Author: Calvin Lam

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How to Google and Facebook while travelling in Mainland China

Imagine no Facebook, Gmail, Yahoo or Youtube for 1 week – could be nerve wrecking for youngsters nowadays.  But without Gmail and Google maps for a week would be quite inconvenient for most.  You’d...

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Japan Travel Internet Recommendations (Updated)

Get connected anywhere in Japan       只需把租借SIM卡插入到 自己的iphone 5/5c/5s/6/6Plus 上即可使用 I’ve provided much information re options for internet while travelling overseas in my other post.  Please refer there for basic info including Japan....

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How to have Internet access during Overseas Travel

Internet access during travel is almost indispensable nowadays – it gives you directions when you’re lost via maps, informs you with what to see and where to eat, etc. You can either put local-service-capable SIM...

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My Pocket Travel Translator – Google Translate (Don’t leave home without it)

             Well, many of you probably are using Google Translate while surfing already.  This powerful instant translator (between 90 languages) would let you browse and understand almost every webpage...

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Calling from Whatsapp via Internet

  Not long after availing the very handy platform of doing your WhatsApp on desktops (see my blog here), Whatsapp now let you place calls through internet (charging via data/WiFi, and not voice call-...

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How to auto-backup your mobile photos onto your computer

Many people are replacing their cameras with their smartphones.  As said, one must backup or face the ultimate disaster one day- and with smartphones, there is the additional potential disaster of leaving your phone...

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How to find Mapcode for any place in Japan (for GPS)

If you drive in Japan, most likely you’d need GPS and it’s most convenient to use Mapcode (マップコード)-  with Mapcodes, there’d be no more getting lost or wasting hours to find your destination!  It’d...