dodgy software pls

Can a MacbookPro use any regular RAM?

moarlewts — Sun, 19 Jan 2014 10:26:06 +0800

Hi guys, was wondering if a Macbook Pro can upgrade it's RAM using regular Windows notebook RAM??

According to this page, it doesn't seem to specify any 'apple-certified' RAM or any additional requirements...

So just any notebook sized DDR3 RAM would work?

Macbook Pro 13", early 2011

Thanks

Car-wash guy crash Vellfire in Publika, today

moarlewts — Fri, 20 Dec 2013 21:11:17 +0800

You know those car-wash services in mall car parks?

Today I was at Publika car park, walking pass the car wash area when I heard a loud crash.

Everyone's head turned to see a Vellfire crash into the car park pillar... There was also a bangla (car wash employee) standing behind the Vellfire to keep an eye too, but he was stoning there doing nothing.

The driver (car wash boss I think) immediately parked the vehicle at the side, got out and scolded (and screamed at) the bangla real bad after seeing the horrible dent.

The dent on the corner of the Vellfire was incredibly huge, and deep too...
Better check out your black-colored Vellfire if you washed your car there today. Left side, rear bumper.

Do you think the car wash company will need to pay for the damage done?