How to Upgrade RAM on iMac
One of the simplest performance upgrade a user could perform on an existing computer is a RAM upgrade. This is usually done after using your …
Category: The Technician
How to Clean a Tobacco Pipe
You’ll know it’s high time to deep clean a tobacco pipe when it starts to taste like charred tobacco and smell like heavy smoke at …
LDNIO Fast Charger for iPhone
It was certainly to my dismay (as well as many others) to learn that Apple did not include a fast charger with the latest series …
Alfa Romeo 147: Motor Control System Failure
“The results from the examiner showed that the RPM sensor had failed, and when it happened, the engine temperature recorded was 101 degrees Celsius…” You …
Alfa Romeo 147: Radiator Coolant Reservoir Cap Replacement
Not many people are aware that the cap for your car’s radiator or expansion tank comes with a spring-loaded mechanism that is pressure-rated to maintain …
How to Prevent Soft Shutter Release Button from Falling Off
Like the old cameras of yesteryears, some of the modern mirrorless cameras of today comes with a screw-threaded hole on the shutter release button. This …
How to 6-bit Code Leica M Lens
Leica M lenses are arguably some of the best in the world, and lenses manufactured more than half a century ago for the film Leica …
Cold Air Intake Heat Shield Fix
Car engines always run best with cool air, and draw outside air in through an air intake hose past the air filter and through the …
How to Open a Sony Xperia
As waterproof as these phones are rated, there are times when it could be due to human error when water finds its way into these …
How to Repair a MacBook Pro Adapter
Apple are known for their well-designed products, often aesthetically pleasing, and sometimes functionally innovative as well. The design of the MagSafe Power Adapter reveals the …
Sony VAIO PictureBook PCG-C1MV Upgrades
Alright, let me start by highlighting this: the following article was written in March 2014. Why should this come as a surprise? Because, the Sony …
Replacing iPod classic Hard Drive
With the iPod classic being such a portable device, it won’t be a surprise that its hard drive could eventually fail or get damaged due …
Reading a Chronograph Watch
Reading a chronograph watch can be as simple as 123, literally…or depending on the dial, as complicated as the square root of 32. It is …
Setting Up a Watch Deployant Buckle
A new watch which comes equipped with a deployant buckle (termed DB for short) usually requires a little setting up by its new owner. That …
Alfa Romeo 147 Headlamp Wiring Insulation
Worn insulation on headlamp wiring. This is a problem which plagues many Alfa Romeo 147 owners, and according to my mechanic, it is often found …
Alfa Romeo 147 How to Fix a Squeaky Clutch Pedal
After having driven my Alfa Romeo 147 for over a year, the clutch pedal began squeaking with every depress and release of the pedal, and …
How to Change a Car Tyre
CROSS-STAR ORDER Although the bolts on the wheel may be removed in any order, I always make it a habit to remove them in a …
Upgrade MacBook Pro RAM
As powerful as the MacBook Pro already is, one of the best and quickest way of upgrading and improving performance is by increasing RAM. RAM, …
How to Replace MacBook Pro Keyboard
For some silly reason, Apple products are very sensitive to water, at least more sensitive than their PC counterparts. I have never had problems with …
How to Replace Laptop Hard Drive
Personally, I don’t think very highly of netbooks. They run on 1GHz Intel Atom processors, and crash and hang often at the early sign of …
Checking Battery Voltage Levels
Sometimes these batteries are kept for use in low voltage applications such as clocks and remote controls, but there is a lower limit voltage where …
Alfa Romeo 147: Removing Engine Cover
If you have ever tried to top up your engine oil without a funnel and accidentally spilled some oil on your engine top cover, chances …
Ultimate Ears Cable Replacement
Ultimate Ears in-ear monitors are by far some of the best I have tried. With sounds that are full and rich, they offer great soundstaging …
Replacing PC Motherboard Battery
You’re using your PC and you find that the time and date at the bottom right of your monitor aren’t those of today. You open …
How to Replace iPod Battery
This article should be applicable to some of you at this point in time. If you are currently still using the iPod photo such as …
Alfa Romeo 147: How to Reset ECU and Throttle
The information contained in this post was extracted elsewhere online and is included here for my easy reference as well as a follow-up instruction to …
Alfa Romeo 147: Cleaning the Mass Air Flow Sensor
How the MAF Hot-Wire Sensor Works The hot-wire type MAF consists of a single wire which is heated (hence hot-wire) by electric current from the …
K&N Air Filter Cleaning and Oiling
As advised by K&N, the replacement drop-in box air filters will require some maintenance in the form of cleaning and oiling every 50,000 miles (80,000 …
Alfa Romeo 147: Install K&N Air Filter
There are conflicting views about the improvements obtained by replacing your car’s air filters to K&N Stock Replacement Drop-In Air Filters, with claims that due …
How to Configure Email on iPad
The following is a guide on how to configure email on iPad for one of your existing email addresses. We will use the Mail app, …
How to Use Mail on iPad
iOS devices being portable makes them highly suitable for managing emails on the go. And the Mail app included with every iPad, iPhone and iPod …
How to Use Calendar on iPhone
iOS devices come with a built-in Calendar app that help manages your time and appointments. This information can be synced to your PC or laptop …
How to Use iPod on iPhone
On the iPhone and iPad, music library is found in the app called iPod, the icon of which is shown at left. On the iPod …
World Clock on iPhone
Clock comes as a standard app and it is iPhone’s time management tool. There are 4 sections to Clock as given in the bottom bar: …
Typing on iPhone and iOS Devices
When I finally got my first iPhone, my first and foremost fear was that I would not be accustomed to the tiny QWERTY keys on …
Run Flash on iPhone
For many years, iPhone users were dismayed that Flash content was not something which was accessible to them on their iOS devices. It is unfortunate …
Transfer Contacts to iPhone
A likely scenario: You have been using a Nokia since 1997, switching from phone to phone, and have accumulated a fair number of contacts …