Boyd Chan

My name is Boyd and I’m a Service Management Specialist with a knack for operational data gathering, transformation, analysis and reporting. In 2012, I obtained my Masters of Science in Information Technology through the University of New South Wales @ The Australia Defence Force Academy (UNSW@ADFA). I was also part of an online community known as the Panasonic Insider Crew in the capacity of “Insider Guru” for Panasonic Australia where I interacted with other tech enthusiasts and find out more about Panasonic's latest gadgets. I love technology, gadgets, and the Internet and maintain a keen interest in these areas locally, nationally, and globally. I hope by sharing my views on these topics that people will receive an honest point of view from someone with a genuine interest in these topics. I have also written and edited articles for Neowin - you can check out my articles over @ https://www.neowin.net/news/poster/boyd_chan I hope you enjoy reading my blog!

Most commented posts

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  4. Why is GainSpan on my Wi-Fi Network? — 53 comments
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Author's posts

Mar 23 2010

South Australian AG – So Long, Farewell (Not)

Days after the South Australia state election, Attorney-General Michael Atkinson has tendered his resignation from the front bench but will remain in parliament until the 2014 state election. Atkinson appears to have hung on to his seat despite suffering an 11% swing against him after the distribution of preferences. It is his belief that there …

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Mar 22 2010

Augmented Reality – Is it a Gimmick?

Sun Seeker on iPhone 3GS

A while back I came across an iPhone application called Sun Seeker which uses your GPS location, the accelerometer, the compass and the camera to show you the trajectory of the sun. This can be useful if you are checking out a new house and want to know where the sun will be at certain …

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Mar 21 2010

Electronic Cinema Ticketing – Fantastic When it Works

Earlier today, the wife and I went and saw “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo” (which had the original title of “Men Who Hate Women) and as usual we booked our tickets online so we could “jump the queue” at the box office. More often than not, I really dislike the notion of having to …

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Mar 20 2010

Internet Explorer 9 Platform Preview

Internet Explorer 9

A preview of Internet Explorer 9 has been released to the public earlier this week to test the waters with early adopters. If you are keen to download a copy (which is a painless installation and can run side-by-side with your existing version of Internet Explorer), you can grab it here. Bear in mind, this …

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Mar 19 2010

More Unlimited Internet?

Recently, TPG announced on Whirlpool in this thread that they would be offering an unlimited ADSL2+ broadband product for $75 a month with no shaping, time limits or time restrictions. This was followed by the finalisation of the acquisition of Pipe Networks by TPG for AU$373 million. It wasn’t too long ago that AAPT launched …

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Mar 18 2010

Video Disc Rental – Extinction by 2020?

Today I came across an article in The Australian outlining the downgrade of Blockbuster credit rating to a level just above default in USA. The article also went on to detail cooperative marketing efforts between the Hollywood studios and the major cable operators to promote video-on-demand services. Bringing things back home to Australia within the …

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Mar 17 2010

Gadget Support & Warranties – Do Your Homework

One thing that many people may not fully consider when making their gadget purposes is what they can expect in terms of warranty and support in the day, weeks, months and years after that fateful day. Back in November 2009, I bought a Krups Espresseria EA8080 for the wife and I as an early Christmas …

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Mar 16 2010

Taking the Hum Out of Car Audio

For a long time, the missus and I have put up with various buzzing noises that come out of the car audio system in our Toyota Prius when we play media on our iPhones. It wasn’t until recently that I was annoyed enough to do something about it. First, I had to discover the cause …

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Mar 15 2010

Hard Drive Revival – Part 2

Hard drive with replacement board

A couple of weeks ago, I embarked upon Hard Drive Revival – Part 1 when I took receipt of an apparent dead drive and decided to replace its circuit board. Last week, the replacement board arrived whilst I was on my extended weekend in Melbourne. I’ve only just been able to collect it today from …

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Mar 14 2010

Complete Electronic Tolling – Hurry Up Sydney!

I just came back from Melbourne for an extended weekend and I always use the Citylink tollway when I drive in from interstate or when I leave to go back to Sydney. The Citylink and Eastlink tollways in Victoria are both fully electronic through the use of tags that are placed inside the vehicle or …

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