Is the Iris Scanner Worth It?

Privacy and security is what mobile company focus on now a day and they got a pretty interest features for unlock their devices. First the finger print scanner which is made famous by the iPhone 5s and every major smartphone adopt that technology but Microsoft approach the different way by announcing the Windows hello feature that authenticate your identity with your eye balls as we seen the feature work on the Surface Pro 4, Surface Book, Lumia 950 and Lumia 950XL. The iris scanner use the infrared light to scan your eyes print and it work in any lighting condition

Windows Hello on Lumia

And now the Galaxy Note 7 also adopt this technology for the first time in their Galaxy line. So the question is that is it worth it to have an iris scanner for your phone?

Galaxy Note 7 Scanning Iris

To answer that question I have to say sure it's nice to have that feature but it is a must? no. Because the technology is not as mature as fingerprint scanner and some time it's clumsy to hold your phone up to your eyes to scan it. With fingerprint reader you can unlock your phone at the time you pick it up or take it out of your pocket (eg. Nexus 6P) without having to look at the scanner. But when your thumb is wet or you're wearing gloves in a cold day the Iris scanner will come very handy in those situation.

For the conclusion, I think the iris scanner is optional as it is now and having to choose with fingerprint sensor I would choose fingerprint sensor over it but thing might change it the future when the iris scanner is more mature and I'm waiting to see how great it is.

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Windows 10 1st Anniversary [Wallpaper package and GIF Included]

It's been a year for Windows 10 and they had a good year. But what make Windows 10 so great is that there are a lot of insider willing to try new feature and feedback to Microsoft to make Windows 10 a much better OS.

Fun Facts by Microsoft

• Insiders have submitted over 8.6 million pieces of feedback.
• Insiders spent over 443 million hours on Windows 10.
• The Insider Program is now available in 30 languages.

To say thank you to the insider Microsoft gave us the Insider-exclusive wallpaper package, Insider-exclusive Ninja Cat animated GIF and Exclusive Insider Program badge.

You can download the Wallpaper package and GIF below.

PC Wallpaper: Download

Phone Wallpaper: Download

Band Wallpaper: Download

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Xiaomi Mi Notebook Air

The first thing that come to your mind after seeing the design and the name you'll notice that is NOT inspired by the MacBook Air. (I'm Joking) 

Xiaomi really take on a MacBook Air this time with their new Mi Notebook Air. It's slimmer than the MacBook Air with all metal unibody design. I really like how it has logoless exterior design and in my opinion this is one of the best looking laptop I've ever seen. The keyboard and the track pad color is also match to body and it's also remind me of the Surface Book.

Mi Notebook Air come with 2 models

Size	12.5”	13.3”
CPU	Intel Core m3-6Y30	Intel Corei5-6200U
RAM	4 GB LPDDR3-1866	8 GB DDR4-2133
GPU	Intel HD Graphics 515	Intel HD Graphics 520 & NVIDIA GeForce 940MX
Storage (SSD)	128 GB SATA (500MB/s)	256 GB PCIe 3.0 x4 (1500MB/s)
Ports	1 x USB 3.1 (Gen 1) Type-C 1 x USB 3.0 Type-A HDMI 3.5mm TRRS jack	1 x USB 3.1 (Gen 1) Type-C 2 x USB 3.0 Type-A HDMI 3.5mm TRRS jack
Network Connectivity	2x2:2 802.11ac with BT 4.1
Weight	1.07 kg	1.28 kg
Battery Life	11.5 h
Color	Gold and Silver
Price	$525	$750

This 13.3" model will out perform the MacBook Air especially in the graphic department as it got the NVIDIA GeForce 940MX so that's mean you can play some game on it.

This is my impression on this device let me know your opinion in the comment section!

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How to boot computer from a VHD File

Visualization is a next big thing that most of us using it right now and you can even boot your computer from a virtual hard disk (VHD). Sound great right? but the irony is the virtual hard disk is still store on a physical hard disk but in some scenario we need to boot it as we boot an OS from a physical hard disk. Follow the tutorial below to see how you can do it.

First go to disk management and attach VHD File

Then Run cmd as Administrator and type "bcdboot.exe 'DriveLetter':\Windows". Replace the 'DriveLetter' with the actual drive letter that you attach the VHD to. Look at the screenshot below for easier to understanding.

And now when you reboot your PC you will see new boot option to choose from.

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