A video doorbell, a couple of smart plugs and a light by the bathroom door. What genuinely helps in later life and what is a toy.
30 Sep 20266 min read
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Tech & Independence
Technology should buy you independence, not another thing to be confused by. This section covers the practical questions Malaysian readers ask us most: how to set up MyDigital ID and MySejahtera on a new phone, how to spot the scam SMS that pretends to be from your bank, which smartwatches genuinely detect a fall, and how to arrange for a family member to see your location without giving up every other privacy. We write in large-print-friendly language, we name the buttons you will see, and we test devices on real handsets rather than reading spec sheets. No product placement disguised as advice — anything sponsored is labelled, and our recommendations are independent of advertising.
10 articles
How to tell a real shop from a fake one, what a card gives you that a transfer does not, and when to walk away.
28 Sep 20266 min read
A sealed envelope and a password manager solve a problem that otherwise lands on your children at the worst possible moment.
26 Sep 20267 min read
What each one actually is, which to set up first, and the two settings worth changing on day one.
24 Sep 20267 min read
Four apps, configured properly, cover almost everything an independent household needs. The rest is clutter.
24 Sep 20266 min read
Limits, alerts and one account that is not connected to anything — the settings that make a stolen phone survivable.
22 Sep 20266 min read
What to configure before the phone leaves your hands, and how to fix it remotely afterwards.
20 Sep 20267 min read
Ten minutes of settings that fix the text size, the volume and the two warnings that are silently switched off by default.
15 Sep 20266 min read
The four tells that appear in almost every fake message, and the one rule that makes the whole thing much simpler.
9 Sep 20266 min read
Tested on a real stairwell and a real bathroom floor. Which alerts fired, which stayed silent, and what to buy instead if you live alone.
22 Aug 20267 min read