Dreams ∙ Passion ∙ Digital World
Bitwarden, LastPass) have become increasingly popular and necessary over the past few years as a means to foil hackers by having different complex password for every single one of your online accounts. Are you using a password manager? We will take a look at C2 Password features in this article and occasional comparison to my experience with Bitwarden.
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If you have been using DS Cloud to synchronise folders between your Android mobile phone and Synology NAS (on DSM6), you will be disappointed that DS Cloud is not supported on DSM7. The DS Cloud’s two-way folder synchronisation feature enabled me to free up storage space on the mobile by shifting dated files out of the Synology NAS sync-ed folder to another folder. This shift would appear as though the files were deleted on the server-side, prompting DS Cloud (on the mobile device) to delete off the files. It is a niffy trick to manage storage space on the mobile device but it no longer works on DSM7. Fortunately, I managed to replicate this two-way sync using FolderSync Android app and Synology’s WebDAV Server package. Continue reading the guide if you want to know how.
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I have the habit of having additional copies of back ups (partial and not full) from the Synology NAS to an external USB storage device like the Seagate Expansion Desktop. However, I want the external USB storage to be visible (i.e. mounted) to the Synology NAS only when the Hyper Backup task is running and not visible (i.e. unmounted) at other times with the hope of mitigating ill effects of ransomware attacks. I managed to achieve it using Task Scheduler and careful planning of backup windows for Hyper Backup tasks. I have put together this guide to show you how it is done.
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Recently, I used the Migration Assistant to migrate data and system settings from the Synology DS1817+ to the DS1821+ NAS. Other than refreshing the NAS, a brand new set of 10TB hard drives replaced the existing 6TB. The migration was seamless and services remained available during the process.
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Around seven weeks back, I installed and wrote about adding the APC UPS backup power to my NAS. The brand-new APC UPS worked for around 1.5 month before it started beeping audibly and the replace battery indicator turned on. It is either a bad APC UPS product or my bad luck in getting a lemon. How was the APC UPS RMA process? It was borderline unacceptable.
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Do you check if the hard disk drive (HDD) is serviceable before using it? Nowadays, the emphasis on storage reliability has silently increased as more people are leveraging network attached storage (NAS) and external storage enclosures to back up their data. But what makes these storage solutions reliable? The building blocks – HDD! How do one ensure the new HDD is reliable? Personally, I qualify them using a Linux utility call badblocks and I recommend you do something similar too.
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My iMac 27-inch (mid-2011) is still working well. For some unknown reason(s), I’ve been unable to apply the macOS 10.13.6 (High Sierra) Security Update 2019-007. It will simply “halt” during the reboot phase, leaving me with a black screen with cursor. The most irritating part is that I cannot uninstall nor (re)install the Security Update and it continues to halt my iMac at the black screen at every shutdown or reboot. I had to force shutdown by holding on the power button every single time until I came across a fix for failed Security Updates on Apple’s forum.
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Considering that how infrequently I change flat batteries in my doorbell, I did not even once think that I will ever get a smart video doorbell. So why did I get it? Because of a weird encounter that my neighbour had – an agitated guy pestering/ questioning for someone on a late night. I don’t think such encounters are great. Without much hesitation, I picked up the Ring Video Doorbell 2 during the Amazon Prime Day sales.
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I am on a shopping spree for Nintendo Switch’s accessories! Recently, I bought a Nintendo Switch and that started me on the quest for Switch’s accessories and games. Let me share on the loots that I have gotten so far. Well, you might need them too.
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