tech – Vivian Chandra

Keep an eye on your Personal Brand

Posted on June 21, 2024June 21, 2024 by vivsterNZ (she/her) in Tech How-To

Keeping an eye on your personal brand is easier than you think

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Two Factor? How many factors?

Posted on January 15, 2023January 17, 2023 by vivsterNZ (she/her) in Tech How-To

How do you set up a second factor for security, what even is a factor?

Getting the instax look

Posted on December 25, 2021 by vivsterNZ (she/her) in Tech How-To, Whanau & Personal

How to get the Instax look and feel with a Canon Selphy CP1300

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Keyboard adventures!

Posted on November 16, 2021November 16, 2021 by vivsterNZ (she/her) in Tech How-To

How to use AutoHotKey to create a script to map PlayPause, Next Song and Prev Song

PGP Encryption and why should you care?

Posted on April 21, 2017May 23, 2021 by vivsterNZ (she/her) in Human Rights, STEM, Tech How-To

This is a quick overview of PGP Encryption and how to use it yourself! Bulk surveillance violates everyone’s fundamental human rights, it makes free speech risky. This guide will explain what email encryption is (using a commonly known standard called PGP) and will teach you how to use a free tool called mailvelope. Remember, even … Continue reading PGP Encryption and why should you care? →

Pokémon Go and Reality

Posted on July 20, 2016May 23, 2021 by vivsterNZ (she/her) in Human Rights, STEM, Whanau & Personal

I am currently in the land of the Free. We've flown 14 hours to have a holiday in Washington DC and New York City with the family. It is amazing... I've never been in this part of the US before and it is everything popular media promised us it would be. Washington DC has amazing … Continue reading Pokémon Go and Reality →

Microsoft #hololens – a non-review

Posted on April 28, 2016May 23, 2021 by vivsterNZ (she/her) in STEM

So this happened (image above obviously) I went to what seemed like a fairly exciting, if fairly normal She# event yesterday... and then three lightning talks later Rocky Heckman the business development manager from the Hololens team came up. The excitement was actually palpable! This was the super secret hush hush first ever demo of the … Continue reading Microsoft #hololens – a non-review →

Enough already!

Posted on April 26, 2016May 23, 2021 by vivsterNZ (she/her) in Feminism, Human Rights, STEM

Coasting down the wave of good kudos from my post on IITP Techblog, where I was applauded for being positive about all this 'gender stuff', comes this gem via the Guardian. Go on, go check it out and come on back when you're done. So, let me enlighten you, dear reader, as to why it's … Continue reading Enough already! →

#IStandWithAhmed and that clock

Posted on October 15, 2015May 23, 2021 by vivsterNZ (she/her) in Human Rights, STEM

Certain parts of the internet has been buzzing today because someone called ProudGamer8 tweeted at Richard Dawkins about Ahmed Mohamed and Dawkins is resolutely standing his ground. In case you've missed it all, Ahmed is a 14 year old kid who was arrested for possessing what looked like dodgy electronics. He took it to school, … Continue reading #IStandWithAhmed and *that* clock →