Category Archives: Research and Dismemberment
Milwaukee batteries – be aware of fakes !
I decided to write about this subject after looking at the official feedback review of Milwaukee batteries on their official websites. There are quite some unexplained low ratings there while many ratings are very good or excellent. So there must … Continue reading
The dark side of Windows (updates via p2p)
Windows now supports delivering updates via Peer to Peer (P2P). Let’s see what that means. If you have a company with let’s say 100 computers and low bandwidth, if very few of these computers managed to get their updates, they … Continue reading
Yes, there can be a large scale power outage ! Here is how.
I will quickly talk about the possibility of a power failure. The possibility of an energy power-off has been taken into consideration by multiple countries since a long time ago, but this topic has become news again after the recent … Continue reading
How Arstechnica tech site turned into a vaccine propaganda machine – [En]
Arstechnica (.co.uk) use to be a good tech information site, articles were actually relevant to what’s happening on the market and the tech news covered things pretty well. That until 2016 at which point they started to put up articles … Continue reading
The real reasons why smart-phone batteries die so fast – [En]
I think most of you smart-phone users wondered at a point why smart-phone batteries last too little and die very fast. Well, let’s take each case. Reasons they drain very fast 1. Intentionally-made high power hardware. All smart-phone components drain … Continue reading
12 Slot Li-Ion Charger made out of scrap – [En]
My objective was to build a multi-slot Li-Ion charger from mostly scrap and unused stuff. The only parts that I needed to purchase are the TP4056 circuits which are around $1.5 each. They support 1A charge rate, which is perfect … Continue reading
18650 Li-Ion Chargers Round-up (6+ slots): Xtar vs Foxconn vs Trustfire – [En]
I have reviewed 3 of the 4 high slot count chargers available currently on the market. All chargers have been intensively used on the long term, so the conclusions should be quite relevant. Here they are: Xtar WP6 6-slot + … Continue reading
The Most Retard Developer Award of 2017 – [En]
Guess what (I bet you didn’t), the Most Retard Developer (MRD) award for 2017 does not go to Microsoft and it’s specially granted earlier this year. It goes to ADOBE ! Even if M$ failed in several important things this … Continue reading
Top 7 things that are very bad in Windows 10 – [En]
Many wonder if Windows 10 is really worth it. Let’s talk about a few bad things in it. 1. Reports everything (spies you) The number one bad thing on the list is of course the ‘spy everything’ policy. This is … Continue reading
The most secure browser in the world is and always was Opera – [En]
I have seen a lot of debates on various tech forums about which browser is the safest one (or the fastest one). While speed is a very debatable thing, when it comes to security things are pretty precise. Being tired … Continue reading
The Borg Eternal Emperor's sector 