By TrickDigi I always felt superior to people who lost data. “Who doesn’t back up their files in 2025?” I would laugh. “I have everything on Google Drive. It’s in the cloud. It’s safe.” Then, last Tuesday happened. I was cleaning up my folders. I saw a folder labeled “Old Client Assets” and thought, I … Read more
By TrickDigi Two years ago, I read a terrifying headline: “Sitting is the New Smoking.” I panicked. I looked at my cheap office chair, calculated that I sit for 10 hours a day, and convinced myself I was slowly dying. So, I fixed the infrastructure. I bought a premium, motorized standing desk for $600. I … Read more
Introduction You found the perfect deal on Xianyu (Idle Fish), but when you tap the blue “Log In with Alipay” button, the app freezes, spins, and gives you the dreaded error: “System Busy” (or Network Error / Login Expired). This is the #1 problem for international users in 2025. It is not an internet issue. … Read more
By [TrickDigi] I am the “IT guy” for my family. When my mom gets a suspicious text message, she asks me. When my friends get a weird pop-up on their laptop, they call me. I pride myself on being vigilant. I use a Password Manager. I use Two-Factor Authentication (2FA). I thought I was immune. … Read more
By [TrickDigi] For three years, I was a Notion evangelist. I told everyone to use it. I spent hours watching YouTube tutorials on how to build the perfect “Life OS.” My dashboard was a work of art—it had weather widgets, motivational quotes, progress bars, and nested databases for everything from my grocery list to my … Read more
By [TrickDigi] I am the “IT guy” for my family. When my mom gets a suspicious text message, she asks me. When my friends get a weird pop-up on their laptop, they call me. I pride myself on being vigilant. I use a Password Manager. I use Two-Factor Authentication (2FA). I thought I was immune. … Read more
By Trickdigi For three years, I was a Notion evangelist. I told everyone to use it. I spent hours watching YouTube tutorials on how to build the perfect “Life OS.” My dashboard was a work of art—it had weather widgets, motivational quotes, progress bars, and nested databases for everything from my grocery list to my … Read more
By TrickDigi I consider myself a smart shopper. When the new MacBook Air with the M-Series chip came out, I watched all the YouTube reviews. The reviewers all said the same thing: “Apple Silicon is magic! The 8GB Unified Memory acts like 16GB on a Windows machine! It flies!” I looked at the price tags. … Read more
By Trickdigi There is a specific type of anxiety that hits me when I look at my business credit card statement at the end of the month. It isn’t the big purchases that scare me. If I buy a new laptop for $1,500, I know what I bought. It’s a deliberate decision. The anxiety comes … Read more