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

Aug 07 2013

Not All Versions of Office 365 Include Phone and Tablet Apps

I am a user of Office 365 and being able to get access to my mail and documents on the go from my Windows devices has been rather invaluable. The hosted Exchange mail account is the big goal kicker for me but SharePoint is very handy particularly after the platform update to the equivalent level …

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Aug 06 2013

Add People to the Office 365 GAL

If you’re using Office 365 for Small Business or higher then you might be wondering about how to add external users to the GAL (that’s the Global Address List). Automatically, people inside your company domain will appear in the list but if you want to add other people then it might not be immediately apparent. …

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Aug 05 2013

Video Scaling Issues in BeyondPod for Tablets

Another quick tip. If you’ve upgraded your Android tablet to Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean) you may find that BeyondPod isn’t scaling videos to full screen. Apparently, there was a change made in Android 4.3 that affects how video scales by default and,, unless your videos are encoded at your devices native resolution, you’d have to …

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Aug 04 2013

Incoming Gadget – Google Chromecast

Another short and sweet update. I missed out on the initial release but I have placed an order for Google’s new Chromecast product. In a nutshell, it’s a dongle that you plug into your television in a spare USB socket for power as well as an HDMI socket to send video and audio to the …

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Aug 03 2013

Checking TRIM is Enabled Under Windows 7 or Windows 8

Another quick tip regarding TRIM which has been mentioned a few times on the blog recently. If you’ve got an SSD you might want to double check that TRIM is enabled to ensure that the garbage collection processes can run and keep your SSD in peak performance. Usually, Windows 7 and Windows 8 will set …

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Aug 02 2013

SkyDrive Gets a New Name

Just a short one for today. SkyDrive has been around for a while but has perhaps become more popular along with other cloud services given the ubiquity of fixed and wireless broadband connections. However, due to a trademark dispute, SkyDrive will have to find a new name after a run in with BSkyB. Personally, I …

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Aug 01 2013

Skip the Intro Screen in Euro Truck Simulator 2

Quick tip for today. If you’re into Euro Truck Simulator 2 you might find having to sit through the intro screens a bit annoying. Sure, it’s only about ten or fifteen seconds but it can grind a bit when you just want to hop into the game and get going. Anyway, in a recent update …

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Jul 31 2013

Android 4.3 Hits the Nexus 7

Well, as fate would have it, after my disappointment with my Nexus 7 and its declining flash memory performance the latest version of Jelly Bean in the form of Android 4.3 actually includes support for TRIM. This capability was lacking in prior versions of the operating system unless your rooted your device and used various …

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Jul 30 2013

Minimise Your Power Bill at Home Whilst on Holiday

It’s nice to get away from it all and take a holiday every now and then but just because you’re clocking off doesn’t mean your power bill will do the same thing. If you have a home server that will continue to use power as will the fridge, hot water service (if you’ve got an …

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Jul 29 2013

Consider a Touch Screen in Your Next Laptop

Just putting something out there for people to consider when it comes to their next laptop purchase. Touch screens are becoming more popular these days in computing with smartphones now having touch-enabled hardware as a staple but laptop and desktop computing hasn’t really bought into touch in a big way until the last year or …

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