Over the past 2 years, Lexar has emerged as a brand known to produce good performance and yet very cost-effective solid-state drives (SSD).Lexar started as a manufacturer producing SD cards… Read More

Different regions of the world could be using different measurement units to express how big/small is a property or land area.When you book a 12 tsubos hotel suite, are you able to imagine h… Read More

A few months back, when I upgraded my CyberPower UT800EG UPS with APC BV1000I-MSX 1kVA/600W Easy UPS for power protection to my desktop PC and network equipment, I've relocated the old… Read More

Electric vehicle (EV) has been steadily trending in the automotive talk-about nowadays.The key selling points of EV cars being:Environmental friendlyFuel cost savingNo need to periodically c… Read More

Today, my laptop suddenly experienced the Windows Explorer not responding issue.The symptoms were like this:When you double-click on a document, for example a PDF file or an Excel file… Read More

After a long waiting, the Malaysia National Higher Education Fund (Perbadanan Tabung Pendidikan Tinggi Nasional, PTPTN) has finally announced the dividend for year 2022 for the education sav… Read More

My CyberPower UT800EG 800VA/400W UPS has been serving me well for more than 3 years, and it is still functioning well.It has never failed to protect my Dell XPS 8930 desktop, my As… Read More

During the recent Chinese New Year online promotion period, I discovered that the Honor MagicBook 16 laptop has its selling price dropped to RM29xx. (This promotion is still available in som… Read More

Most Google users (including all Android phone users) started up with the free Google personal account.The free Google personal account comes with 15GB of cloud storage shared among various… Read More

I have just retired all the old Panasonic non-inverter air-cons in my house, which had served my family for more than 16 years, to the current generation of Panasonic inverter R32 aircons po… Read More

It always has been a frequently asked question for most of us to find out the optimal temperature to set for our air-conditioner, particularly the inverter type which is good in maintaining… Read More

Earlier on, all Malaysian citizens who are eligible to vote in the General Election (all citizens of age 18 years old and above should be automatically registered in the current system) can… Read More

If you want to have a common charger for multiple devices that charge using USB cable, and better still, to be able to charge multiple devices at the same time, then you can look for a multi… Read More

If you need to generate a QR code, for whatever reason, what tools do you normally use?I have been using QRCode Monkey for quite some times, and I find this free online QR-code generating we… Read More

Typically, there are 2 types of loans. One is fixed interest rate type, and another is variable interest rate type.Some examples of fixed interest rate loan are: car loan, personal loan, cre… Read More

Kenanga Digital Investing (KDI) has been around for a few months since early 2022, and I have just joint on the bandwagon last week.KDI is a robo-advisory investment platform under Kena… Read More

FYI, there is an online e-learning portal called e-LATiH by HRD Corp (formerly known as HRDF, under MOHR), which you can freely register for an account to enroll for a selection of 1000++ fr… Read More

Handphone is a necessity nowadays.Every now and then, new models of handphone are being introduced into the market, with price tag ranging from a few hundred ringgit to a few thousand ringgi… Read More

Recently, we talked about which models of car can you afford with your monthly fixed income?Now, let's apply the same method to find out how much housing loan can you afford with your m… Read More

Have you ever made a simple evaluation on which models of car can you afford with your monthly fixed income?Or, in other words, if you already have a car model that you want to buy, how much… Read More

Timer switch plug is a kind of gadget that can easily convert a normal wall socket into programmable timer socket. I have been using it for quite a long time, from one generation to ano… Read More

Recently, I purchased a new Asus RT-AX86U router to replace my 4-years-old Asus RT-AC86U router. The main reason being I want to take advantage of the RT-AX86U's WiFi AX (a.k.a. WiFi 6)… Read More

Unlike the Jobstreet salary report 2022 (Malaysia Edition & Singapore Edition), which provides the insight of the current median salary figure in various popular industries, and als… Read More

Recently, Jobstreet has just released their salary report of Malaysia’s job landscape, and also of Singapore's, respectively. The reports aimed to provide insight of the current p… Read More

Do you remember my portable ultrasonic turbine mini washer that I bought at the price of slightly above RM40 that I used it to wash the mopping cloth of my Roborock S7 robot cleaner?Unf… Read More

