Tuesday, May 12, 2015

3 reasons why LG G4 is better than Samsung Galaxy S6

LG G4 and Samsung Galaxy S6 / S6 Edge are the latest flagship products from LG and Samsung in 2015. Samsung have drop 3 major android unique features from their flagship product but luckily LG decided to keep these features.


Micro-SD card slot
LG G4 :Micro-SD card slot support up to 2TB
Samsung Galaxy S6 : No Micro-SD card slot

Without a Micro-SD card slot, you wont be able to buy micro-sd card off the shelf and increase your phone storage freely and cheaply. Micro-sd are very affordable nowsaday. LG G4 comes with 32GB internal storage and you can easily increase the external storage with a SD card cheaply. For Samsung Galaxy S6, it only have built in storage and no micro-sd slot. Internal storage comes in 32GB, 64GB and 128GB version and every incremental in storage will set you back by a $100! ( A 64GB micro-sd cost just $28 only )


Removable battery
LG G4 comes with a removable battery but Samsung Galaxy S6 have built-in non-removable battery. Meaning for Samsung S6, you have to use powerbank for extra power and if the built-in battery is spoil, you have to go to a service center to replace the battery. ( extra cost )


Changeable Rear Chassis
LG G4 Rear chassis can be changed but Samsung Galaxy S6 rear chasis cannot.
With a changeable rear chassis, you can easily change the look and feel of your phone. You can go for the metallic look or the real leather back of G4.

These 3 reasons: Micro-SD card slot, Removable battery and Changeable Rear chassis make LG G4 a clear choice over Samsung Galaxy S6 / S6 Edge

Tuesday, January 27, 2015

The Best iPad Air 2 Case

The Best iPad Air 2 Case

So you bought a iPad Air 2 and you need a good case to protect your ipad.

iPad Air 2 is expensive and beautiful and you want to protect it. Another reason to buy a case for ipad is so that the case can act as a stand and you can view movies on your ipad at an desired angle.

Searching for the best case for your ipad air 2 may not be easy. There are many ipad air 2 cases available.

The one that I feel is the best is the Logitech AnyAngle Case for iPad Air 2 for the following reasons.

1. The back of the case is transplant, so that your can show off iPad Air 2 beautiful back and the Apple logo.
2. When the cover is flip to the back, it is completely flat.
3. Auto wake/sleep feature wakes iPad when you open the cover and puts it to sleep when you close it.
4. Different viewing angles when you use the case as a stand for ipad.




Monday, January 26, 2015

How to differentiate C and C++ program code

If you have learn programming in your school, most probably you will have learn C and C++ language.

There are many differences and similarities between C and C++ languages.
C and C++ share similar syntax.
C have functions, while C++ have classes.
But just by looking at the code, how to differentiate C from C++ code?

One of the most easiest way to identify a C code from a C++ code is by looking at the comment.
In C, comments is denoted by /* comments here */
whereas in C++, comments is denoted by /* comments here */ as well as // comments here
So if you see // in the code of your program, then it must be a C++ code.

Thursday, January 22, 2015

Paper Models and PaperCraft

3D Paper Penguins

What Is Papercraft Model?

Papercraft Models, also called paper models, card models or papercraft, are models constructed from sheets of paper or card. To make a papercraft model, you will need to get the model design and print it on sheets of cards or paper, usually in full colour. Next will be to cut out the model, fold, score and glue them together


Free Papercraft Models Sites 

Websites where you can download free papercraft models. Just download, print it using your own printer and construct the paper models yourself
                                       
Canon 3D Papercraft - Canon Inc. provides a wealth of free download materials on this site. Paper Craft paper planes give hours of enjoyment as they soar through the air! In addition, there is a wealth of free download content, with themes like Animals, Buildings of the World and Dinosaurs.

Paper Crafts @ YAMAHA MOTOR - Make your own paper models of motorcycles, rare animals and more

Free Paper Toys, Paper Models and Paper Crafts @ ss42.com - Free paper toys: Airplanes, Spacescraft, SciFi, Origami, Origamic Architecture and more.

SF Paper Craft Gallery - Star Wars Paper Crafts - TIE-Fighter, TIE-Interceptor, StarDestroyer, Sand
crawler, Millennium Falcon, etc.

Paper Invaders - Transformers Paper Crafts - Ratchet, Ironhide, Soundwave, Ravage, Rumble, etc


Printing Your Papercraft Models

Printing your Paper Craft models is easy, just use a color printer and print the paper models using paper with a certain stiffness ( e.g. Canon Matte Photo Paper )



Tools for Constructing Paper Modeling



Books on Papercraft Models





3D Paper Models of Famous Landmark
  



Papercraft Models Photos

paper models: penguin & turtle 超可愛立體紙片狗(側面) Adjustable calendar in 3D paper model



Thursday, January 15, 2015

Daily Sunrise and Sunset Direction Chart For Malaysia

One of the most important factors to consider when buying a house or apartment in tropical countries such as Malaysia is the daily sunset direction affecting your unit.

