Why is the Adobe Creative Cloud Helper appl trying to phone home even I’ve blocked its access??!?!?
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Notes on upgrading AirPort Time Capsule to 4TB
My Apple Time Capsule stopped performing regular backups for nearly 10 days now. It is a A1409 with 3TB storage. Apple had already discontinued production for nearly ten years now but it’s still working as its intended to.
On checking AirPort Utility on the mac, an unfamiliar message flashed – I half guessed its storage was shot. Time for a replacement.
With CNY this weekend, Lazada and Shopee wouldn’t be much of help. Thus I’ve turned to Sim Lim for its existing stock of mechanical hard disk drives.
I had wanted to get the Seagate IronWolf 4TB (S$146) but it was all sold out. I didn’t want to go IronWolf Pro because I had no need to pay that price premium. In the end, settled with a WD Red Plus 4TB (S$142). Technically I could go up to 10TB but that would be overkill. One x 10TB (with another 5 of its brothers) would be right for my Pegasus DAS.
Cracked open the AirPort Time Capsule late last night and found that I should had gotten a Seagate Barracuda / IronWolf instead. Why? There’s two black rubber dampeners which would fit the Seagate but definitely not the WD. Now, my Time Capsule is running without the two dampeners because I need to send my mac to get its battery replaced.
Over time, the vibrations may cause the mechanical drive to breakdown. But I’ll just replace with another mechanical… that will definitely be a Seagate.
Did you know there is an Apple Watch before Series 1?
Pea protein powder
TIL there is pea-based protein powder. Previously, whey protein was the main plant-based alternative to animal-based protein powders.
Pea-based protein powders…
TikToker caught cutting line at Nashville event, claims she can because she’s ‘beautiful’ and has ‘70,000 followers’
Validated by TikTok’s 70,000 followers or her ego?
🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄
When a tabloid runs out of articles to write about…
Go to TikTok and transcribe every video to text
slow 👏
1% of 2023 had passed
What had you done so far?
Sad day – Mr Sim Wong Hoo has passed on
I remembered the first sound cards appearing for the 386/486 machines. That was a quite a step up from the two tone speaker of those years. My first sound card was a prize for winning a multimedia presentation at Ngee Ann Polytechnic during my secondary school days. I remember it was a Aztech soundcard. More importantly, I could use the sound card to play with Authorware (Terribly expensive software back then but it fulfilled a niche for interactive training.
Nonetheless, I never gave up wanting a SB series sound card and I finally got the AWE64 before heading to college. AFAIR, that was the era when SB sound cards were cheaper in Singapore than the US.
I still remember the AWE64. Sometimes I regret selling it away but I needed the money then.
Thanks to Mr Sim Wong Hoo for being a pioneer to put Singapore on the tech map.
To the OG.
AA game
in 2023!
Between Xmas and Chinese New Year
