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

  1. How to Find a Missing Fitbit — 241 comments
  2. Fitbit Aria Wi-Fi Smart Scale and the Cold — 88 comments
  3. How to Fix Windows Activation Error 0x80072F8F — 71 comments
  4. Why is GainSpan on my Wi-Fi Network? — 54 comments
  5. There Was a Problem Installing Mac OS X (Lion) — 48 comments

Author's posts

Apr 27 2013

How to Record and Playback a Demo in Team Fortress 2

Here’s a quick and easy tip for the TF2 players out there. When your in an active game and you want to get a recording of your session there’s a simple way of doing that as follows: Open the console by using the ` key (to the left of the 1 key on most keyboards), …

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Apr 26 2013

Bringing USB 3.0 to Higher Power Levels

Just a heads up that if you have USB 3.0 as a prerequisite for new devices then you might want keep your eyes peeled for a new revision to the specification. At the moment, USB 3.0 ports are limited to outputting 10 Watts (a combination of 5 Volts @ 2 Amps) but with the new …

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Apr 25 2013

Another Way to View Recent Earthquakes

Last year I wrote about a way to use Ifttt to get earthquake notifications on your mobile phone via SMS albeit after the fact. However, if you have a Wi-Fi tablet or a laptop this won’t be helpful particularly if you don’t hear message notifications on your phone. Fortunately, you can bookmark this USGS webpage …

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Apr 24 2013

Incoming Gadget – DisplayLink DL-195 USB DVI Adapter

Just a short update. I’ve ordered an unbadged DisplayLink DL-195 USB DVI adapter for use at work. I am still waiting for my new monitor to arrive but I hope to test it with my laptop and existing external screen when the adapter arrives. Also included in the box are DVI to HDMI and DVI …

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Apr 23 2013

If You Like Free Stuff Check Out Gumtree

Who doesn’t like free stuff? if you’ve got some time to kill then you might want to have a browse of Gumtree and look in the Freebies section under Browse Ads. Mind you, there’s a ton of stuff there such as televisions, tables and gadgets (usually broken but potentially usable for spare parts). It could well be …

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Apr 22 2013

Making Australian Passport Renewals Easier

After coming back from our last holiday in Bangkok I was aware of the need to renew my passport as it was fast approaching the minimum six month validity required by many countries for travelers. Originally, I thought that I had a while to get it through the gate however it seems that I might need …

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Apr 21 2013

Why Debugging is Greyed Out for SSIS Packages

Here is a quick tip for those using SSIS packages with Microsoft SQL Server. If you use the data import wizard in SQL Server and save a copy of the SSIS package used to import data you might want to reuse that package to load more data in the same format. However, once you’ve loaded …

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Apr 20 2013

Remunerator App for Android and iOS

This is mainly for people in Australia who have vehicles under novated lease with Remunerator. If you’ve got an Android or iOS device you can now track your account specifics such as your projected odometer readings, recent transactions as well as lodging reimbursement claims using their handy new app. I tried this out earlier in …

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Apr 19 2013

RSS Feeds Arrive in Bing News

This may have slipped under the radar for some but I reckon this is a fantastic update that will have me using Bing News far more often on my Microsoft Surface. It could also be a handy alternative for those facing the prospect of being orphaned by the shutdown of Google Reader. In the most …

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Apr 18 2013

Finding Print Preview in Office 2013

If you use Microsoft Office applications a fair bit then you might find the print preview function to be one of many handy functions. In particular, it can save you from printing out something that doesn’t look quite right saving you ink and paper. However, in the 2013 versions of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc the ribbon …

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