Once I was using RAKU apps to listen to Astro radio station. At first it work well then it started to crash, a lot of time it unable to play any music. It is very frustrated.
Then recently Astro has re-launch a newer apps called Syok that seem like a redesign of the old Raku apps. Now it work well and I can listen to my favorite channel, the Jazz channel.
Sunday, 18 August 2019
Saturday, 17 August 2019
What happen if battery die out
One thing I keep on think is what happen if the Surface Pro 3 battery die out, can I still using it by plugging it?
One thing I notice from time to time is if my Surface Pro 3 has empty battery and I tried to on it by plugging the power cable to it, it will not boot directly. I have to wait around 5 min and then it can. Even that also has issue, when I try to login, and the battery indicator show 0%, it will shutdown again. I have to wait a bit and restart again the device.
My suspect is that the device rely on the battery to power up and if there is not enough power to power the devices, it will cause issue. Or another way of thing is that the power that juicing the device doesn't provide enough power to start the device.
Whatever the reason are, I can only sure of it when the battery is totally die out on me.
One thing I notice from time to time is if my Surface Pro 3 has empty battery and I tried to on it by plugging the power cable to it, it will not boot directly. I have to wait around 5 min and then it can. Even that also has issue, when I try to login, and the battery indicator show 0%, it will shutdown again. I have to wait a bit and restart again the device.
My suspect is that the device rely on the battery to power up and if there is not enough power to power the devices, it will cause issue. Or another way of thing is that the power that juicing the device doesn't provide enough power to start the device.
Whatever the reason are, I can only sure of it when the battery is totally die out on me.
Friday, 16 August 2019
Surface Pen and Screenshot
My Surface Pro 3's cheap OEM cover keyboard doesn't have functional Print Screen button which is a problem for my usage. I tried to use the Send Screenshot to OneNote which they said can direct save a screenshot on OneDrive folder. But the method doesn't work and I don't want to use OneNote. Most of my usage is offline mode and I don't have that huge bandwidth to do synchronize.
Now I found a workaround using some coding.
I need to install a software called Greenshot and set the new HotKey to screenshot full screen to Ctrl+D which a hotkey that I seldom use.
Then there is some scripting to do.
Open a notepad and type:
Set WshShell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
WshShell.SendKeys "^d"
Then save it as filename.vbs
After that we will create a batch file that run the scripts.
start "filename.vbs"
and save the file to filename.bat
Double click on the .bat file to test the code. If it work, then we will create an exe file using iexpress.exe
In your C:\Windows\System32\ folder, there is a file called iexpress.exe.
Right-click it an Run as administrator.
Create a new SED and select "Extract files and run an installation command."
Add the script you want, and make sure that on the next screen, you set the install program to cmd /c [your_script.bat] where [your_script.bat] is the script file you want to execute. If you don't do this, windows will try to use Command.com (the old version of Command Prompt) which hasn't been in use for quite a while.
Select preferences (you might need to select "Store files using Long File Name inside Package), set an output path (to the .exe file you want to create), and select "No restart".
Click next and you should have your .exe!
Just a note, this file actually only acts as a wrapper for your script, and the script itself actually gets executed in a temp folder created on execution (and deleted afterwards), so make sure you don't use any relative paths.
After all is done, place your exe file to a suitable folder. Open the Setting->Devices->Pen & Ink
At the bottom of Surface Pen setting for double or single click. select open with classic app and brows to the exe. Once done you can test it.
So now I can do a direct save screenshot by clicking my Surface Pen.
Now I found a workaround using some coding.
I need to install a software called Greenshot and set the new HotKey to screenshot full screen to Ctrl+D which a hotkey that I seldom use.
Then there is some scripting to do.
Open a notepad and type:
Set WshShell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
WshShell.SendKeys "^d"
Then save it as filename.vbs
After that we will create a batch file that run the scripts.
start "filename.vbs"
and save the file to filename.bat
Double click on the .bat file to test the code. If it work, then we will create an exe file using iexpress.exe
In your C:\Windows\System32\ folder, there is a file called iexpress.exe.
Right-click it an Run as administrator.
Create a new SED and select "Extract files and run an installation command."
Add the script you want, and make sure that on the next screen, you set the install program to cmd /c [your_script.bat] where [your_script.bat] is the script file you want to execute. If you don't do this, windows will try to use Command.com (the old version of Command Prompt) which hasn't been in use for quite a while.
Select preferences (you might need to select "Store files using Long File Name inside Package), set an output path (to the .exe file you want to create), and select "No restart".
