GadgetKnot

The gadgets above are my ultimate home theatre setup. This is my second home theatre design, i have reduce 3 gadgets from before: Apple TV Xiaomi TV Box HDMI Switch and a lot of cables The latest ultimate design has: Xiaomi MiTV 2 Home Theatre Edition PlayStation 4 (PS4) Mac Mini Astro PayTV service Fiber internet (Unifi) Following are details each would functions: Xiaomi MiTV 2 Home Theatre Edition Bundle includes: 49" 4K 3D TV 2 pairs 3D glasses Soundbar & subwoofer MiUI Andoid Operating System Able to install many video apps (HD quality) and other education apps Can manage TV free to air signal & 3 HDMI ports MiUI has free and subscription content  Note: whole UI is Mandarin only; English not available yet PlayStation 4 (PS4) This is the game hub Blu-ray player including 3D Blu-ray  Content hub via Netflix, Hulu, Plex, Crunchyroll, Crackle Mac Mini Computer Media file server Support ap...

3D seems to be very complicated especially when you just start to understand it. It took me weeks to get things clear out. Note: My summary below are my learning from: Xiaomi TV2 - Passive 3D via LG LED Panel Mac Mini 2012 Plex Software Redmi 1S Let's discuss this by topics: 3D TV  Technology Generally speaking, 3D consists of: 1. Active 3D - using heavier 3D glasses that need to use battery (potential to cause crosstalk image) 2. Passive 3D - lighter glasses with no battery required (half HD resolution on HD tv; full HD resolution on 4k tv) Whether it's is active or passive, it's all rely on your TV.  Glasses form is the quick indication of your TV 3D technology. Samsung LED panel is Active 3D while LG LED panel is Passive 3D. Personally, I prefer Passive over Active due to maintenance free. Also, with 4K TV, Passive 3D will provide equal Full HD experience as Active. 3D Media File Format 1. 3D TV channels - TV will auto...

Sometimes it doesn't make sense to import photos from multiple devices e.g. my wife & my phone into one iPhoto library. Reason: Photos will mixed up if my wife and me are taking photos for different events at the same time You can create and manage more library by following steps below. To create a new photo library: Quit iPhoto. Hold down the Option key as you open iPhoto. In the window that appears, click Create New. Type a name and choose a location to store the new photo library. Click Save. The iPhoto  Source list  shows your new, empty photo library. Any photos you import are added to this library. You can switch to another library you’ve created at any time. To switch between photo libraries: Quit iPhoto. Hold down the Option key as you open iPhoto. Select the library you want to switch to. Click Choose. To move photos from one library to another: Export the photos  from one library. This does...

In Mac OS X, you need to press Fn+F1 to activate F1. Same for F2 to F12. For some games, F1-F12 are part for the shortcut keys actively being used. Let's make F1-F12 as default without the need to use the "Fn" key. Steps: Open System Preference Open Keyboard Tick the checkbox-- Use all F1,F1, etc as standard function keys Enjoy!!

(Reference from Apple ) It is always hard to find the shortcut when you need it especially for non-heavy Mac user like myself. Let's have it here too. A modifier key is a part of many keyboard shortcuts. A modifier key alters the way other keystrokes or mouse/trackpad clicks are interpreted by OS X. Modifier keys include: Command, Shift, Option, Control, Caps Lock, and the fn key. These keys are represented by special symbols when you see them in menus and other parts of OS X: ⌘ Command key ⌃ Control key ⌥ Option key ⇧ Shift Key ⇪ Caps Lock fn Function Key When the fn key is used with the top row of keys on your keyboard, it makes them  perform a different function . For example, if a keyboard shortcut is Control-F2, you press fn-Control-Brightness on your keyboard. If you look closely at the Brightness key at the top of your keyboard, there is an F2 symbol indicating that this key works as a function key (F2 or function 2) when you hold fn on the keyboard. ...