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Zenfone 5z to S10e – Is it an upgrade?

Apr 082019

Short answer – obviously perspective ridden.

The other day, out of the blue, I decided to get an S10e for myself. I have been quite keen about it ever since its launch but wanted to hold onto the purchase until the yellow one arrives in my country.

One thing led to another and I ended up buying this. Now, the other reason for my decision on buying it after it arrives here is my ex-daily driver. The Asus zenfone 5z, which I bought last July. What had me hooked was its memory management and the performance of its 6GB and SD845. Only discontent, the lack of an IP rating.

Anyway, the kinda huge 6.3 inch screen and the bright LCD panel are praiseworthy. I am not in need of a 2K screen. And my benchmark hereon is PubG mobile. Yeah, most of my ideas here revolve around PubG.

Waiting a few weeks for the season 8 update, I was given the gift of extreme frame-rate. Honestly, if ultra the graphics mode is enabled I will be sold.

The IP rating has come in handy many a time, rain and underwater photography. The Exynos 9820 isn’t as good as the SD855 but I do see the difference in performance. The excellent black AMOLED options, the night mode and the bounty of one UI features feels very nice.

NAS using a Raspberry Pi – Part #1

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Dec 272018

OK, so here is the deal.

I have my videos in an external HDD and I want to be able to view them without having to plug it into every device I want to view it in. We have so many devices with WiFi capability lying around the house, smartphones, tablets, TVs and the like.

For now I want to be able to access the videos on my HDD from my smartphone’s file manager, given it supports network storage. Many file managers available on the play store allow network storage access. I’ll add them here or in my next parts of the blog.

I originally planned this as one post, but looks like my questions grew as I started this project. I have referred to many posts and tutorials online on how this can be done and have experimented on a Pi I have lying around. None worked for me. So, as a person who has lost touch with my inner nerd, I want to rekindle him (my inner nerd that is) and use my Pi for something.

How to use your DS4 controller for your shield tablet

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Nov 212016

Long story short, use the USB cable connected to an OTG adapter with the ground side on the tablet. i.e, the controller gets the power. Hence, the control.

Ok, if that hasn’t answered it, please find below the step by step procedure.

What you need:

One USB-A to micro USB cable(the kind of one generally packaged with every smartphone/tab nowadays-barring the shield, but that’s another story).
One shield tablet(original or the K1)
One USB OTG adapter cable.(Please check google and get one, a really useful device)
Last but not the least, the Dual Shock 4 controller (Bundled with a PS4, available otherwise too).

Before we proceed, there is something to be known. When the setup is done (being fancy here), power will be passed from your tab to your controller. It means, power drain on your tab will be relatively faster, but not too significant though.

Next, connect your USB cable to the DS4 controller. Then, connect the other end of the USB cable to the adapter.

Finally, connect the OTG’s micro USB end to the tablet.

Now, when you turn your tab’s screen on you should be able to see icons or app shortcuts highlighted. As so below.

This is no official guide or technique, just something I tried out on a lazy Sunday noon. One of the best 15 minutes I’ve spent.

Sometimes you may not see that highlighted content. Try fiddling that joystick axis.

If that doesn’t work too, then try removing the USB OTG adapter from the tab’s micro USB slot and re-insert it. As an indicator that it is working, you will be able to see an orange glow, turning on and off, from your controller’s indicator.

Game on!!!