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List of New Tech Skills Worth Pursuing

Posted on March 29, 2016 by timlyg

Based on the online recruiter specs, I am compiling here a list of IT skills I would at least look up. Skills that have high frequency of mentions are preferable: PostgreSQL Ember/Angular configuration management (Chef, Puppet, Ansible,etc.)

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Internet Explorer: Cannot Display the Webpage due to SSL, HTTPS

Posted on March 18, 2016 by timlyg

This problem occurred at NYGC, noticed by a few staffs. It only happens on Internet Explorer, and for only certain sites (google.com, yahoo.com, etc.). Works fine on Firefox and Chrome. The usual approach is to clear the browser cache, reset … Continue reading →

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ASUS RT-AC66U 2.4GHz Wifi dropping after certain time

Posted on February 26, 2016 by timlyg

Effective but inefficient solution is to reset the wifi radio signal (e.g. changing the channels, no need to reboot the entire router) But for permanent solution, it is a tough one. I have changed the firmware to the third party … Continue reading →

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The City College CUNY Class: CSC 22000 Algorithms

Posted on February 1, 2016 by timlyg

Professor: Peter Brass, NAC 8/208, office hours: Wed 3-4pm; email: peter@cs.ccny.cuny.edu, phjmbrass@gmail.com (homework submission) 4 HW projects: each implementation of an algorithm in C/C++ Interface & test code provided, submission must pass on prof's computer. No partial Credit - (pass/fail … Continue reading →

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Headlights upgrade for Honda CR-V 2012 EX

Posted on January 10, 2016 by timlyg

After much complaints from my wife about the car headlights, I've decided to upgrade it to OSRAM Night Breaker Unlimited ($33+), which comes highly recommended. There have been much complaints about the original OEM headlights that came with Honda CRV … Continue reading →

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SAS Programming Certifications

Posted on January 8, 2016 by timlyg

With Nadia's advice, I took SAS Base programming earlier this week. But due to unfamiliarity with the test, I got 69% instead of the 70% passing mark. I also blame myself for not preparing well enough for such easy test. … Continue reading →

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Virus File Scanner Online

Posted on December 3, 2015 by timlyg

https://www.virustotal.com/ A good one. I had a suspicious email in my CUNY account with a doc attachment. And with this online scan, I could lookup lots of details and even determined that the virus I got "should not" infect Android … Continue reading →

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Huawei's true capacity li-ion battery

Posted on November 16, 2015 by timlyg

China's is known for selling fake batteries (falsely labelled high capacity); now it is also where we are supposed to get true high capacity/fast charging battery (about 10 minute charge for 3000 mAh.

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Problems with Lithium Ion Batteries

Posted on October 27, 2015 by timlyg

With my Fujitsu Lifebook P1620, the battery that came with it is loosing charge capacity. It is discharging faster than I anticipate (about 1 hour of life only). The solution has to do with a COMPLETE discharge of the battery … Continue reading →

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Optimum Online Speed Test

Posted on October 18, 2015 by timlyg

http://www.speedtest.net/my-result/4755704520 at home. After new modem upgrade. I think there's not much difference.

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