If your unit face the sunset direction, it's wall will absorb heat from the afternoon sun, then come night time, the wall facing the afternoon will start releasing heat back to your home and make it very hot! Most probably you will switch on the fan or even air-con to bring down the temperature but your utilities bill will certainly goes up.

Assuming that the sun rise from the east and set to the west:

The most ideal facing of your unit is to face the south or north so that it will absorbed the least heat from the sun during the day.

The alternative facing will be to face the east. At least your house will only absorbed the morning sun heat during the first half of the day and when night comes, hopefully all the heat is already dissipated.

The worst facing is of cause when your house face the west when the sun is setting down. The wall will absorb afternoon sun heat during second half of the day and release the heat in the evening heating up your home when your are back from work/school/etc.

So when buying your house in Malaysia, it is best to choose one with a north/south facing. But sometimes you do have to compromise as house with north/south facing will be in demand and will cost a higher price. So factoring in the cost and balancing between cost vs direction of your unit, your may have to chose the not so ideal facing.

To help in choosing the best orientation of your house, you need to know exactly where the sun rise and set throughout the year.

Remember sunrise from the east and set in the west is just a general guide line, in actual fact, sunrise and sunset direction varies throughout the year depending on where your house is situation on the globe.

Our earth is a globe that orbit and spin around the sun. As the earth orbit and rotate round the sun, the sun direction in Malaysia changes throughout the year.

Generally in Malaysia, from March To September, the afternoon sun is in the north-west direction. From September to March, the afternoon sun is in the south-west direction.

Generally for houses in Malaysia:

For east facing house, you get full morning sun and zero afternoon sun throughout the whole year.
For west facing house, you get zero morning sun but full afternoon sun throughout the whole year.
For south facing house, you get morning and afternoon sun from September to March.
For north facing house, you get morning and afternoon sun from March to September.

You can find out the exact sun direction in Malaysia from this list sun direction charts:

Wednesday, January 14, 2015

List of countries that iHerb shipped to

iHerb is one of largest online retailer of nutritional supplements and healthy products in the world today. iherb is located in the USA nd shipped its product both both domestically in US and internationally to over 150 different countries. iHerb has been shipping health products since 1996 and now carries one of the largest selections of high-quality nutritional products in the world.

Today, iherb sells more than 35,000 products made by more than 1000 well-known, respected brands. Besides this, iHerb has also been certified by NSF International as a Good Manufacturing Practices facility.

iHerb Main Office
17825 Indian Street,
Moreno Valley, CA 92551


iHerb ships to over 150 different countries. Below are part the list of countries that iHerb shipped to:

[iHerb - Australia] Australia
[iHerb - France] France    
[iHerb - Israel] Israel    
[iHerb - Netherlands] Netherlands    
[iHerb - Saudi Arabia] Saudi Arabia    
[iHerb - Thailand] Thailand
[iHerb - Belarus] Belarus    
[iHerb - Germany] Germany    
[iHerb - Japan] Japan    
[iHerb - New Zealand] New Zealand    
[iHerb - Spain] Spain    
[iHerb - Ukraine] Ukraine
[iHerb - Canada] Canada    
[iHerb - Greece] Greece    
[iHerb - Korea] Korea    
[iHerb - Norway] Norway    
[iHerb - Sweden] Sweden    
[iHerb - United Kingdom] United Kingdom
[iHerb - China] China    
[iHerb - Hong Kong] Hong Kong    
[iHerb - Kazakhstan] Kazakhstan    
[iHerb - Russia] Russia    
[iHerb - Switzerland] Switzerland    
[iHerb - Finland] Finland    
[iHerb - Ireland] Ireland    
[iHerb - Malaysia] Malaysia    
[iHerb - Singapore] Singapore    
[iHerb - Taiwan] Taiwan    

iHerb international shipping is very affordable and comes with good discount.

For example, if you are a first time customer and uses this iHerb Discount Code MRV946, you can save $10 on purchases of $40 or more, or $5 if the order is less than $40.


Monday, January 5, 2015

Where to buy Health Supplements and Vitamins in Japan

If you are a English-speaking foreigners or Expat working in Japan and have a hard time buying health supplements and vitamins in Japanese local store due to language barrier, you will be delighted to know that iHerb from USA will ship most health supplements and vitamins to Japan. And best of all the prices in iHerb is reasonable and the shipping cost to Japan affordable. You can even choose to use Japan courier service Yamato for your shipping and even have a tracking code

Yamato Tracking: 03-3912-9698 https://ype.yamatoparcel.co.jp/ktt/YPE_Toiawase4.html

More information about iHerb Japan:

iHerb has been shipping nutritional products to Japan for 9 years now, and we have thousands of happy customers. Expedited 2-3 day shipping to major cities in Japan using Yamato, DHL, or UPS or International Airmail. Your order ships directly from our air-conditioned warehouse in Irwindale, California (just outside Los Angeles).

Also, iHerb website is in both English and Japanese as well as many other international languages, so if you are a expat working in Japan or a Japan local, ordering at iHerb is easy using your own native language.