USB Front Panel for PC
My PC case has a front panel. Including two USB 2.0 ports, one MIC port, and one earphone port. It is not enough. It is not fast enough. The motherboard Gigabyte B450M DS3H has F_USB30 and F_USB1 and F_USB2. I...
XiaoMi MiBox 3 Enhanced
I bought this set-top-box three years ago. It is Mi Box 3, enhanced edition. It cost me RMB399. Free shipping to my Chinese address. White color looks nice. Moden design. Not black anymore. Here is the specification. Rom: 8GB eMMC...
UGreen Bluetooth adapter 4.0
It is a new Bluetooth adapter which supports Bluetooth v4.0. Let’s have a look at the package first. Oh, no. I still want to see the difference between Bluetooth 4.0 and its previous generation, such as v3.0, etc. The specification...
AS SSD Benchmark Test on Samsung 970 EVO Plus NVMe M.2 SSD
I did a little bit test on my new Samsung 970 EVO Plus NVMe 250GB SSD. After I installed the new Samsung SSD and migrate the system disk to it. The default NVMe driver is Windows 10 builtin driver. Microsoft...
Samsung 970 EVO Plus NVMe M.2 V-NAND SSD
I bought an SSD from Taobao months ago. It was on sale at that time. I thought it is a good deal. I paid RMB399. Convert it to CAD $75. Compared the price on Amazon.ca, $102.94. I did get a...
Top Benefits of Outsourcing Your Company’s IT Tasks
No matter how large or small your business is, part of your success relies on balancing time, convenience, and expenditures. In some cases, that means you may need to outsource certain tasks because committing in-house resources to them doesn’t provide...
Go Back to the Basics for a Successful Business
When it comes to running a business, it is easy to get so caught up in production that you forget to rely on the basics to get you through. Delegation, respect, and asking for help sounds simple, but it can...
The Vital PC Changes for 2019
While mechanical keyboards are obviously the perfect finishing touch to your PC setup, the CES 2019 event revealed some facts and new avenues to explore for both hobbyists and professionals. With announcements by all of the big players like Intel,...
How to build an Nginx with Brotli and TLS 1.3 support
It is a record of how I build an Nginx with Brotli compression and TLS 1.3 support. I use it on my Linode VPS. It is a Nanon type of VPS at Fremont, CA, USA. 1GB RAM, 25GB storage,...
How to Add an SPF Record in Windows 2000 and Windows 2003 DNS
This post is an online archive of the page (http://www.michaelbrumm.com/spfwindowsdns/) How to Add an SPF Record in Windows 2000 and Windows 2003 DNS Step 1: Select and open the domain in which you wish to add the SPF record. Right-click in the...
Firefox always show Performing TLS Handshake
During last two weeks, my firefox getting slower and slower. It is Windows 10, with Firefox 67 or early version. When I enter an HTTPS web site URL into the address bar, it took a lot of time to load...
Force IPv4 when using APT command in Ubuntu
Sometimes you may want to disable IPv6 when using apt update command or some other apt operation. If you want to use IPv4 in one command, just run following: If you want to force to use IPv4 for all apt...
Nginx : Unit nginx.service is masked
Complied a Nginx server to the latest version and also add Brotli support, but get the following error message: Solution To fix the problem, or error, just unmask with the command:
Valuation Definitions
When reading the insurance policy, there are many terms about valuation. Actual Cash Value: the fair or reasonable cash price property would bring in a fair market, allowing for depreciation. Assessed Value: The valuation placed on property by a public...
How to upgrade Proxmox Virtual Environment 5.4.x
I am using a Proxmox VE for a while. It is almost one month I start to use Proxmox VE 5.3-8. I noticed that Proxmox VE has newer version released. Now it is v5.4-4. I have not subscribe the license...