When I started blogging in TipsArea website two and half years back, I just wanted to have some fun side project and write down some of the small tips in daily life. I basically treat it as my own note
How To Restore the Language Bar in Windows 8
When you have multiple languages selected in your Windows 8 system (for my case, I have English and Chinese). You should be able to see a language bar in the system notification region that allow you to select from different
Perfect Substitute Of Sugar ?
Sugar, along with salt and oil (fat), are the well known secret sauce for delicious food. It was human nature and food industry has been using them to get millions of customers hooked with their product. People have been seeking
Knowing This Might Save Your Life For Your Next Flight?
Today I read an interesting thread in Quora: https://www.quora.com/For-airline-pilots-traveling-as-passengers-what-things-do-you-pay-attention-to-during-a-flight-that-most-passengers-might-not As an insider, the pilot knows a lot more about what is going on during the flight. So when they travel as passenger they might also notice something we ordinary people
What is Wireless Emergency Alert (WEA) and How to Turn It Off
If you are using cell phone in Texas recently, chances are that you have received many of the alert like this from your cell phone. Because of the heavy rain across the state, many cities and rural area have experienced
Amazon Start To Offer Free Same Day Delivery for Prime Members
According to this Huffington Post article,
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On Thursday, Amazon began offering free same-day delivery to Prime members in 14 metro areas across the country: Atlanta, Baltimore, Boston, Dallas-Fort Worth, Indianapolis, Los Angeles, New York, Philadelphia, Phoenix, the San Francisco Bay (including Oakland), Seattle-Tacoma, Washington, D.C., San Diego and the Tampa Bay. |
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Same-day delivery used to cost Prime members an extra $5.99 per order. To qualify for free same-day delivery, you must place an order before noon and spend at least $35. |
It will be very interesting to see how this play out in the spreading metropolitan in US. The main issue is the economics of delivering cost and how to make it scale.
How to Repair a Leaky WHER25 Water Filter System
The Whirlpool WHER25 under sink water filter system is a good investment I made when I moved into my own house. Lowe’s sell the complete set for $149 and the replacement filters for around $90 (3 in a set: 1x
What Are The Signs Of Someone Stolen You Personal Information?
Identity theft is a huge issue these days. The thieves are resourceful and use a variety of ways to get you information, be it from your garbage, the trash of your doctors, they may work or pretend to work for
Google Start To Offer Wireless Service (Project Fi) Starting From $20 Per Month
In a blog post today, Google announced “Project Fi” for their new wireless service. It is not new that the Mountain View tech giant expand their business into service provider. From Gigabyte internet in selected cities to the wireless service
How to Find Out Available Memory for Matlab In Linux
An useful command in Matlab (Windows) is “memory”, basically, it gives you some idea of how much memory is available and how much has been used by Matlab.
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>> memory Maximum possible array: 3743 MB (3.924e+09 bytes) * Memory available for all arrays: 3743 MB (3.924e+09 bytes) * Memory used by MATLAB: 1072 MB (1.124e+09 bytes) Physical Memory (RAM): 3958 MB (4.150e+09 bytes) |
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* Limited by System Memory (physical + swap file) available. |
However, this command is only available in Windows platform. To
Why More Money Invested Doesn’t Equal To Better Education System
In today’s Forbes article that showed the top countries for public spending, most countries on the list correlated to higher education level for their citizens. Such as Switzerland, United States, United Kingdom, etc. However, to my surprise Mexico also hailed
Install Map Updates On Old Garmin GPS Nuvi 360
I was cleaning up my closet and found an old Garmin Nuvi 360 GPS that used years ago. Before I bought an iPhone, it had been a very useful tool for our travels. To my surprise, it still runs smoothly
How to Drive Legally in Texas with Visitor Visa (B1/B2)?
Many visitors to US have the need to drive on his own. This is especially true for western states where not much viable public transportation is available in most of the areas. However, it is a tricky question to answer:
What Do You Need To Know About Clean Diesel?
A couple of days ago, I watched a documentary that went viral in Chinese internet. The name of the documentary is “穹顶之下(Under the Dome)”, filmed by a famous Chinese TV reporter called 柴静 (Jing Chai). If you are concerned about
My First Personal Encounter with Windows 10
Since Microsoft announced the Windows 10 for both desktop and phone, I read several introduction to the new features that introduced. Over the weekend, I decided to give it a try myself. 1. Get Windows 10 Image from Windows Microsoft