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  • A New Type Of Font by Google, Apple, and Microsoft

    Google, Apple, And Microsoft Are Quietly Developing A New Type Of Font. “What are variable fonts, and why are some of the biggest tech companies on the planet throwing their weight behind them?”

  • How-To: Calling Siri on Mac Using Custom Keyboard Shortcut or Dictation

    How-To: Calling Siri on Mac Using Custom Keyboard Shortcut or Dictation

    I tried using Siri on Mac after my upgrade to macOS Sierra, and it works as expected, even I’m still using some basic commands. It’s just like they way I talk to Siri on my iPhone and iPad. Asking Siri is simple, just hit the Siri button on the menu bar, and send your command.…

  • Snap, Inc.

    Snapchat rebrands as Snap, Inc, a camera company. Its frist product is Spectacles, a pair of funky sunglasses with a built-in wireless video camera.

  • Upgrading to macOS Sierra

    I love keeping everything updated on my Mac, from the operating system, and also the applications. I just updated to macOS Sierra — the latest operating system by Apple. I upgraded from OS X El Capitan. This post is posted after the upgrade. Preparation On my Mac, I installed all upgraded applications. Some applications already released…

  • Telegram’s Photo Editor 2.0, Masks, and GIF Creation Tool

    Telegram just released some new features to work on the pictures that hopefully will make the communication (chat) become more fun and enjoyable. For those who love to edit photos, add additional texts, drawings, or even stickers, Telegram offers the functionalities directly in the app. I wish Telegram adds “Call” feature.

  • Google Allo

    I just had Google Allo — another messaging app by Google — installed on my Android phone. There are already some messaging installed and used on my daily basis. Well, basically, I only use Telegram (mostly) and WhatsApp. And now, Google Allo. I tried Google Assistant more inside Allo, and it works pretty well. I…

  • Malaysian man spent 18 days in Changi Airport lounges using 31 forged boarding passes

    Malaysian man spent 18 days in Changi Airport lounges using 31 forged boarding passes. He downloaded images of mobile boarding passes issued by two airlines – Cathay Pacific and Singapore Airlines – from the Internet, and used an image editing software on his laptop to alter them. Raejali inserted his name, a false flight number…

  • Find and Remove Duplicate Photos on Flickr

    I’m organising my Flickr photos and want to find the easy way to remove duplicate photos that are already in or outside albums. Flickr does not offer the simple tool to work on this task. After searching for a while, there is Flickr Dup Finder 2. It’s a simple tool to search for duplicates and…

  • Google delisted 1.75 billion websites

    Google delisted 1.75 billion websites. “Around 40 million takedown requests were rejected, which is 2.1 percent of the total requests. Another 16 million requests were duplicates.”

  • Inbox by Gmail: Moving Spam email to Inbox

    I’ve been using Inbox by Gmail as my default web-based email to manage emails powered by Gmail. The “Snooze” and “Pin” are just helpful to keep me organised with my emails. Everything works, but there is a small things that — in my opinion — little bit inconvinient: dealing with Spam. Gmail’s spam filter is…

  • Oh shit, git!

    Oh shit, git! — On dealing with Git’s ‘oh shit moments’.

  • iPhone 7 Plus Sample Photos

    iPhone 7 Plus Sample Photos (from the Titans-Vikings Game) by Sports Illustrated. Since I had my first iPhone — it was iPhone 4, I upgraded to iPhone 5. The recent iPhone 7 Plus offers a great features for the camera.

  • Bye Pokémon Go

    I decided to uninstall Pokémon Go on my Android phone. I wrote some details about my decision on my Medium page.

  • Snow: Snapchat’s copy

    I’m on Snapchat. Yes, that Snapchat. Since it’s banned in South Korea, the users from South Korea should have an alternative. And, there is Snow. Snow shares similar features with Snapchat. …it is also gaining traction in China, where the country’s 700 million users make up the world’s largest internet market. There, Snow has a…