It seems that vacuum cleaners nowadays have become more and more portable, light-weight, and more importantly affordable.My Hericaine Twister R-6053 rechargeable portable dry and wet vacuum… Read More

I believe every household needs a ladder for the purpose of ceiling fan cleaning, replacing faulty light bulbs, air-cond filter cleaning, reaching up to things at higher place, etc.Your ladd… Read More

The Sony WH-1000XM4 headset can operate in Bluetooth wireless mode as well as in 3.5mm audio cable wired mode.The audio cable that comes together with this headset only support audio in but… Read More

After an even longer waiting time than last year, the Employees Provident Fund (EPF, a.k.a. KWSP) has finally declared the dividend rate for financial year 2021.For year 2021, the dividend d… Read More

I believe there is no doubt about Sony WH-1000XM4 being the best consumer-grade foldable, stereo on-ear wireless headset with built-in internal echo-cancelling microphones nowadays (dur… Read More

The Malaysia National Higher Education Fund (Perbadanan Tabung Pendidikan Tinggi Nasional, PTPTN) has just announced quite a disappointing dividend for year 2021 for the education savings sc… Read More

As one of the many IT professionals, do you feel that you are not that aware of your value in the market and do not know how to sell yourself? Are you just don't like doing sales?It is espec… Read More

It seems that there are quite a lot of earphones related terms nowadays.It is imperative for you to understand what the terms meant, so that, from their product description, you can understa… Read More

If you want a certain electrical appliance to be switched on during certain time period(s) of the day, and be switched off otherwise, this Nippon II NP2-348T mechanical 24-hour segmente… Read More

I have bought this rectangular wooden digital LED alarm clock with humidity and temperature display during the recent 12.12 online sale fiesta, at the price of slightly below RM40.You c… Read More

 I bought this 28cm heat diffuser aluminium plate for gas stove at the price of RM28.80.It works by placing it on top of gas burner, so that:To distribute heat from the underneath… Read More

Recently, the "Line Fault" indicator of my 6 years old Alpha Smart 18EP instant shower water heater in one of my bathrooms had changed from its usual green light to red light. This is t… Read More

This is a frequently asked question (FAQ) that many people using Microsoft Outlook as their email client found their meeting invitations automatically deleted and moved from Inbox to Deleted… Read More

Nowadays, infra-red thermometers are widely used in a lot of places to capture our body temperature, especially for COVID-19 preventive measure at the entrance of most commercial premises.In… Read More

There will be occasions that you need to do a COVID-19 self-test, to ensure that you are free from COVID-19 infection, before you attend certain events or enter into certain premises.There a… Read More

If you have family member(s) who loves to pick ears using the traditional earwax rod or even cotton rod, here is a better and safer gadget for them.This DEOcross C-ears electric earwax clean… Read More

Other than my CCKO CK9919 stainless steel smart garbage bin, I have also purchased a portable ultrasonic turbine mini washer at the price of slightly above RM40, during the recent 11.11 big… Read More

During the recent 11.11 big sale promotion festival, I have purchased a CCKO brand (model CK9919) 20 litres stainless steel smart rechargeable sensor garbage bin to be used in my kitchen. It… Read More

After I have purchased and used the Jumper JPD-500E fingertip pulse oximeter, I have recently added a B03 home-use upper-arm digital blood pressure measuring and monitoring machine for my fa… Read More

Cash flow is critical in running all businesses. Companies without healthy cash flow are very likely to go into financial trouble sooner or later.In normal business operations, there are sev… Read More

When I bought my cleaning robot, I have chosen Roborock S7 instead of S6-Max or S5-Max because I knew it is the model that can pair with Roborock auto-empty dock.In fact, I find it quite dif… Read More

Beside analysing stock counters investability using Return of Equity (ROE) and Return of Assets (ROA), it is also imperative in fundamental analysis to evaluate the business profitability of… Read More

As you might have been aware, Caltex Malaysia has recently introduced the CaltexGO pump-and-go mobile app, available in Google Play Store and Apple App Store.Apparently, it is the same Calte… Read More

The official 2022 national and state public holidays in Malaysia has been announced by Cabinet, Constitution and Inter-Government Relation Division (BKPP), Prime Minister Department.There ar… Read More

In many occasions when a data table is queried from database and/or displayed on the screen of web application, there is a need to enable the user to download the table, preferably as an MS… Read More

