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After over 15 years with my U.S. web host, I have decided to move on. Their server performance is unacceptably slow, and I thought it would improve when I upgraded to a business package. I foolishly signed for 3 years at a “good” price but regretted after realising a lot of constraints. Anyway, I wasContinue reading Transfer WordPress Site To New Host: How I Did It
I was toying with the title and almost wanted to go with “the best smartphone”, but I realise that new better smartphones are launched every other month. So a better title would be “the best smartphone brand”. 4 years ago, my answer would have been Samsung. Today, I would say Huawei. Disclaimer: this article isContinue reading What Is The Best Smartphone Brand To Buy in Singapore?
If you are active in social media, you would have already heard of Daryl Aiden Yow who has been faking his Instagram photos. Many of them were stock photos that he purchased, of which he cleverly edited himself in those photos. Others, he posted to suggest he was at that location and snapped those photos.Continue reading Can I Trust Reviews? What If They Are Fake?
It’s the June holidays, and most people have planned – or are planning – for a vacation getaway. One colleague came up to me in the late evening and asked me for an opinion on whether he should be buying a mirrorless camera specially for his upcoming vacation. And if you are asking the sameContinue reading What Camera To Bring For Vacation?
True Wireless Earphones (TWE) are completely zero-wire. The 2 earbuds from each ear transmits audio either through Bluetooth or Near Field Magnetic Induction (NFMI). I have been reviewing dozens of true wireless earphones. Just for the past 2 months, I have already tested 3, and expecting another one coming next week. If you just wantContinue reading Should I Buy Cheap True Wireless Earphones?
Yes it is possible! Sometimes they are cheap because they use lousy materials, but other times they are cheap because there are lower cost of distribution. In other cases, they save on the design cost, because they kind of copied the ideas from established brands. But would I actually buy those cheap earphones with unknownContinue reading Are Cheap Earphones Any Good?
The short answer is: there are none. Each online shopping site has thousands of products and services, and caters to different shoppers. In the beginning (early 2000), Amazon was the king of online shopping. I remembered I was so envious of all the amazing stuff that Amazon sells, and how cheap they were. And whoContinue reading What Is the Best Online Shopping Site for Singapore?
I have reviewed enough traditional routers, repeaters, homeplugs, as well as the new Mesh Wi-Fi systems to conclude that the newest mesh router is the best way to achieve best home network coverage. Here’s why. Mesh Wi-Fi allows a single network name (SSID) to be used across the entire location. There is no need toContinue reading Should I Change My Home Network to Mesh Wi-Fi System?
My other site, Music Photo Life, that gets 25,000 unique views per month, focuses on proper consumer-driven review articles. This site, AskChes, will be a place for me to post short articles. I will be answering questions that consumers ask every day, like, which online shopping site I buy gadgets from, or what is the bestContinue reading Ask Chester. He’s a guru.