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Keep your MacBook alive with an SSD upgrade
0December 13, 2011
by Ken Ng
So you have a MacBook (or any PC or notebook really) that’s a year or two old and things seems to be slowing down a little. You basically have two choice. Suck it up and just live with it. Or buy a new notebook. And burn some cash in the process of course. Sure, you’d get new spanking CPU and perhaps even a faster GPU to boot. But hey, unless you are dying to run the latest games in all 2000 FPS glory, 90% of the time, you don’t r More >
3+1 Reasons why Parallels 7 wins VS VMWare Fusion!
6September 7, 2011
by Ken Ng
Caveat: This is an updated article which I originally wrote using Parallels Desktop 5 and quickly after that, upgraded to Parallels Desktop 6, comparing it with VMWare Fusion 3.0. That’s almost exactly one year ago from today.
Now, if you are not already aware, Parallels Desktop 7 is to be released on September 6. With this latest version, here’s a revised and updated viewpoint on my comparison between the two.
Why virtualize and not just More >
Fixing the OS X Lion bluetooth pairing after sleep issue
1August 17, 2011
by Ken Ng
Upgrading to Lion on my MacBook Pro was great. It was perhaps the easiest OS upgrade I’ve ever done thus far. While I generally like how it is, there are a few nagging issues with Lion that just irritated the heck out of me.
One of it is that when my MacBook wakes up from sleep mode, my bluetooth mouse would never get paired again without the need to turn the MacBook’s bluetooth module off and on. This was never the case with Snow Leopard! All More >
To Mac, or to Windows? That’s your question, here’s my answer
0January 5, 2011
by Ken Ng
If you’re looking to get a new PC or notebook, chances are, you’ll be asking the question above. So, should you be getting a Mac or Windows machine? Well, in my humble opinion, the answer is pretty simple. If you are willing to fork out a little more (to get more too of course), then go for the Mac option as I had.
Sure, like I mentioned, the Mac option will be a little bit more expensive when compared with the ‘equivalent’ Windows option from More >
3 Reasons Why I Chose Parallels over VMWare Fusion
10September 18, 2010
by Ken Ng
UPDATE: This article is refreshed in this latest published version here: 3+1 Reasons why Parallels 7 wins VS VMWare Fusion!
If you’re like me, especially if you are working in an organizations where a most of the internal ERP systems are built only for Windows platform, and is also a Mac user, chances are you would want to be able to run both Mac and Windows applications at the same time. And if you’ve done your homework online, you would More >
Tip: Calibrating the MacBook and iPhone battery to maximize it’s life
1July 1, 2010
by Ken Ng
Everyone knows that the battery on the new MacBooks and iPhone are built-in and non-replaceable. Therefore, it’s extra important to try and maintain the battery to maximize its lifetime.
And since both the MacBooks and iPhones uses a lithium-based battery, there are a few golden rules on how we can keep the batteries in tip-top conditions.
Firstly, lithium-based batteries likes their electrons to keep moving. That way, the battery stays ‘fresh’ More >
