Tag: storage
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Apple Mac Mini
Bulan Januari ini, saya memutuskan untuk membeli sebuah Mac Mini, yang mungkin akan menggantikan laptop yang ada di rumah. Mungkin “menggantikan” bukan kata yang paling tepat saat ini, karena laptop yang ada sebenarnya juga masih bisa digunakan. Pertimbangan kenapa akhirnya membeli Mac Mini memang cukup banyak. Beberapa MacBook yang ada — baik punya saya ataupun…
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Firebase Storage: Setting Up Objects for Public Access
I have a small project using Firebase Storage service to serve some static files. By default, all files under a bucket are not accessible for public. To make files available for public access, we need to modify the rules. In the following example, my bucket is called happybucket123.appspot.com, since I need to give public permission…
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Adding Block Storage to an Existing Cloud at Linode
This site is hosted at Linode’s smallest package. Besides this blog, I have some other domains and small WordPress-based sites here. Most of them are not busy site. So, $5/mo is just gret. But, there is a small problem: storage. Yesterday, I almost utilised 95% of the 25GB of storage limit. I was thinking of…
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Hi, Google Photos!
After leaving Flickr, it took few weeks to have all photos organised in Google Photos as my primary photo storage (and sharing!) service. What’s the difference? Using Google Photos, I upload more photos. I think, this is because of some key factors: It’s easy to upload photos. I almost always upload my photos directly from…
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Thank You, Flickr! Hello Google Photos!
When Flickr was acquired by Smugmug, I was happy. Rather than comparing between the two services, they finally under one team, even Flickr and Smugmug are still two separated services. I believe that Smugmug will work hard and listen to Flickr community to bring Flickr back with better features. But, I decided to leave Flickr…
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WhatsApp Updates: Message queue, more photos/videos to send
Even I use Telegram more than WhatsApp, but I still have WhatsApp installed since some of my contacts are still there. The latest WhatsApp for iPhone — I haven’t checked the Android version — has some features that I think needed to be noted. Message queue. Any messages being sent/received while not being connected to the…
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Pixel — Phone by Google
Google Pixel phone is not yet officially revealed. But, there are already some leaked images and information. Both devices — Pixel and Pixel XL — will have 32GB or 128GB of storage, 4GB of RAM, Qualcomm’s latest 821 processor, AMOLED screens, fingerprint scanners on the back, an eight-megapixel selfie camera and a 12-megapixel camera on the…
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Moving to Google Apps for Work
It’s been two for around two months since my small office moved the email service to Google Apps for Work. So far, it’s been a great experience and I think it was the right decision to make. Why Moving? Before moving to Google Apps for Work, we manage the email servers on our own. Meaning,…
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Lifehacker Faceoff: Google Photos vs. Flickr
Last month, both Google and Yahoo introduced big changes to their photo storage services, Google Photos and Flickr (4.0), respectively. Both offer identical, useful features: automatic photo backups, intelligent organization, online editing tools, and sharing capabilities. So which one should you use? (Source: Lifehacker Faceoff: Google Photos vs. Flickr)
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Free 2 GB Storage for Google Drive
I finally got my free 2 GB additional storage for my Google Drive account.I got this additional storage after participating at the previous Google’s Security Checkup. Even for now, I still have enough room for my Drive. I only utilise around 30% of my current 17 GB. But, since I’m planning of having my photos…
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Google Offers Free 2GB Extra for Google Drive
Google offers 2GB of storage for Google Drive for those who completes Google’s security checkup process. This offer ends on February 17, 2015. It’s also to celebrate Safer Internet Day. Right now, I have 15 GB of storage for my Google Drive and use around 5 GB of it). There are still plenty of room…
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Delete Old Devices Backup on OS X to Reclaim Disk Storage
One of the routines relate to my laptop is to keep everything organised. This includes folders management, removing unused files or installing/uninstalling applications, etc. For disk usage checking purpose, I use OmniDiskSweeper. Yes, I also have Macpaw’s CleanMyMac 2, but OmniDiskSweeper will do a simple and specific task as mentioned on its site: OmniDiskSweeper is…
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Solution: WhatsApp crashes on iOS 8 Beta
Last week, I finally decided to upgrade my iPhone 5 to iOS 8 Beta 4. When the iOS Beta 1 was available, I took the risk to have it installed. But, it was too disappointing for too many bugs and errors. I’m excited about the upcoming iOS 8 features, and I want to try some…
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Let's talk about the (new) Yahoo's email service
Recently, Yahoo redesigned its mail service again. I’ve talked about Yahoo Mail last August. I hoped for an improvements. Recently, on its 16th birthday, Yahoo gives a new look for its mail service. Quoting from a release published at Yahoo’s blog: We redesigned Yahoo Mail to be more efficient, too. Things you do all of…