In fundamental analysis, Return of Equity (ROE) and Return of Assets (ROA) are among the most important indicators used to evaluate the investability of targetted stock counters.There are ge… Read More

Rakuten Trade is currently the first and the only Malaysian stockbroking online platform with a loyalty point system and also allows offset of stock trading brokerage fee by using your accum… Read More

Nowadays, apart from the traditional career roles being a businessman, entrepreneur, or employee, there are more and more people working as self-employed, or working with broker/agent on a p… Read More

There will be a free webinar on next Tuesday night in Zoom by Rakuten Trade, about Shariah & ESG (environmental, social & governance) Investing - by panelist from Bank Islam Malaysia… Read More

Here is the list of auspicious dates for opening business in year 2021, which is produced based on the Chinese almanac Tong Shu.It can be applied to new business opening, or reopening of bus… Read More

For employees, especially those in leading/managing position, here is a list of auspicious dates  in 2022 for starting new job/post/assignment, including joining new company or joining… Read More

Here is the list of auspicious dates for opening business in year 2022, which is produced based on the Chinese almanac Tong Shu.It can be applied to new business opening, or reopening of bus… Read More

For employees, especially those in leading/managing position, here is a list of auspicious dates  in 2021 for starting new job/post/assignment, including joining new company or joining… Read More

 In many culture, religion and/or tradition, the first haircut of a baby is considered an important milestone for his/her life. The day is known as Mundan, Chadakarana, Halaqah, Upsheri… Read More

In many culture, religion and/or tradition, the first haircut of a baby is considered an important milestone for his/her life. The day is known as Mundan, Chadakarana, Halaqah, Upsherin, etc… Read More

 Here is the list of auspicious dates in year 2022 for signing contract, signing offer letter, register for marriage, receiving religious baptism, and other similar agreement-related ac… Read More

Here is the list of auspicious dates in year 2021 for signing contract, signing offer letter, register for marriage, receiving religious baptism, and other similar agreement-related activiti… Read More

Before becoming the life partner, marriage is proposed by lover and engagement is made.Here is the list of auspicious dates for marriage proposal or engagement in year 2022 (year of Tiger)… Read More

Before becoming the life partner, marriage is proposed by lover and engagement is made.Here is the list of auspicious dates for marriage proposal or engagement in year 2021 (year of Cow), wh… Read More

 Here is the list of auspicious dates in 2022 (year of Tiger) for getting a baby (求嗣), which is produced based on the Chinese almanac Tong Shu.The dates have good element(… Read More

Here is the list of auspicious dates in 2021 (year of Cow) for getting a baby (求嗣), which is produced based on the Chinese almanac Tong Shu.The dates have good element(s) to em… Read More

Due to the global pandemic of COVID-19, moving is restricted during the first half of the year of 2021. Hopefully, it can happen during the second half of the year.Here is the list of auspic… Read More

 Here is the list of auspicious dates for moving to new house/office in year 2022, which is produced based on the Chinese almanac Tong Shu. (Click the image to enlarge)Bear in mind that… Read More

There are significantly less auspicious days for renovation in year 2022 than 2021.Here is the list of auspicious dates for home or office renovation in year 2022, which is produced based on… Read More

Due to the global pandemic of COVID-19, a lot of renovation works are unable to be carried out during the first half of the year of 2021. Hopefully, it can happen during the second half of t… Read More

Many couples plan for their wedding more than 1 year ahead in order to have sufficient preparation time. Here is the list of auspicious dates for wedding/marriage in year 2023 (year of… Read More

Many couples plan for their wedding more than 1 year ahead in order to have sufficient preparation time. Here is the list of auspicious dates for wedding/marriage in year 2022 (year of… Read More

FYI, Phillip Capital who manages eUnittrust.com.my and Phillip Mutual Berhad, is organizing the 11th Phillip Investment Conference 2021.The theme for this year is "Road to Investment: T… Read More

I had been troubled with drain blockage problem under my Teka Jumbo kitchen sink every 1-2 years.The strainer that come with the giant size stainless steel sink looks good. Just that I think… Read More

I had bought a few units of the electronic UV light type of mosquito trap before. They were functioning well in trapping and killing mosquitoes.Unfortunately, after one to two years of usage… Read More

