Intended audience: Someone with a limited budget who would wish to conspicuously trade off choices more than the average guy, and wants to save some research through my considered advise. Please note I am NOT an audiophile – my primary purpose is calling so if…
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TL;DR: For merely scaling font sizes – Use WordPress Admin Theme Editor to change the base html font size in the theme CSS (a website style documentation standard) to your desired size. It may scale other elements as well, which you can then subsequently tweak…
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[Disclaimer: In an ideal universe, or for those with 24 hour help at home, or no children and a perfect work life balance, the ideal solution is to not let any outsiders in the house. I am not one of those lucky folks, nor seeking…
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[Updated Apr-17-2020]DISCLAIMER: I am just another OCD ex-engineer MBA who is transfixed by COVID-19, not a doctor. This blog DOES NOT CONSTITUTE HEALTH ADVICE. This is merely an easy synthesis of duly attributed insights / advise from my reading which shall be regularly updated. I…
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TL;DR Device recommendation as per YOUR mindset: Middle class or environmentally conscious person wanting cheapest device with heavy use: Philips AC1215 Middle class person wanting cheapest device with limited use: Mi 2s Middle class geek who wants to know the exact extent of the air…
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For an occasional user (most of us) who primarily desires sleep tracking – I am mostly happy given my limited use (resting HR / sleep measurement). For an enthusiast (my wife is a fairly serious runner / swimmer) this is pointless. This is not a…
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[Jun 2020 Update: The phone is now a dead paperweight. It stopped charging and since then a handful of Delhi and Gurgaon mobile repair shops tried hard but could not source the charging sub-board. Please do not buy devices from companies that are shaky because…
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This quick post summarises the best options for staying while attempting Sach Pass. A. Satrundi 3400m This place is ideal if you have slept the previous night at 2000m or more. There’s only two places here – two dhabas with the capacity of six people…
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Our experience flying out of Cebu on 1st January 2017 was quite traumatic. I strongly recommend booking a traditional cab with a trusted provider like Danny Noy (recommended on TA) +639061534659 or Mario (an associate of Danny who drove us) +639266710973. At this time the…
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For whatever reason, if you’re like me, and you discover that the Move to iOS app does not fully move your SMSes (don’t ask why!) – there’s a backup. You can use mDroid SMS Backup & Restore (not the Carbonite one) to export messages to…
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