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SwipeSelection makes editing text on the iPad infinitely better by Calvin's Hub on May 8, 2012Not really a fan of composing long text such as e-mails on the iPad but this app called SwipeSelection changed that. SwipeSelection is a keyboard add-on app that allows you to do precise cursor movement within your text for easy insertion, deletion,...

Do you really need to use Safely Remove Hardware? by Calvin's Hub on May 5, 2012Do you really need to go through the motion of clicking “Safely Remove Hardware” before you unplug a USB disk or an external hard drive? I’m sure you’ve probably asked yourself this question before. I hate having to do all those clicks just t...

How to tell if your machine has a USB 3.0 port by Calvin's Hub on Apr 20, 2012With more devices, especially hard drives utilizing USB 3.0 for faster read, write access, you would want to know if your machine is capable of utilizing the speed boost you’ll be getting from USB 3.0. You may not care whether the laptop you bought...

Reverse PIN code in ATM to alert police, does it work? by Calvin's Hub on Mar 1, 2012I’m sure you have encountered this piece of information about keying in your ATM PIN code in reverse when being robbed to alert the police. What’s supposed to happen here is that money will come out of the machine but it will get stuck and will t...

UnionBank’s EON VISA Debit Card… How Convenient by Calvin's Hub on Jan 31, 2012Previously, I’ve talked about the benefits and advantage of having a VISA debit card. Bearing the VISA brand, it’s widely accepted in a lot of local and international establishments. It also stops you from spending money that you probably...

Switched to Sky HD cable for Php579 a month by Calvin's Hub on Jan 30, 2012Recently, we finally bought an LED TV which I’ve been eyeing for since last year. I didn’t know that it would render our ordinary Sky digibox useless. For some reason, the picture from the digibox won’t display properly using its RCA input. I c...

How to program a generic Universal Remote Control by Calvin's Hub on Jan 20, 2012When the buttons on my old Samsung TV’s remote control started acting up, I looked for one of those universal remote controls. The closest shop we have at our office is CD-R King and they had a few URC on hand. I chose one that uses AAA batteries a...

Get your FREE Facebook cards from MOO now by Calvin's Hub on Jan 10, 2012MOO.com makes excellent business cards. Abe had a batch of minicards created for me before and it was a blast handing it out to people. The problem is they’re not exactly cheap. Recently, MOO had a partnership with Facebook which allows you to prin...

My new online shopping buddy – BPI ePrepaid Card by Calvin's Hub on Nov 10, 2011Note: This is a guest post by my wife Tia. Men are not that fond of shopping so I guess it’s apt that Tia gets to write about this. I love shopping. I would trade off sight-seeing or visiting historical places whenever I go abroad just to shop...

How to create your Google+ Page by Calvin's Hub on Nov 9, 2011You’ve probably heard already that Google+ is now accepting Pages already. Before, it’s just profile and if you create a profile for your brand, Google will promptly delete it. Now with Google+ Pages, you can create as many pages for your...