Finally, I have retired my 4 years old Neato XV-11 robotic vacuum cleaner and replaced it with a new Roborock S7 which has both vacuum and mop function.  The Roborock S7 is current… Read More

While coding an application with MySQL as database, you might come into this situation:You want to insert a new record into a table, if and only if there is no existing record in the table w… Read More

I've purchased the Huawei Scale 3 body analyzer scale at the price of RM99 directly from Huawei Online Store during their recent online promotion. The RRP of this scale is RM149 during norma… Read More

According to a study led by University of Washington at Seattle researchers, a blood oxygen saturation level below 92% and fast, shallow breathing were associated with significantly elevated… Read More

I had a Brother P-Touch 65 thermal label sticker printer in my household that served for more than 15 years. It was really handy to use. Recently, it had finally reached its end of life.As i… Read More

There are basically 3 ways to check your latest COVID-19 vaccination appointment status:Check inside MySejahtera mobile app, under COVID-19 Vaccination functionCheck with JKJAV websiteMake a… Read More

Chubb is giving out free insurance, provided to Malaysian citizens age 18-70 years old, without any charge or payment of premium needed, for COVID-19 vaccination.You might have already… Read More

By now, you should be aware that there is a daily return earning account called GO+ inside Touch n Go (TNG) eWallet, which maintains a separate balance from the normal eWallet balance.Unlike… Read More

 Photo by Micheile Henderson on Unsplash“Save more money!” countless advertisements shout at you. “Put aside part of every paycheck!!” your parents scold. &ldquo… Read More

 Photo by Kelly Sikkema on UnsplashYour home budget, also known as your household budget, is the money you set aside that will go toward essential living expenses. It’s critical t… Read More

Having a touchscreen HVAC control panel in your car might look cool, but the touchscreen is vulnerable to accidental scratches too.One day after a car wash, I found an obstructive scratch on… Read More

 Photo by JESHOOTS.COM on UnsplashHave your money problems become so dire that you find yourself searching “I need financial help immediately?” We get it. You’re in a… Read More

 Photo by Michael Longmire on Unsplash   Are you trying to be better about saving money? You’ve heard the same advice, time and time again: spend less. But the question now… Read More

Recently, my Samsung Galaxy Tab A 6 tablet suddenly hit the infamous "Google Play services keeps stopping" problem.The following window will pop up almost every few seconds, even after you h… Read More

 Photo by Timeo Buehrer on Unsplash Overdraft protection is a banking service consumers can opt into to overdraw their chequing accounts for a fee. For instance, if your account only h… Read More

Recently I engaged a washing machine cleaning professional to dismantle and perform deep clean-up to my washing machine.I did periodically make use of washing machine cleaning powder and the… Read More

If you are using a laptop with limited number of USB ports, and/or without a built-in RJ45 ethernet LAN port, this Vention 3-port USB 3.0 hub with RJ45 gigabit ethernet LAN adapter could be… Read More

 Photo by Damir Spanic on UnsplashYou’re not alone if you’ve fallen out of the habit of balancing your checkbook because you trust your online banking statement to indicate… Read More

After a long time waiting, the Employees Provident Fund (EPF, a.k.a. KWSP) has finally declared the dividend rate for financial year 2020.For year 2020, the dividend declared for conventiona… Read More

You can now register for COVID-19 vaccination in Malaysia using MySejahtera mobile app.Before you start, make sure you have already updated the MySejahtera app in your phone to the latest ve… Read More

The Malaysia National Higher Education Fund (Perbadanan Tabung Pendidikan Tinggi Nasional, PTPTN) has just announced dividend for year 2020 for the education savings schemes SSPN (Skim… Read More

 Photo by Adam Satria on UnsplashDid you mail a cheque only to be notified that it bounced? Or perhaps you tried to buy something with your debit card, and when you checked your online… Read More

 Photo by todd kent on UnsplashTraditional refinancing entails swapping out your current debt, often a mortgage, for another loan with better terms. For example, many people choose to r… Read More

If you are using Microsoft Outlook as your email client, and facing the problem of unable to open any URL link in your emails, this could be a workable solution for you.The symptom: whenever… Read More

You might have awared that I am using Iruin to make use of my handphone camera as computer webcam.This solution works pretty well. However, I found that I need a mini tripod to hold my handp… Read More