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Marko Idžan

Windows 8 Retro Review on RTM Release
First impressions of Windows 8 RTM – Retro Review and Throwback

Notice: this was originally made in August of 2012 and original is still on Blogger. Back in those days I wrote in multiple languages, so this will be updated version of, well, Google Translate version which got online on same date as this post was in Croatian. Enjoy in throwback post from one of old […]


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Web & Social Media updates for Q4 of 2023 and Q1 of 2024
Web Site & Social Media Update for Q4 of 2023 and Q1 of 2024

Again, here is another Web Site, Blog, Portfolio, and Social Media Updates post. This was initially a quick review of my current smartphone, but then I decided to include updates on the Web, Blog, Portfolio, and Socials, as I forgot to update for Q3 of 2023 and have been posting less regularly everywhere. To begin […]


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Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro 6/64GB with Android 14 based Pixys ROM on lockscreen
Three years later – Real life and super long-term review of Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro

Just to start off, it’s been three years already since I began using Xiaomi’s Redmi Note 9 Pro which was midrange smartphone at the time as my daily driver and primary device. It took me this long to compile a genuine long-term review, so here we go. As someone who has used phones from various […]


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Cloud Computing Comparison Icons of them on Server background - created in Canva
What is best Cloud Hosting Provider?

For all the TL;DR people, it depends on what you need from your Cloud Hosting Provider’s services. All of them are good in some way, shape, or form. Now, let’s start with the basics of what Cloud Hosting is. Cloud hosting, as Wikipedia defines it, is an on-demand provider of services that requires a lot […]


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Web & Social Media updates for Q1 & Q2 of 2023
Web Site & Social Media Update for Q1 and Q2 of 2023

This, this is another one of Web Site, Blog, Portfolio and Social Media Updates post. It is taking me bit longer to write new posts, but, here it is. Updates for Q1 and Q2 of 2023, what happened, and what are future plans. To start it, I’ll say – yeah, few months without blog posts, […]


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Android Custom ROM variations
Custom Android ROM – is it worth it?

Is Custom Android ROM worth it in 2022? Short answer is – not really, but it depends what kind of user you are. In longer answer, well, you should read whole post to see what are my experiences using Custom Android ROM’s within last 10 years and is it worth now to get phone with […]


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Home Lab/Media Server in 2022
Updated Home-Lab Server – What is Changed?

To begin and to explain why I did this, check out previous post about this topic. It is interesting how you can repurpose your old but still good working PC to be your small media/NAS Server, game server or even your playground for testing new applications (if installed on hypervisor OS like Proxmox, VMWare ESXi, […]


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Xiaomi Mi Band 5 near official box
One year later – Review of Xiaomi Mi Band 5

After using it for a year, it is finally time – time to review my current smart band Xiaomi Mi Band 5. Now, you might ask one thing – hey, didn’t you had Xiaomi’s previous version Mi Band 4 and you told there that you didn’t bought it back then because of pricing, what gives […]


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Home Lab and Media Server Configuration with Plex, qBittorrent and SMB Share
Repurposing old Computer as Home-Lab Server

You have old computer in home, want to sell it but it is not something that you want to sell as it might have some sentimental value. Or you really don’t know for how much to sell PC, as current market is still nuts and prices went to the moon. For all of you I […]


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Web and Social Media updates for early 2022
Web Site & Social Media Update for Early 2022

Soo, this will be first of many of this kinds of posts on this personal web site and blog. For a few times before, on old Blog I have created couple of this kind of posts with updates what is happening with Web Site and with Social Media Platforms. Let’s start with Web Site. It […]


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