Yesterday, I asked my daughter, Grace to order BD-R for me. She has an Amazon Prime account. So free delivery and only took one day for shipping. Optical Quantum OQBDR06LT-50 6X 25GB BD-R Single Layer Blu-Ray Recordable Blank Media Logo Top, 50-Disc Spindle, is the cheapest one I found onContinue Reading
Just got the new Blu-ray Writer, LG WH16NS40 16x Internal Blu-ray Writer. It is $89.99 on Amazon.ca. 16X BD-R Write Capability Serial ATA Interface Write and Read Quad, Triple, Double Layer BD-R Discs M-DISC Support Max. 16X DVD±R Write Speed Blu-Ray Disc, DVD and CD Family Read/Write Compatible more informationContinue Reading
I have all my pictures and videos on my desktop PC and NAS back from the year 2001. It is an archive for my children and my own life. I am always thinking about doing an offline backup. I used to back up these data on mini-CD. And put intoContinue Reading
Here is an example of how I set up a remote log for the router I use fo a while. Router: D-Link DIR-880L, Firmware: DD-WRT v3.0-r42617 std (03/05/20) LAN IP: 192.168.1.1 Server: A VM on my DELL R710 machine. OS: Ubuntu 20.04 LTS LAN IP: 192.168.1.153 I would like toContinue Reading
I bought two sets of these devices, DirecTV DCAU1R0-01 Broadband USB DECA Ethernet to Coax Kit. Two devices per set. So I got a total of four devices. Here are some technical terms of the name. DirecTV: DirecTV (trademarked as “DIRECTV”) is an American direct broadcast satellite service provider basedContinue Reading
When I need a new ethernet cable, I will make a customized one by myself. Because I have the tools. Almost nine years ago, I ordered the cable crimper and plugs from Monoprice. RJ-45 8P8C Plug Flat Stranded 50pcs/Bag $3.46, now it is $4.20 High Quality 8P8C RJ-45 Network CableContinue Reading
It is my new toy. Got from the Craiglist. A very nice young man put it on the list for sale. He said he replaced it with an R810. I received it last week. Let me put a list of the sepcs. Dell R710 Server 2 CPU： Intel Xeon E5620Continue Reading
I have a main (primary) router with the Internet connection in the living room. And I have two devices in the basement. How I make them connect to the Internet is a problem. Here I use secondary router wireless connect to the primary router. And two devices wired to connectContinue Reading
It is my old old Buffalo WZR-HP-G300NH Router. I used it for many years. Later last week I tried to upgrade the firmware to the newer one. But unfortunately, it is bricked. When I powered it up, after a while, the lights are solid Diag and Endless Reboot. I haveContinue Reading
A few days ago, my desktop promoted that one firmware needs to be updated. It is a Samsung 970 EVO Plus NVMe M.2 SSD. Almost nine months ago, I did a speed test on this SSD. Now, after the update, I did the test again and see the difference. First,Continue Reading
I mentioned the upgrade of the motherboard BIOS, B450M DS3H rev1.0. But I forgot to describe the difference and changes. 1) There is no need to go into the BIOS settings to do anything. I just restart the computer to make the new BIOS work. 2) Change Logs F50 UpdateContinue Reading