I run a FreeNAS server at home on a ThinkServer TS140, the time has come and I received a ThinkServer X3100 M5. It comes with better technology like more RAM, SAS, hardware RAID and remote management. However, in order to use ZFS software RAID on FreeNAS, the M5110 and H1110 cards needed to be flashed […]
Defeating Geo-Fences and Cord Cutting for Canadian – May 2020
Is cord cutter feasible for Canadians? Absolutely! We have cut the cords since 2013 and rely of online streaming services. Throughout the past 7 years, we have tested many services and learned a lot from our experiences. If you are planning to cut the cord to stretch the dollars or wanting to try to watch […]
AliExpress Free Return Service in Canada
Wife and I shop at AliExpress frequently for inexpensive items, compare to other outlets such as eBay, AliExpress is more trustworthy and has great buyer protection including quick shipping. I may write another post about how to get the most out of AliExpress. Since almost all the items coming from AliExpress are from China, we […]
Review – “Press Pressure” Coffee Maker (AeroPress Knock-Off)
The AeroPress is one of my favorite coffer maker because of its portability, versatility and forgiveness when brewing. Wife uses it to make Hong Kong style milk tea and I use it for coffee. The metal mesh filter we have been using is beginning to crack and while I was looking at replacement filter, I […]
Foodie Review: Moltaqa Moroccan Restaurant
51 W Hastings St, Vancouver, BC V6B 1G4Phone: (604) 696-4055https://www.instagram.com/moltaqa.vancouver/ We have never been to Morocco, needless to say tried their cuisine. Last weekend, out of curiosity, we’ve tried Moltaqa Moroccan Restaurant. It was an exotic and pleasant experience. Because we have never tried Moroccan food, we cannot tell if it is authentic. Moltaga is […]
My thoughts on the recent Hong Kong Pro-Democratic Movements and Protests
With the influx of social media, information flows quickly and freely on the dire pro-democratic movement in Hong Kong. I was born in Hong Kong, educated and subsequently moved to Canada while Hong Kong is under British management. I was proud to be a citizen of Hong Kong, one of the world’s finest city. Sitting […]
Reviving & Upgrading Windows 8 Tablet to Windows 10
A friend of mine has given me a neglected Hipstreet W8 Pro tablet that runs on Windows 8.1 with Bing. I have owned a few of these Windows 8 tablet such as the VivoTab 8 and 10 and upgrading them to an unsupported Windows 10 had proven to be very difficult because they did not […]
Foodie Review: The Ooleaf Tea Lounge in Richmond
Ooleaf (乌叶 simplified Chinese) means oolong leaf. It is also a name for a new bubble or boba tea shop in Richmond. To say that they are a “bubble tea” shop is an understatement, they offer high quality brew tea and the bubble is just a cherry on top. I would not categorize Ooleaf as […]
Installing SABnzbd on FreeNAS 11.2
Since the introduction of FreeNAS 11.2, there are many under-the-hood changes that makes a hassle migrating from previous version. One of the major changes is the replacement of warden jail with iocage jail. The removal of well-known NZB downloader SABnzbd from the standard Plugin leaves many users having to manually install it in the new […]
Sinemia in 2019 – a MoviePass Repeat ?
In the past, I have covered Sinemia in my blog and recommended the service for the frequent movie-goers. Those good days are gone, and replace with error messages and frustrations. I am not going to speculate on the status of Sinemia but I will cover the issues I get. Until Sinemia can properly address all […]