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Umidigi F2
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Updated: Debloating the Umidigi F2

This list may not be suitable for all users. Read the description of each app before uninstalling, and if you’re not sure that you use/need it, don’t uninstall. I am not responsible for any mess you make by following the steps outlined. This is your risk, not mine. Read this Read more…

By Olorin, 3 years2020/02/11 ago
Umidigi F1 Play
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Updated: Debloating the Umidigi F1 Play

The Umidigi F1 Play is a great device – a real bargain when you consider the amazing featureset. Its closest competitor is the Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 — but the F1 boasts a bigger battery, NFC, worldwide 4G bands, a lighter/faster skin, and supposedly “stock” Android 9 Pie. Debunking the Read more…

By Olorin, 3 years2019/09/08 ago
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TECH REVIEW: Intel SSD 660p 2TB

I’ve just become the proud daddy to a Huawei Matebook X Pro this week. I got an astonishingly good deal on an ‘open box’ return, plus with Huawei’s latest slammings by the US and EU governments, the price was super duper cheap. The laptop itself is decent – maybe I’ll Read more…

By Olorin, 4 years2019/05/24 ago
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UPDATED: Debloating the Xiaomi Redmi Note 5

It’s been a while since I’ve looked at the installed apps list on my Redmi Note 5. I’ve had huge issues with the device lately, for example it having to reload applications more frequently. I’m also not receiving any push notifications after a screen off time of 30 minutes or Read more…

By Olorin, 4 years2019/02/10 ago
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Debloating the Xiaomi Redmi Note 5

My Redmi Note 5 Pro with China ROM has some serious bloatware on it. While I could unlock the bootloader and flash the Global ROM, it’s a lot of effort and still lands me with only a little less bloatware. So, using this tutorial from XDA-Developers forums, I  have successfully Read more…

By Olorin, 5 years2018/05/10 ago
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Debloating Xiaomi Mi Max

After finally having my bootloader unlock request granted, I recently went on a ROOT and ROM spree with my Xiaomi Mi Max. Initially I started with the Xiaomi.eu ROMs which are supposedly less heavy and bloated compared to the Xiaomi natives. Whilst this is true, there is still a lot Read more…

By Olorin, 5 years2017/12/20 ago
Sysadmin stuff

Use ‘Compact’ utility to save space & boost performance

SSDs are great, aren’t they? Super-fast and very reliable. But they’re also very expensive for relatively small sizes when compared to hard disks. I mean, a 1TB SSD is around the same price as a 6TB HDD! Saving as much space as possible, whilst retaining high levels of performance, is Read more…

By Olorin, 5 years2017/10/18 ago
2u nameserver with SFP+ uplink
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Nameserver hosting – Two IPs per NS A record?

This crazy mind of mine was wondering whether it was technically possible to have two IPs per NS record, when hosting DNS data. Example: hosteddomain.com Pointing to nameservers: ns1.dnshost.com ns2.dnshost.com dnshost.com dig ns1.dnshost.com A 127.0.0.1 A 127.0.0.2 Crude example, but hopefully you get the point. hosteddomain.com points to ns1 and Read more…

By Olorin, 5 years2017/10/15 ago
Mediatek Helio X10 CPU LTE
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Fixing broken LTE / 4G / 3G networking on Mediatek devices

Recently, after swapping SIM cards and then not being patient long enough to allow LTE to connect, I made the mistake of changing ‘Set preferred network type’ in Android settings. It was already selected on 4G, but I chose 3G thinking I could swap back to 4G and force it… Read more…

By Olorin, 5 years2017/10/15 ago
Intel Core i7 7700k
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Intel Kaby Lake experience and thoughts so far

I’ve used three Kaby Lake systems so far, two of which I’ve built. Not too sure about the platform. I’ll split this into two parts, about a mobile “U” series CPU and two desktop series CPUs. 1. Mobile Kaby Lake CPUs This is where I feel Intel are lightyears ahead Read more…

By Olorin, 6 years2017/05/20 ago

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