Apple and Best Buy have a good trade in value for iPad Mini 4 - but not for long. I took advantage of it and upgraded it to the 6th gen iPad (2018).
Traded in iPad Mini 4 for 6th Gen iPad
10GB Network Between Windows 10 and Freenas
I recently picked up a pair of Mellanox MNPA19-XTR 10GB Ethernet cards from eBay for a really good price. I wanted a faster way to do back ups. Currently, I have a Synology DS1815+ as my main storage server. It has 8x 4TB configured as a RAID6. This will give me up to two drives …
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Building a mini gaming machine around i3-6100 and Gigabyte GA-Z170N-Wifi
My son and I recently build his first PC. He wanted to start playing games on the computer and other things. I used some spare parts I acquired on a failed Hackintosh attempt earlier this year. He does not need anything too high-end since the games he is interested in playing have low to medium …
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My New Sony A6500
I have been doing some research for a few weeks now. I needed new camera if I was going to do more videos. You may be asking, didn't you just get a Canon 6D less than a year ago? Yes, but unfortunately it's not great for doing videos. Two big reasons (for me) are it …
Replacing Battery on UPS CyberPower 1350AVR
It's been years since I got the CyberPower 1350AVR (2012) and recently it stopped working. The LCD just kept blinking and most of the ports didn't provide any power. I thought it was broken and cannot be salvaged. I searched around the internet to see if others are experiencing a similar issue. Many reported that …
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DJI Spark with Fly More Combo
Sharing my initial experiences and thoughts on the DJI Spark drone.
iPad Pro 2017 MP6G2LL
I have always looked at tablets as a gaming device. I have yet to use them to be productive. Being a programmer I can't use it to develop anything, at least I have yet to figure out a workflow. I have owned several tablets, both Android and iOS. I can't get past just playing games …
