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!

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Author's posts

Jun 26 2011

The Lowdown on HP ePrint

Well, over the weekend I got to have a play with a new HP Officejet Pro 8500A Plus (the name is a bit of a mouthful to say the least) and its ePrint functionality. To recap, ePrint basically allows you to send an e-mail from any web connected device in order to print to your …

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Jun 25 2011

HP ePrint – Research Underway

Last year, HP introduced functionality into its higher end consumer printers in the form of ePrinting which allocated an e-mail address to a given printer allowing people to effectively print from anywhere that allowed e-mail access. I was a little skeptical about it in a prior article but have not come across any implementation of …

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Jun 24 2011

Get Team Fortress 2 for Free!

Just over a year ago, I wrote about one of my favourite games, Team Fortress 2 and gave a general overview of the game itself. Since then, a whole stack of updates have been released for the game and you can be sure to find a game going on somewhere at any time of the …

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Jun 23 2011

Safe Mode and Recovery From Windows Registry Errors

Today, I bumped into a colleague at work who reads this blog and we had a brief chat about yesterday’s article and the fact that I could have come off a little too casual in the way I provided the instructions without warning about the potential risks (up to and including nuking your Windows installation) …

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Jun 22 2011

Stop Windows Update Taking Over the Shutdown Button

Shut down and install updates button

Another quick tip for tonight. Sometimes, when you want to shutdown your computer you might notice that the shutdown button looks like this in Windows 7: When pressed, this button will finish the installation of pending updates for Windows and then shutdown the computer. Sometimes, this isn’t convenient and if you have a habit of …

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Jun 21 2011

Beware of Electronic Speeds Signs in Tunnels

Perhaps not specifically about technology but a tip to help keep your wits about you when driving in tunnels containing electronic signage. One presumption that I work with when driving through these types of tunnels such as the Lane Cove Tunnel in Sydney or the Burnley Tunnel in Melbourne is that there is always the …

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Jun 20 2011

Use Google Docs on Your Android Device

Google Docs Document List

Here’s a quick tip for Android users out there. This slipped under my radar but last month Google released an Android app to use with its Google Docs service. The layout is fairly simple and you can get at your documents with a simple tap or you can get at your starred documents in a …

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Jun 19 2011

Google Music – An Unexpected Invitation

Google Music Invitation

After I criticised Google for making it difficult for us folks outside of the USA to get into the beta of its new music streaming service I received an invitation to join the Google Music beta. I had also tried the client software on my phone which didn’t go very far even when I was …

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Jun 18 2011

Why an Official Facebook App for iPad is Nearly Useless

Over the last few days there have been murmurs of an official Facebook app for the iPad which has been noticeably absent given high expectations when the iPad was launched last year. As time wore on, people came to accept that an app was just a fairytale and that using the full website in Safari …

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Jun 17 2011

Native PDF Rendering Coming to Firefox

Whilst I might hear a collective groan from the Google Chrome supporters out there (as Chrome has had native PDF rendering for a little while now) it should come as no surprise that Firefox is going to be offering the same functionality in the future. The good part about providing such functionality is that regular …

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