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Does Chatr have eSim cards?
My father switched to an iPhone last week. He was using two physical SIM cards but with the iPhone, he can not do it anymore. He is with Chatr right now. After doing some research I believe that Chatr doesn’t have an eSim feature. We were planning to move to another provider near the end…
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“My Apple order is still in process in the Apple Store app hours before the scheduled pick up time, what shall I do?” – a lesson from my own experience
I was at Toronto’s Eaton Centre to pick up my new iPhone from 11:30 AM to 11:45 AM. But when I entered the Apple Store around 11:33 AM, my order was still “In Process”, i.e., “Not Ready for Pickup”. I asked a lady, and she told me to wait until my pickup window closed at…
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iCloud Passwords extension may slow down your browsers – a non-perfect solution
If you are like me, who uses Apple devices but also a Windows PC, and you have the iCloud Passwords extension to sync your passwords. Well, maybe you are having the same issue as described below. I have been experiencing a slow Edge/Chrome on my Windows 11 PC, even with a fresh installation after the…
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PC Build – Upgraded my desktop computer
I did a PC build, which was an unexpected upgrade. I had dual monitors setting, one is 1440P (27″) while the other is 1080P(22.5″). I had some trouble because of the mouse offset moving across monitors. Last Friday (August 11, 2023), there was a sale on an Acer 27″ 1440P monitor. I bought it. However,…
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Smart Lock – What I love most about my Samsung Devices
Have been using a Samsung smartphone for nearly one year and a half, a feature I love most is not anything fancy but Smart Lock. This is not the Smart Lock that I installed at my front door – it’s for unlocking the smartphones. In short, it automatically keeps the devices unlocked in certain scenarios,…
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Samsung health doesn’t include the one extra hour today when the daylight saving time ended.
Today is the time: the daylight saving time ended – the time was rolled back one hour at 2PM. I woke up checking my Samsung Health app. I am using a Galaxy Watch 4. I have made some complaints about the sleep tracker although the product overall is great. This morning I am disappointed again…
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No longer an Apple user – sold my iPad today
I have never been an Apple fan, however, more than 2.5 years ago in 2019, I bought my first and only Apple product – iPad wifi 128GB (6th gen). I used it mainly for taking notes paperlessly. The experience was great. But today I sold my iPad together with Apple Pencil, which would be replaced…
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TopCashback works and is an awesome choice for online shopping
In May, I bought a VPN service. The price was a little high, but with TopCashback, I successfully saved 65% in total – today, I received a VISA pre-paid card from them. The only drawback is that it takes a little longer to process, about two months. But I feel like as long as it…
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Bulk image optimization by ShortPixel takes forever to finish, and today I know why – it is my fault
I have a personal blog in Chinese, which I have been running since 2016. It is my first WordPress site. I decided to make it serve WebP images for the sake of speed. I had lots of ShortPixel credits so I ran “bulk image optimization” in the media library after installing the plugin, expecting the…
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Leaving my first job today at Infrastructures For Information
Today, I am leaving my position as Software Developer at Infrastructures For Information (i4i). I feel so down, and I even want to cry… I don’t know why, but I just feel that it is my first job, it is my regret that I can not work with them for a longer period. Also, my…