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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Author's posts

Apr 27 2014

Nokia Lumia 1520 Unboxing

For a while I have had my eye on the Nokia Lumia 1520 to replace my Lumia 920. The 6″ Full HD screen on the Lumia 1520 was hard to go past and, prior to the Windows Phone 8.1 update, I really dug the extra column of live tiles. Even though I could get the …

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Jan 28 2014

Altcoins and Mining Pools – Much Reward

Given the popularity of Bitcoin in the press and other altcoins such as Litecoin and Dogecoin I thought it would be a good opportunity to explain how mining in a pool works in contrast to mining solo. The best analogy I an offer is that mining is rather similar to lotteries. If you choose to …

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Jan 14 2014

Logitech UE9000 Headphones Unboxing

Well, after a small wait I have managed to get my hands on a new pair of headphones to use at the gym. To recap, I was looking for a pair of wireless headphones to avoid those moments of uncoordination whilst running on the treadmill and whacking the stereo cable with my arm or hand. …

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Jan 07 2014

Avoiding the Allure of Incomplete Headlines

Incomplete Headlines - news.com.au

We’re seeing it more and more on websites – incomplete headlines which leave out a word or two from its headline to make you wonder what the article is about. Like the below: All except the fourth article have complete headlines for you to click on making you wonder they are about. However, you can …

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Jan 06 2014

Mining for Dogecoins

Well, after the recent purchase of a brand new video card I thought I would look into alternate uses other than gaming. These days, graphics cards can be used for more powerful number crunching compared to CPUs (between five to twenty times the processing power). I figured the boat had already sailed on Bitcoin and …

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Jan 04 2014

ShadowPlay Issues in Team Fortress 2

Just an observation I wanted to share with others who play TF2 and have a recent nVidia card capable of utilising the ShadowPlay feature. I had issues where the resolution of captured gameplya was being squashed from 1920 x 1080 to 1920 x 600 which would necessitate the use of video editing software to stretch …

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Jan 03 2014

Know Your International Power Plugs Before Travel

Earlier in the year I wrote about choosing the right power socket when there may be multiple voltage sockets present – this will usually be in hotels when abroad but you might find them in other places. However, you may still need to consider the physical plug in use at your destination and whether or …

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Jan 02 2014

Making Split Payment Purchases at Amazon

Here’s a quick tip. For one reason or another you may not want to use a single credit card to purchase items from Amazon but unfortunately their website doesn’t provide this capability. As a result, you may think that you are stuck but you do have an alternative. What you can do is purchase an …

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Dec 31 2013

Incoming Gadget – Logitech UE 9000 Headphones

This is a bit of a late Christmas present but I have been in need of headphones to use whilst at the gym specifically for use on exercise equipment (like the treadmill and cross-trainer). I am usually careful when I am watching my video podcasts on these machines but I have had a few near …

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Dec 30 2013

PDFSaM – Another Free PDF Split and Merge Solution

A while back I had recommended Adolix Split and Merge PDF as a solution but if you’re working with PDFs beyond fifty pages (specifically for splitting) then you need to pay for the full version. Well, I’ve found something that is functional although perhaps a bit slower. It’s called PDFSaM (where SaM stands for Split …

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