March 26, 2011
by rdo
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I’ve had a Synology NAS (an old DS107+, one of the earliest models) for several years now, and I love it for its simplicity of use and low energy/noise footprint as a home file/media server. I also like the fact … Continue reading
November 6, 2006
by rdo
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I recently upgraded to a shiny new graphics card (NVIDIA 7900 GT) and was bummed when the DVI connection on my ViewSonic VA2012wb LCD monitor couldn’t detect a signal from it and just stayed in standby mode. At first I … Continue reading
February 16, 2006
by rdo
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I took delivery of a brand-new Dell Inspiron 6000 laptop today, which I got a pretty good deal on using one of Dell’s common online coupons (never pay full price for Dell stuff!). Basic features are a 1.86GHz/2MB cache/533MHz FSB … Continue reading
February 7, 2006
by rdo
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I recently realized how much more productive I am when I work at the campus library instead of at home. This consequently made me realize what a PITA it is to work on my aging 90′s era Sony Vaio laptop … Continue reading