The Struggle Reading a long form content is hard in today which is fulled with various format of attention grabbers from screens and entertainment format. To sit down and read a book becomes a more or less challenge for people, especially the ones who spend a lot of time on computers and internet. Back to 10–15 years, I can recall the time I have 300–400 collection of books that I read and keep in my home library. I can read books with not much struggle. Just grab a book and enjoy it in home, school and between commute. Everything is different after I started workforce. Spend more of the s...

It surprised me when I was looking for a way to listen offline audio files to iOS device. There are not much options to load the files. it can be either file transfer over airdrop or local wifi transfer. Another surprising thing is that there are not much decent free apps like in Android platform. I found one particular app that is perfect for listening DRM-free audio books. Features of audio-book listing app This is a list of functionality that I am looking in the mobile app for listening audiobooks: Free app with no ads flying around the screen Import file via airdrop and internet...

When I starts thinking of automating home routine, I googled on automation gadgets and the price tags scared me away. I starts automation with minimum budget and with no complication. The piece is for people who want to create common automation tasks with 1 or 2 gadgets. It might be a different take for some people but I think it can help you kickstart your home automation project with less doubt. 1st - Ecosystem: Google, Amazon vs Apple The short answer is Amazon Alex, no matter you are using Apple or Android devices. Why? It have the most mature ecosystem and supported by various 3rd ...

Last Sunday, I was enjoying nature documentary by Barack Obama and thinking that am I watching how the director produces the movie and start googling a bit. After that, I end up spending the rest of the evening about how the director perspective of TV manufacturer and other controversial topics around that. This blog post is the by-product of that study and I’ll list down tips of the ideal tuning and tweaks to get the best looking picture for your home cinematic experience. Filmmaker Mode It is supported by famous directors to get the closest production and intention made by the film di...

I am a single guy living alone for more than 15 years since I was studying bachelor degree. It is life changing to take care of your home by yourself. Along these 15 years, I picked it up a habit to tidy up your living place and life with putting very minimum effort. I hope you find something useful from this piece. If you are living with a family or sharing space with other, some of these tips might not work. Chain your chores with routine ⏱️ Imagine cleaning room, laundry and other chores on every weekends that you suppose to rest is painful. Nobody wants to do that and people relies on...

The LAPSUS$ threat actor group changes the way cybersecurity professional views the threat landscape. If you are working in Threat Intel area or tracking threat actor groups, it is quite technical with the construct of new methods to penetrate systems and exploit development. The tactics and techniques used by LAPSUS$ group is fairly straightforward and simple to manipulate human factor of the cybersecurity. This piece is to explore some of the techniques used by threat actor to exploit major IT companies. LAPSUS$ Profile Summary LAPSUS$ is first seen in underground at July 2021 and the...

If you are the owner of 8” iPad Mini or smaller devices and a comic or graphic novel fan, you might explore free or paid comic apps. I was googling available iOS apps to enjoy Saga series and MoonKnight comics. This app is never listed in the first google result of “best comic reading apps”. I list down the features that I want in the app. Features of the ideal comic book in my mind I tried many apps in both Android and iPad apps and this is the features that I wish it have Free or NOT so crazy pricey Support major comic book formats Able to import files from computer and intern...

🛣️ Another Productivity Journey Recently, I was reading GRIP about how to work better and to improve productivity. It leads to a reflection of my daily workflow in managing personal and work life. I found out that there are too many apps and not clear objectives of how I was using these apps. I think of a way to make things easier to manage instead of using a dozen apps and painful data flow. So, I decided to breakdown the minimal number of apps for my workflow and cut down some apps that I don’t need to use it. Please bare in mind that my work PC is Windows and my personal devices are Ap...

What is Apple Universal Control ? When Apple announced Universal Control, I thought it is too good to be true. A single peripheral device control multiple machines without any setup? That’s something peripheral devices manufactures like Logitech are offering with keyboard that can toggle among input devices but not as smoothly as Universal Control can deliver. It’s a pretty sleek feature that can boost your productivity as an add-on functionality that is missing in Sidecar. Here is 3 reasons why it is ideal solution than 3rd party technology like Logitech Flow: No Additional Cost It wo...

I have some down time at this week and decided to reinvent my blog site with new look and organization. This is the first entry after I redesigned and deployed this new site. Throughout the decision making process on the choice of platform and tools, I got some ideas and update to share with you, my friends.. Platforms for blogging or Newsletters There are criteria that helps to narrow down the options: Free or Paid Options 💰 Self-hosted website, social media or community platforms? 🏠 Type of content? (blogs, art/design or professional articles) 🧑🏼‍🎨 Support of newsletter integr...