Philips had multiple IoT lighting products, including generic desk lamps, floor stands, and light bulbs. I wanted to focus specifically on, perhaps not their latest, but quite frankly, the most versatile product I’ve seen yet from Philips Hue. It can stand up right; it can stand sideways; it can be attached to a surface with…
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App to Convert Food Volume to Weight
My first ever baking experience was a bit nightmarish. I couldn’t get some of the ingredients I had hoped for, and most importantly, I couldn’t measure it in a way that makes sense for a complete novice. An old American recipe called for “a stick of butter” and left out how big the stick is.…
How to Remove AirPods Max Headband
AirPods Max is likely the only Apple-made electronics that has mesh fibers instead of the usual choice of metals. Not that it doesn’t have metallic exteriors on the sides, it uses materials that needs maintenance as it tends to collect dust and other debris. The part needs to be cleaned most frequent, the ear cups,…
App to Find Electron-Bugged Apps on macOS
The Electron issue plaguing macOS 26 Tahoe isn’t something a user can fix. Aside from downgrading back to Sequoia, which is likely more trouble than its worth, it is better to keep Electron apps at arm’s length. If it is constantly running in the background, such as 1Password (fixed), it is best to voice your…
How to Band-aid Fix Duolingo Stuck Mistakes Items
Duolingo, the popular language learning app, has been pushing the ads in South Korea quite rigorously, and I’m giving it a go for a year. The fact that I can jump to another language if I feel stuck at certain ‘level’ of a language to give myself a refresher (i.e. sleep on it) is definitely…
How to Band-Aid Fix Behaviour Account Sync with Wrong PSN
If you are using a single computer amongst multiple PlayStation players, (e.g. different players on family computers, regional PlayStation accounts by the same person) Behaviour has made some dubious choices on their end to make the life difficulty for most players. The website, when it is linking PSN accounts, does so automatically without asking the…
How to Create Web Meta Messenger App on macOS
With the recent announcement that all desktop Meta Messenger app for Windows and macOS will be depreciated as of coming December, I had to login to my Facebook account to see how the web interface has changed since forever. To be frank, I was never a heavy Facebook user; I liked it as another option…