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Reliable camera shop suggestion

redclarity — Tue, 04 Mar 2025 12:08:18 +0800

I'm in the market for a small and compact fuji camera. Was travelling recently and felt unsatisfied with my phone, kinda want to try and get into photography again. Looking to buy a used unit, but have no idea which shop is reliable. Any suggestions from your experience?

Maybank Foreign Currency Account - Okay as backup?

redclarity — Thu, 05 Aug 2021 17:24:11 +0800

Hi, I'm thinking of splitting some of my savings into foreign currency, and thinking about choosing Maybank since I already have an account with them. Is this a reliable option to park some savings in foreign currency? Any other suggestions?

All of my savings are in MYR. Thinking about parking elsewhere before our currency goes down the drain.

Laptop display flickering + 1st bsod

redclarity — Sat, 05 Jun 2021 18:26:45 +0800

Yesterday my laptop had it's first bsod.

To recap on my problems and what i have monitored so far:
- my laptop's screen would sort of flicker or goes blank for a split second, this only happens when im transferring files, or doing some work with words/excel, on chrome and the like.
- never happens when im watching movies

What i have done:
- went to get the fan serviced (it was clean, there werent much dust)
- guided by HP agent to uninstall display's driver, and reinstall the latest version

The problem still occurs intermittently, it's not that frequent and seems to be less after the update + fan service. But few days ago, i suddenly got the bsod while doing some heavy file transfer from my laptop to external hdd. The code is FAULTY_HARDWARE_CORRUPTED_PAGE (0x0000012b).

Is my laptop dying? Any way to still save it? I havent formatted my laptop yet, still backing up some data. My laptop is only 3 years old.

Edit

redclarity — Wed, 10 Mar 2021 14:00:11 +0800

Edit

Sold

redclarity — Mon, 22 Feb 2021 09:06:13 +0800

Sold

HP Spectre - Service or dying?

redclarity — Thu, 28 Jan 2021 04:41:07 +0800

Are these signs of dying laptop? I noticed the fan seems to be running a bit louder than before, despite not doing much or just browsing. And my screen flickers/blinks once in a while.

Is it cheaper to get my out of warranty laptop serviced outside, or is it better to go through HP themselves? Mine is the Spectre 13, warranty finished last year. How much is the usual charge for servicing btw? I have not serviced it at all, might be due for fan cleaning or something?

Unlock MF93D - Maxis Modem

redclarity — Tue, 10 Nov 2020 20:40:42 +0800

While waiting for Maxis to reply me, i'd like to ask here if anyone can help me faster.

Hi, I have an old maxis modem, the MF93D. According to Maxis, it shouldnt be unlocked since the contract is finished, yet it still cannot connect to the internet. Connection bar shows 4G, but the "Disconnected" message is still there.

I have tried youtubing the unlock steps but I still cant figure it out.

Moved.

redclarity — Tue, 10 Nov 2020 20:36:41 +0800

Moved.

redclarity — Tue, 10 Nov 2020 20:35:04 +0800

Moved.

Bought

redclarity — Tue, 27 Aug 2019 10:36:35 +0800

Bought from mudah

How to be a translator in Malaysia?

redclarity — Thu, 15 Aug 2019 09:55:34 +0800

Hi, can anyone advised me what are the steps to be a certified translator?
Other than ITBM, any other options?
First of is BM-BI.
Then maybe other languages if i have the time to take classes for them.
Im looking into this as a full job option, or freelancer.
Where do you find prospective clients as freelancer?

How to be a translator in Malaysia?

redclarity — Mon, 05 Aug 2019 11:42:44 +0800

WTS - SOLD

redclarity — Sun, 24 Feb 2019 09:06:48 +0800

SOLD AT CAROUSELL

WTS - SOLD

redclarity — Sun, 24 Feb 2019 08:44:08 +0800

SOLD

WTS - Samsung S8 Clear Coat Fullbody

redclarity — Fri, 22 Feb 2019 14:10:01 +0800

None

WTS - Mi Max 2 (Msia)

redclarity — Fri, 22 Jun 2018 23:04:23 +0800

Item(s):Mi Max 2, Black 64gb (Malaysia set)

Package includes:Complete ori box with unused charger

Price: SOLD to the gentleman from Carousel. TQ

Warranty: Until 21st Feb 2019 (called xiaomi centre)

Dealing method: COD only

Location: Midvalley

Contact method/details:PM

Item(s) conditions:Totally like new, used as second phone for media consumption only.

Reason for sale: Funding. NOT FOR TRADING

WTS - HP ENVY 13 (2016)

redclarity — Fri, 22 Jun 2018 22:51:01 +0800

Item(s):HP ENVY 13 (2016 model) with finger scanner

Package includes: charger

Price: SOLD

Warranty:Nil

Dealing method: COD only, KL area

Location:KL

Contact method/details: PM

Item(s) conditions: Right side bit senget (refer picture). Other than that no issue, lady user. Just sent for thermal paste and fan service.

Reason for sale: upgrade

Specs: https://support.hp.com/my-en/document/c04822583

Google & Samsung Calendar holiday off one day

redclarity — Sun, 08 Apr 2018 22:57:11 +0800

Both my samsung calendar and google calendar are off sync. Holiday is one day earlier.

Already set gmt to malaysia

Its a quite frustrating. Pls help

Restore photos after phone format

redclarity — Wed, 24 Jan 2018 15:26:42 +0800

My aunt accidentally format her phone, I think it was maybe factory reset. Not so sure since she just passed the phone to me for help.

Is it possible to retrieve data from factory reset? Is there anyone here capable of retrieving data (photos) from this phone? I've tried several free software but none works so far. She's willing to pay an affordable fee. It contains precious memories, photos of her kids since babies from 6 years ago. No backup at all

Please PM with your price, if possible.

Storage & cache related questions

redclarity — Fri, 29 Dec 2017 10:53:56 +0800

Sifus, pls advise:

1. After each update (system update, app update) does the old updates data is still stored? If yes, does this means that after each updates it will cause storage space to be used more and more?

2. Will clearing cache delete all the old updates version?

3. Does clearing cache in recovery mode and clearing cache app by app has big difference?