"Tech Tips" Posts

One Thing You Must Do on Android Before Going to Places with Limited Internet Connections

By Lawrence
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In major cities like New York, Tokyo or Paris, we seldom need to worry about the limitations of wifi connections as these places offer great connection speed pretty much everywhere. However, when we travel to places with very limited internet access, one default setting in Android will pretty much guarantee messing up everything. It is […]

Trading on the Road and Remote Access Security Issues

By Lawrence
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Taking a break this week gives me precious time to figure out something useful for my trading in the long run. I was stuck with the problem of remote access to my main trading computers and home servers for a long time. This week I figured out what to do and am happy that I […]

Trading with 4K Ultra High Definition Monitors Feels Great

By Lawrence
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One morning when I tried to turn on my 28 inch monitor, it just turned all white on the screen. I cannot enable its menu system using its control buttons. Turning it off and on again does not help. Resetting the monitor to its default settings does not help either. My monitor simply died after […]

Packing the Trading Office into One Laptop

By Lawrence

I posted back in early August about the difficulties I have to deal with in finding the perfect laptop for my need. I have now found a laptop that can fulfill most of the requirements with some issues still not resolved. Hence my hunt for the perfect laptop continues. Here is what I found that […]

Getting Back The Valuable Screen Space Your Trading Platforms Deserved from Windows 8 and Windows 10

By Lawrence
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There is one drastic difference between Windows 8 (and Windows 10) and all the prior releases of Windows including Windows 7. It is a feature called dynamic scaling of the elements displayed on the screen. For normal computer users, it is a very nice feature to have as higher density displays, meaning those monitors with […]

How To Setup Windows 8 For Trading

By Lawrence
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Windows 8.1 is here to stay and it is likely what we are going to get when you go buy a new computer. The problem with Windows 8.1 is that it is not production friendly for anyone who needs a computer for real work. Hence, it is important to make certain changes to the settings […]

Alternative to Buying New Trading Computers

By Lawrence
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When traders look for trading computers, many people will choose to buy new computers from brand name stores. Others like to build their own. Rarely, we see people interested in buying second hand computers. Surprisingly, the best deals in buying computers now come from the brand name corporate refurbish outlets. These computers offer many advantages […]

Choosing the Right Computer for Trading

By Lawrence
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I’ve been asked many times what to look for in a computer for trading. It’s been a long time since I last written about it for someone choosing a laptop for trading, I think it is time to update the information as the development in the technology landscape has changed quite a lot. The original […]

Squidoo: Do This To Protect Yourself From Bogus Cell Phone Charges

By Lawrence
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I published this long article at Squidoo so that more people can be aware of these cyber crimes and learn to protect themselves. Enjoy!

Flush The Cache – Troubleshooting Internet Access Issues

By Lawrence
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Having problem accessing certain websites that work perfectly fine before? Cannot login to your bank’s online portal which worked fine the day before? You may be suffering from the wrath of the corrupted cache problem. Following are standard procedures to resolve the problem quickly. Cause Of The Problem When the access information that is saved […]