TikTok and RedNote: What's the Difference?

This article introduces the differences between TikTok and RedNote. The Chinese social app RedNote, as a potential alternative to TikTok, has rapidly attracted TikTok users looking for a new platform in the past few weeks. Application Introduction TikTok (Chinese name: 抖音, literally means: Shaking Sound, Hanyu Pinyin: Douyin) is a social application developed by the Chinese company ByteDance, with the core function of browsing short videos. In January 2025, a US law called the “Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act” will come into effect, which may prevent TikTok from continuing to be used in the United States, so many people are looking for alternatives. ...

January 19, 2025 · 7 min · 地球人

Cross-border transfer remittance: Telegraphic transfer fee analysis

This article introduces the methods of transferring money and the associated fees. Glossary There isn’t a strict distinction between “transfer” and “remittance.” Nowadays, remittance usually refers to cross-border money transfers, while a transfer is the electronic movement of funds, including wire transfers. Transfer-in bank = Remitting bank = Paying bank = Originating bank Intermediary bank = Agent bank = Middle bank = Correspondent Bank Transfer-out bank = Receiving bank = Beneficiary bank = Destination bank ...

January 19, 2025 · 5 min · 地球人

Low cost Hong Kong phone card ClubSIM (supports VoWiFi)

This article introduces the low-cost Hong Kong phone card ClubSIM, and its alternatives. Concept Explanation Hong Kong phone cards are divided into prepaid cards and contract cards. Prepaid cards: No contract, for example, a one-month call package costs 28 HKD. If you don’t buy it next month, you won’t be charged and no service will be provided. If it is still within the validity period after a few months, you can buy it again and use it. Contract cards: Package contracts with a fixed monthly fee. Real-name authentication: Hong Kong phone cards need real-name authentication in Hong Kong. It can be done on your mobile phone and supports common documents: Hong Kong ID card, Mainland Travel Permit for Hong Kong and Macao Residents, passport, etc. Please reserve enough time for authentication. Because of the poor IT, the authentication process may take a long time (difficult to identify documents). Tip: The text should not have reflections. VoWiFi: Simply put, it is making calls and sending/receiving text messages via WiFi, without connecting to the local carrier’s base station. ClubSIM Features Features: Prepaid card, low number retention cost, can roam for making/receiving calls and receiving text messages, supports VoWiFi (wifi calling) ...

January 17, 2025 · 2 min · 地球人

Fix MX Player Error: this audio format eac3 is not supported

When using the MX Player, you may encounter the error: this audio format eac3 is not supported (eac3 is not supported). Error Cause Because MX Player has removed some codecs, it will affect audio encoded with EAC3, AC3, DTS, DTSHD, and MLP. Solutions When you encounter similar problems using this player, you can try the following measures: Use another media player Convert the video format to a format supported by MX Player, and then play it Add custom codecs to MX Player To continue using MX Player, of course you should choose to add custom codecs to MX Player. ...

January 16, 2025 · 1 min · 地球人

Download and Read Offline Wikipedia with Kiwix

This article describes how to use Kiwix to download and read offline Wikipedia. Reading offline files to acquire knowledge is unaffected by network environment and network costs. Even without internet access, you can learn new knowledge anytime, anywhere, whether on a plane, in the high seas, or in the mountains. In March 2025, instructions for “Downloading ZIM files using BT” were added. Introduction Wikipedia ...

January 16, 2025 · 2 min · 地球人