I’m running an APC Back-UPS 1100 battery backup that is connected via USB to a Synology NAS (DS918+) running DSM 7.2.x with UPS support enabled along with the network UPS server. This ensures that my NAS will safely shut down during a power outage if the UPS battery gets low, and it also allows other…
Way back in the day I signed up for a free G Suite plan (now called Workspace). At the time you could have up to 10 users for free. I used this with a personal domain for email and just auto-forwarded messages to my personal @gmail.com account that was my primary email address. Around 2019…
My Logitech Harmony Pro 2400 Remote has lost its connection to its Hub a few times over the years. The most recent time happened after the remote’s battery drained completely and it shut off. Bringing the remote closer to the hub–even setting it right next to or on top of the hub–doesn’t work. Re-pairing the…
A while back I was running Unreal Tournament 2004 in a Windows 10 Boot Camp install on a 2017 Intel-powered MacBook Pro, and the game locked up. I was able to bring up Task Manager via Ctrl+Shift+Esc, but the mouse cursor–I was using a basic Bluetooth-connected mouse–was not visible (possibly captured by the game still?).…
RetroBat is a Windows-specific solution for running EmulationStation and RetroArch, along with other emulation software. I normally run it on a PC connected to my main TV where I can also run Steam in Big Picture Mode for more modern games. However I recently set up RetroBat on my gaming desktop, which has a 21:9…
I recently looked into some of my Synology NAS‘ Hyper Backup file changes because my backup size had grown very quickly. You can download a CSV file listing all of the new, modified, and deleted files in each Hyper Backup version. Unfortunately the file sizes are provided as plain text using “Bytes”, “KB”, or “MB”…
I’ve been running my own media server for many, many years in various iterations. Currently I’m trying out Emby as an alternative to Plex after being a bit underwhelmed with Jellyfin‘s Apple tvOS app options (e.g. Swiftfin and Infuse Pro ). I’m not sure if I’ll stick with it; I would prefer to go with…
I’ve been using the free version of Scrypted for almost a year to bring my non-HomeKit security cameras and doorbell into HomeKit. I was able to quickly spin up the docker container on my Synology NAS (I’m running a DS918+), add my cameras (mostly Amcrest and a Reolink PoE Doorbell), and then add them to…
I recently had to reset my Roborock S7 vacuum Wi-Fi, and when following the instructions in the iOS app I was getting stuck at “Phone is being connected to device…”. Fortunately I found a solution on reddit. The solution was to turn off cellular data on my iPhone, then go through the Wi-Fi reset/connection process.…
I’ve had an issue where missed call and voicemail notifications are delayed for several hours or even a day or more on my iPhone. I switched to T-Mobile recently and can’t remember if I had this problem when I was a Verizon customer, but regardless it has become annoying for me and friends/family who leave…