Cloud Storage or Online Archiving places
I am thinking about put my digital pictures archives in cloud. It will be my second backup for these digital life records. The first backup is on my NAS at home. The original one is on my Desktop. I need...
Personal Ringtone from my daughter
Lunch time, we all sit and eat. Gloria, my younger daughter, have an idea with her sister, Grace. Make a personal ringtone for Mom. Because they feel the original ringtone is so bad, neither other built-in ringtones. So here...
High Blood Pressure
High Blood Pressure is a very common problem that can have serious health consequences if it isnot diagnosed and treated. I bought a Omron BP765Can blood pressure meter. The meter is used to check my blood pressure and track the...
How to install Crontab in CentOS 6.5 64bit
Linode default CentOS 6.5 64bit deployment does not include Crontab or Cron Job. Here is a reference for the people like me. Install the package and dependencies Enable the package on boot and start crontab command option: crontab: usage error:...
Linodes New SSD VPS performance test
Yes, I just upgraded my VPS from old plan to new platform. Actually my old VPS at Linode is SSD cached system. They called it SSD Beta. I used it from last September. I did a performance test at that...
Software for Efficiency
Consumers haven’t been buying like they used to so any company needs to have superior customer service to entice clients. Having an enterprise software system (ERP) that integrates essential components of how any business is run will transfer over into...
Linode upgrade hardware again in 2014
It is a huge upgrade for Linode server. 1) SSDs All SSD. Pure SSD, not hybrid. Server class SSD. 2) 40Gbps network 3) CPU New Ivy Bridge E5-2680.v2 full-power server-grade processors. 10 Cores, 20 threads, 2.8GHz, 25MB smart cache 4)...
Benefits of Nitrogen Tire Inflation
First of all, What is Nitrogen? Nitrogen is an inert, dry gas. It’s non-combustible, non-flammable, and non-corrosive. In other words, Nitrogen is as safe as air when used in a tire. Benefits: when a tire’s inflation pressure is stablized at...
Can not use Google Voice with Obi device anymore
Actually, it is not a news. I knew it almost a year ago. But now it is the time. Google Voice: Not Supported on OBi Devices After May 15, 2014 Back at the end of October, Obihai announced Google would...
Linode VPS connection issue
Today, my VPS at Linode has problem. It can not connected for 3 hours. Later, I got a email from Linode, which displayed that my VPS restarted. Newark Connectivity Issues Sunday, April 13, 2014 3:05AM EDT (UTC -4): Many Linodes are...
TP-Link 11AC dual band USB wireless adapter WDN5200
I bought this new USB wireless adapter from China. TP-Link TL-WDN5200. The speed when I copy a file from my DNS-323 NAS which is attached on Giga Switch to a Windows 7 desktop. It started from about 6MB/second. Then keep...
RIP: Windows XP 2001.08.24 – 2014.04.08
There is a last day for Windows XP. To memory it, here is a screenshot of Windows XP in VirtualBox.
Oracle VM VirtualBox 4.3.10
VirtualBox is a must have on my Windows 7. I installed Centos 6 32bit and 64bit testing guest system in it. And also retired Windows XP. So, keep Oracle VM VirtualBox updated is very important. Here is a new release...
Universal Analytics: Out of beta
The day after April Fool, Google announced Universal Analytics is out of beta. I have already switch my tracking code from the original old code to Universal Analytics code. Nothing need be changed on my sites. The only benefit form...
Omron BP765CAN Blood Pressure Monitor
It is a good deal. $12 off at Costco. After discount, $47.99. The model is BP765CAN. In LondonDrugs, BP760CAN is $109.99 original price, $89.99 as Manager’s special price. Compared with other models, Omron BP765CAN has following advantages. Built-in Arm Cuff...