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How I’m Using Sleep Tracking to Improve My Fitness

January 15, 2021adminUncategorized

For the past few months, I’ve been wearing an Oura ring to track my sleep. In December, I added a Whoop band for comparison’s sake. I was curious about them because I’ve seen so many athletes—professional and recreational—say they use devices like these to monitor how well they’re recovering from strenuous workouts.… Read more…

The Out-of-Touch Adults’ Guide To Kid Culture: Sea Shanties, Ahoy!

January 15, 2021adminUncategorized

This week’s potpourri of nonsense-you-might-not-know-about takes us from whaling ships in the 1800s to 2021’s hottest hype houses, with a pitstop in Lental to snap some Pokémon. Read more…

Offspring Is Seeking Diverse Freelance Writers

January 15, 2021adminUncategorized

While it’s still somewhat of a fresh and new year, I want to put out a request to the freelance writers within our readership (and beyond): Send me your pitches! Read more…

How Do I Fix Inconsistent Download Speeds on My Home Network?

January 15, 2021adminUncategorized

It’s time to roll up the shirt-sleeves and dive back into my favorite topic: wireless networking. I realize we beat this drum a lot at Lifehacker, but that’s because wifi woes are a pretty regular source of frustration for readers who don’t hesitate to give my Tech 911 inbox an earful. Read more…

Beauty & Medical Industries Need POS Systems Too, This M’sian Startup Is Their Solution

January 15, 2021adminUncategorized

Kevin Nair and his team were servicing a large beauty service provider client in Malaysia with network VPN services when its owners began asking several times, “Do you know how to write a software to help us with operations?” While not something Kevin was doing at the time, he thought about it and found that…(Continue Reading)

These Sabahan Sisters Found A Use For Their Dad’s Old CD Stash—Selling Them As Art Decor

January 15, 2021adminUncategorized

Any 90s kid would have a bunch of CDs stashed somewhere in the house, back when using disc players was still a thing. I know many of mine are now scratched and unusable, so I’d probably recycle them soon. But Lenne and Hanny Zulkiflly thought, why not capitalise on their dad’s CD stash in their…(Continue Reading)

#StayAtHome And Still Achieve Your New Year’s Resolutions With These M’sian Startups

January 15, 2021adminUncategorized

Approximately 80% of people who make New Year’s resolutions drop them by the second week of February, reported Inc. So we’ve thought up 6 common New Year’s resolutions and matched them to Malaysian-made products and services that could help you form these new habits. In line with the recurring #StayAtHome orders for MCO 2.0, all…(Continue Reading)

Better Cameras Aside, Here’s What Else You May Have Missed From Samsung’s S21 Launch

January 15, 2021adminUncategorized

This year’s lineup of Samsung’s newest phones come under the Galaxy S21 Series, with the Galaxy S21, S21+, and S21 Ultra, respectively. In this article, we’ll be going through what each one offers across the board for variants to be released in Malaysia, and highlighting some new features that stood out. Camera S21 & S21+:…(Continue Reading)