Category: Synology

The Jesus-firmware for your ADSL modem

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Well, not quite, but close enough. If you happen to have a Netgear DG834XX ADSL modem router, I strongly suggest that you have a look at the DGTeam custom firmware: All the features are listed after the break, but to wet your RSS-appetite, you sho… more »

Updated Timemachine guidelines

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If you are one of the many users who have followed my guidelines "OS X: Time Machine backup to Synol more »

Squid: Restrict access to websites

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If you have followed my guidelines on how to install Squid, you might have noticed that the assumption was, that your home-user base would not abuse the net. You add a ten-year old on school-holidays and YouTube to the mix and you will realise that s… more »

PS3: Rip your DVDs with full surround sound

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A good 5 months ago, I showed you how to rip DVDs and play them with 5.1 surround sound via a simple vobcopy command on Linux. Although the method was quick, I didn't realize that this was not easily possible on Windows or on the Mac. Eventually I fou… more »

OS X: Time Machine backup

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My article OSX Time Machine backup to Synology DS107+ has been really popular over the last few months. The comments on the posting alone should provide a feel of how well this worked for most of the OSX users. I have received numerous confirmations f… more »

PS3: Get the latest firmware

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My Synology NAS is really versatile and fulfills the most mundane tasks. At this point in time the NAS serves up my iTunes, streams HD-movies to the PS3, has all my software stored centrally, is used as an iPhoto server, manages my backups, acts as a Squ… more »

Synology: Harddrive replacement

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In my previous post I described how I got screwed over by Western Digital. Obviously I can not risk data-loss and am preparing for a replacement drive from Seagate - the 1TB Barracuda.ES2. This is a server-class drive and has received good reviews fro… more »
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