Click next and you should have your .exe!
Just a note, this file actually only acts as a wrapper for your script, and the script itself actually gets executed in a temp folder created on execution (and deleted afterwards), so make sure you don't use any relative paths.
After all is done, place your exe file to a suitable folder. Open the Setting->Devices->Pen & Ink
At the bottom of Surface Pen setting for double or single click. select open with classic app and brows to the exe. Once done you can test it.
So now I can do a direct save screenshot by clicking my Surface Pen.
Thursday, 15 August 2019
Asus Zenfone Max Pro M1
Among all the devices that I have own, this is the most disappointing devices that I have own after Surface Pro 3. It stated it has 5000mh battery but the usage is similar with my Samsung J7 Prime which have around 3200mh only.
With the larger battery but below the par usage duration, there s another issue, it didn't have fast charging features. It took around 3 hours to do a full charge. This is madness.
It said it is a pure Android OS but each update took a while to be push to user and when it does, it is full of bug. Once it ship with two Russian Apps that trigger the users to question the pureness of the Android.
The OS is full of bug, especially the hotspot that need a lot of research in order to understand and able to set it correctly. It is not so user friendly. Each update of the OS came with new bug that trigger a lot of users dissatisfaction.
After using this phone, it force me not to consider purchasing new Asus phone anymore in the near future. I don't want to go through the same painful experience.
With the larger battery but below the par usage duration, there s another issue, it didn't have fast charging features. It took around 3 hours to do a full charge. This is madness.
It said it is a pure Android OS but each update took a while to be push to user and when it does, it is full of bug. Once it ship with two Russian Apps that trigger the users to question the pureness of the Android.
The OS is full of bug, especially the hotspot that need a lot of research in order to understand and able to set it correctly. It is not so user friendly. Each update of the OS came with new bug that trigger a lot of users dissatisfaction.
After using this phone, it force me not to consider purchasing new Asus phone anymore in the near future. I don't want to go through the same painful experience.
Wednesday, 14 August 2019
Samsung J7 Prime
After the Moto G is outdated. I switch to Samsung J7 Prime. At that time I felt the device is worth the money especially when I didn't want to consider China maker phone.
Due to the price tag, I overlook the specs and I started to regret when I found out. It doesn't have compass. I always thought a devices that over RM 1K should have included this features. My old cheaper phone Moto G also have the features. So when I tried to use map, it is very painful.
Aside of the miss out feature, I have no issue with the phone. It work well and felt no lag even after two major updates. The only complaint is the update from Samsung is very very late. It is always one version late. Currently the last Android it received is 8.0.
Due to the price tag, I overlook the specs and I started to regret when I found out. It doesn't have compass. I always thought a devices that over RM 1K should have included this features. My old cheaper phone Moto G also have the features. So when I tried to use map, it is very painful.
Aside of the miss out feature, I have no issue with the phone. It work well and felt no lag even after two major updates. The only complaint is the update from Samsung is very very late. It is always one version late. Currently the last Android it received is 8.0.
Tuesday, 13 August 2019
Moto G 16GB
This is my first so called pure Google Android phone. Moto G is the phone by Motorola after they being purchase by Google. It provide almost pure Android experience.
My version is 16Gb ROM with 1 Gb RAM. It has no expandable storage so storage is an issues in the long run. The resolution is 720p but in 4.5" screen, it still look amazing.
Camera is weak, it take photo, that's all. Nothing impressing.
The last Android that it received is 5.1.
My version is 16Gb ROM with 1 Gb RAM. It has no expandable storage so storage is an issues in the long run. The resolution is 720p but in 4.5" screen, it still look amazing.
Camera is weak, it take photo, that's all. Nothing impressing.
The last Android that it received is 5.1.
Monday, 12 August 2019
Asus MeMo Pad HD 7 (ME173X)
This is the second android tablet that I purchase. My model is the lowest spec with 1GB of RAM, 8GB ROM . It came with useless camera and single speaker. There is a higher specs with 16GB of ROM, dual speaker and better camera spec.
It can be said to be the cheap version of Gogle Nexus 7 that have expandable microSD card.
Due to the limited storage, around 4GB, there isn't much software you can install. My basic usage for the device is reading comic book. 7" is not suitable for magazine.
The device currently has been in the landfill.
It can be said to be the cheap version of Gogle Nexus 7 that have expandable microSD card.
Due to the limited storage, around 4GB, there isn't much software you can install. My basic usage for the device is reading comic book. 7" is not suitable for magazine.
The device currently has been in the landfill.
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