Review
Never did I feel this reluctant to write up my impressions of a device. Chuwi is a China-based manufacturer of computers, primarily focused on smaller desktops (ie. the "NUC-like" category), along with laptops and tablets. Generally speaking they tend to focus more on affordable hardware rather than the highest-end or
Synology
After almost two years of having used a Synology DS920+ as my NAS and light home server for a few services, I thought it would be good to take a look back at how it had treated me these past two years. Those who may have read my first impressions
Tutorial
If you've been having trouble getting Synology Photos to more consistently show newly added images and videos, this might be of use to you.
Homelab
Get ready to wait a lot..
Homelab
Installing most operating systems in a virtual machine is pretty straight-forward these days, but for Windows specifically there are a few recommended settings and steps to get the best out of your virtual machine. And as I keep forgetting these steps myself too, I'm jotting them down here for future
Hackintosh
Enabling FileVault is a smart move, especially if your device is portable. It ensures that if your computer and/or hard drive ever gets in the wrong hands, your (work) files will, at least, remain safe. When I set out to create my Hackintosh, I had opted not to start
Hackintosh
One of the possible challenges with using a Hackintosh is having to deal with OS updates. Though this is much less of an issue if you have properly set up your Hackintosh (e.g. using the Vanilla method, relying on as few custom Kexts as possible, and properly setting up
Learn With Me
A short while ago I set out to more properly distribute and balance the RAM I have available between my servers. I originally had 24GB of unregistered RAM in the Dell R510, which I have running 24/7. In another —since sold— spare server I had 32GB of registered memory,
Learn With Me
As it turns out, preparing to emigrate (back?), leaving the company I co-founded, and starting the search for my next work opportunity takes up quite a bit of time. So episode three ended up taking quite a bit longer to complete than I anticipated. Whoops. Sorry about that. But, fortunately,
GPD
I've been meaning to do a typing test on the GPD Pocket 2, and today finally had a moment to sit down, set up the camera, and try. The results will likely not surprise anyone, but it's always handy to be able to see not just what the somewhat arbitrary
Homelab
For anyone in the market of a managed switch for home(lab) or small office use, the DGS-1210 is likely to pop up a s a possible consideration. While it is not the latest and greatest, it certainly checks off a few potentially important checkbox items. For my use case
Homelab
As you may have seen in some of my previous posts, I have a few servers at home. These serve several purposes, most of which are directly or indirectly related to me bettering myself, learning more about server soft- and hardware, and for use in project development. The Dell R510
Quick
After recently re-applying better thermal paste for the GPD Pocket 2, I wanted to also be able to keep an eye on system temperatures while running Ubuntu. Fortunately there is a pretty easy app for that, that you can use regardless of what machine you're running Ubuntu on. This application
GPD
The GPD Pocket 2 (P2) has decent thermal paste applied coming out of the factory, but thanks to modders and tinkerers it became rather evident that you could get quite a substantial decrease in temperature if you re-apply the thermal paste with your own, higher grade paste. While I generally
Photo
As part of my Great Data Reorganizing of 2018, I had followed my colleague and signed up for a personal Adobe Lightroom subscription. If you commit to a year-long subscription, the monthly cost is $9.99, which isn't too bad, although certainly not cheap either. I had been using what
Office
Recently I decided to get a new microSD card for the camera I use to make my videos, as up until now I had been using a very old 16GB Sandisk SD card. I also took the opportunity to browse Amazon to look for a decent memory card reader. I
