Pan Chen

Category: Miscellaneous

  • Presto in Apple Wallet coming very soon?

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    News were saying Presto would be coming to Apple Wallet in July this year. Today I saw this search result in google titled “Presto in Apple Wallet”. They even have a picture to promote it. But when I clicked, it said 404 not found. Guess they are testing something. Hopefully it’s a good signal that…

  • Migrating from Zoho Mail to iCloud+

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    I stopped using Zoho Mail last night after being a Zoho customer for nearly six years, and migrated to iCloud+ custom domain email. Zoho mail is affordable and had been providing me with a stable email hosting solution. I started with the free plan and the moved to paid subscription which only cost me ~15…

  • iOS 18 Beta new features that impress me

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    I updated to the iOS 18 beta (iPhone 15 Pro) when it was announced early this week. I am very impressed by the new features of this update! It’s all about customizability. iOS 18’s Customizable control center I was an Android phone user until December 2022. That’s being said, I am a pretty new iPhone…

  • Weird Forgot Password button in the Esso iOS App

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    Why does Esso put a big “Forgot Password?” button like this? I think it’s very easy to press the button by mistake.

  • Not able to transfer my domain away from Squarespace – not able to receive transfer auth code

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    My domain panchen.ca was registered in Google Domains. However, all domains registered in Google Domains will eventually be migrated to Squarespace. My domain was migrated to Squarespace on May 28 this year. I didn’t want my domain in Squarespace, so when the day came, I started to transfer my domain away from Squarespace. However, the…

  • Walmarts in the U.S. don’t accept tapping, including Apple Pay

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    It’s super interesting to learn that Walmarts in the states do not accept tapping. I was in Syracuse at the night of April 29. I had around two bags of items. I was ready to pay with my iPhone. The cashier told me I could only use cash, physical cards, or Walmart pay – I…

  • Reflections of a TA: Navigating the Anxiety of Grade Release Day

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    The most nervous for me as a TA is when the course instructor releases the grades that I have marked. I am worried there may be complaints about my grades on Piazza (a discussion board between students and teaching staff). Luckily, it’s been two days already, and there hasn’t been a complaint about my grading…

  • Self Ramen Bar in Toronto

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    I have been suggested multiple times by YouTube about the Self Ramen Bar in Korea. I was impressed because that’s something I had never done before, until today. I was heading to my favourite rice noodle restaurant – Fudao Ricenoodle. But I felt a little cold because I didn’t wear my jacket. I saw “Self…

  • Why do I think it is not a good idea to record every meeting?

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    [This article was polished by GPT-4] It’s important to talk defensively, just like to drive defensively. Recording every meeting, as I had personally experienced due to a requirement, doesn’t equate to the effective preservation of information, contrary to popular belief. In fact, I am of the opinion that it is not a beneficial practice. The…

  • Does Chatr have eSim cards?

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    My father switched to an iPhone last week. He was using two physical SIM cards but with the iPhone, he can not do it anymore. He is with Chatr right now. After doing some research I believe that Chatr doesn’t have an eSim feature. We were planning to move to another provider near the end…