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

Nov 06 2012

Taking a Screenshot on Windows RT

Windows RT Screenshot (Start Screen)

Perhaps one of the thing that tech bloggers and journalists find very handy when covering mobile devices is the ability to capture screenshots. Windows Phone 7 was heavily criticised for a lack of native screenshot capability which has thankfully been rectified in Windows Phone 8. Anyway, with the release of Windows RT for tablets one …

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Nov 05 2012

Panasonic NR-BY552XSUA Inverter Fridge Preview

It’s been about a month since we powered up the Panasonic NR-BY552XSUA inverter refrigerator and I have finally gotten around to shooting the preview video. An annoying thing about shopping for fridges is that when you check out the stores they fridges are usually switched off and void of any contents apart from shelves and draws. On …

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Nov 04 2012

Turn Off Keyboard Sounds in Windows RT

Here’s a quick tip for those of you with brand new Windows RT tablets with keyboards including the Microsoft Surface. By default, Windows RT has sounds enabled for keystrokes which can be handy for when you are trying to get used to a new keyboard but it can become rather annoying once you get the …

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Nov 03 2012

Microsoft Surface Unboxing

Here it is, potentially one of the most anticipated tablets to hit the market – Microsoft Surface! I ordered this back on 17/10/2012 @ 0930 hours and despite the heavy traffic on the Microsoft Store website I managed to get my order through the gate. I ended up ordering the standard 32GB Surface with black …

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Nov 02 2012

Problems Copying Large Files to FAT32 Drives

If you’re using removable drives to transfer very large files such as videos then you may find that particularly large files will be unable to copy over if your drive is formatted with FAT32. FAT32 formatted drives have a maximum file size of 4GB as an inherent limitation of its design as well as a …

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Nov 01 2012

Browse Easily While Playing Steam Games

Note everyone has the luxury of two screens or a computer and a tablet so if you are wanting to use a website reference while you are playing games on Steam then you might be resorting to using print outs or a smartphone. These are not the most convenient solutions by any means! If you …

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Oct 31 2012

Capture Screenshots in Windows Phone 8

While there aren’t any Windows Phone 8 devices out just yet this is a good tip to keep in mind if you’re thinking about getting one. A while ago, I posted about how to capture screenshots under Windows Phone 7 using a very hacky method which required you to have a developer unlocked phone. This …

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Oct 30 2012

Unsticking Wi-Fi or Bluetooth on Smartphones and Tablets

Despite how incredible smartphones and tablets can be when they are operating correctly there will come the odd occasion where your device might get its knickers in a twist and fail to connect to a local Wi-Fi network or Bluetooth device automatically. This can be frustrating but there is a simple solution to get your …

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Oct 29 2012

RivaTuner – Taking Control of Graphic Card Fans

As graphics cards get a bit long in the tooth they may have to work at their peak performance for longer to let you play the latest games at an acceptable level compared to the latest cards which might use less of their overall capacity (which may also run cooler). As such, your old graphics …

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Oct 28 2012

How to Tell Which Drive Contains Windows

Here’s a quick tip for today. If you’re using a recent version of Windows from Vista onwards then there is a simple way to see which drive has Windows installed on it. Just go into Windows/File Explorer by hitting Win + E on the keyboard and then select Computer or My Computer on the left hand …

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