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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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
I’m in love with Windows 10’s wallpaper carousel/slideshow feature, except it has one very annoying caveat. If you have Windows Explorer folder windows open (i.e. “My Computer”) while the wallpaper changes, your folder will be refreshed as if you’ve hit the F5 button your keyboard. This is particularly noticeable and Read more…
Hey folks, I’ve a lovely ‘TalkTalk Special’ DSL-3780 “fibre router” in use on a Fibre line with TalkTalk’s YouView service. The router works great for the most part; it’s decently powerful, reasonably quick at forwarding packets, and can actually handle quite some packets routed through it’s SPI Firewall – though Read more…
If you’re looking to bridge a Technicolor TG582n modem router in to bridge mode (modem only, for use with an additional router) but you do not have any templates for WUI, this handy guide is here to help. This is assuming you’re BT’s 21CN ADSL(2+) but will also work with Read more…
Today is a sad day for me since I learned Beats by Dre & HTC are parting ways 🙁 A few years back HTC bought 50.1% shares in Beats Electronics, effectively giving them full control of the Beats Audio and Beats by Dre brand. Apparently, due to poor sales figures Read more…