iFlix

iFlix feel like a localized version of Netflix. Even the logo look and feel like a ripoff. I able to gain a deal that is RM1 a month for the subscription.

At first it seem like a good deal but after I tried to view it, I notice a serious issue. A lot of the drama that available is not complete. We can only view what they have. Some drama you can only view one season out of its many season. Maybe it is due to license but in this case, how an audience able to watch it? This is more common on USA drama.

If you love local content, then it is a delight. Too bad I am not into it.

I tried to watch some old movies from Thailand but in my shock, these movies doesn't come with subtitles which is very bizarre. How many people will understand  the content of the show or movies? Or the movie was never to be meant for others to view?

I was hoping I can view more old local Malay movies that around 80an which to me is the Golden age of local movies but due to its limited search function, it is very hard to find it.

Until now, I only watch a few shows from the apps. I also notice that the offline down can only allow you to download maximum 25 shows only and after you watch or play the show, it will self delete in 2days regardless if you have finish watch it or not. Not sure if this is a good way to force people to finish watching the show.  

Syok

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.