Tweet When the iPhone 6 specs were first released, I was completely underwhelmed. The upgrade that finally put me over the edge was the improved camera which performs much much better in low light situations that previous models (see comparison below). Photo taken with iPhone 5 Same photo taken with iPhone 6 […]
Archive for the ‘Tips’ Category
Sharing internet and wifi with Windows 7 (Problems and fixes for Connectify and other methods)
By Jason Yeh in Technology, Thoughts, TipsTweet (this entry was done haphazardly with no screenshots because I don’t have my own Windows 7 machine to double check. i wanted to at least post something now so i didn’t forget the steps. I’ll clean up and add screenshots later. 1/22/12) While on a trip to India in January where […]
Tags: connectify, hotspot, india, usb dongle, vodafone, wifi, windows 7
HOW TO make the Best, Most Convenient, Poached Egg evarrr!: method, explanation
By Jason Yeh in Food, TipsTweet Every time I learn something new about egg preparation, I write a post on it thinking I have finally found the most convenient and tastiest way to prepare an egg with a runny yolk. My goals are quickness of preparation, ease of cleanup (minimizing dish/apparatus washing), and quality/consistency of egg (runny yolk, not over […]
Tags: cooking, egg, poach, poached eggs, softboiled, Tips
How To Make Page Numbers in Powerpoint permanent, inaccessible, uneditable, background etc.!
By Jason Yeh in Technology, TipsTweet I recently spent a lot of time trying to create a template in Powerpoint where a few elements were in the background of the slide master and thus uneditable (untouchable, permanent). Inserting an omnipresent logo and positioning a new text box was easy – dropping them in the master slide made them appear on […]
Tags: page numbers, powerpoint, template, troubleshooting
Japanese Onsen Tamago (Japanese Softboiled Eggs!!!)
By Jason Yeh in Food, TipsTweet After having an egg brunch with a friend where we tested out a less than stellar egg poaching device, I remembered I should post my youtube video about Japanese softboiled eggs. Back in 2007 while living in Tokyo I came across a crazy Japanese softboiled egg that cracked open like a raw egg but […]
Tags: cooking, delicious, food, japan, soft boiled eggs
Problem Fix: iPhoto still shows already imported photos from iPhone: Explantation & Solution!
By Jason Yeh in iPhone, Technology, TipsTweet One of the many joys of having an iPhone is always having a pretty decent digital camera on me at all times (aside from low light situations…i can’t wait for the iphone that has good night time photo taking abilities!). Since I got my first iPhone in 2008, I have been snapping away and […]
Tags: iPhone, iphoto, problem, troubleshoot
A php script to reformat email addresses to remove quotes and carrots
By Jason Yeh in Coding, Technology, TipsTweet “Your Name” <yourname@domain.com> 😛 I am in the middle of writing a script that takes in emails and saves its content to a database. The location in the database depends on who the sender is which I determine from their email address. The problem is sometimes the email address in a header more […]
Tags: coding, email parsing, email processing, php, strings
Blueprint CSS and Dreamweaver Problem (AND FIX!)
By Jason Yeh in Technology, Tips, UXTweet I know that hardcore programmers find it embarrassing to use a WYSIWYG web editor when coding sites but seeing as I am not a hardcore programmer, I don’t mind. It’s nice to be messing around with HTML and CSS and see the results of your work immediately. I […]
Tags: blueprint css, blueprintcss, compatible, conflict, dreamweaver, fix, problems
HBS Pro Tip: Sushi at Spangler
By Jason Yeh in Business School, Food, Harvard, TipsTweet We’re lucky that the facilities at Harvard Business School are nice. Our gym is the best of all the Harvard schools and our food is surprisingly decent. In fact, sushi at Spangler Dining Hall is pretty freaking good. Here’s a little pro tip for ordering sushi at HBS. If you like Nigiri […]
Tips for new Harvard Business School students – Welcome, RC’s!
By Jason Yeh in Business School, Harvard, TipsTweet This year, I had a few friends entering HBS and was excited to be able to impart some of the knowledge about how to navigate HBS. Figured I’d post an email I wrote to them in case it helped others out there. It is important to note that some of this might not […]