QNAPs and Virtualization Station(!)
zulfikar While looking for some app packages for my TS-469 I was curious to read the 'virtualization station' blurb on the newly styled QNAP website. It seems to be selling QNAPs…
Phone security and tracking
Here in the good old UK we have a web service for registering our 'goods', so in the event they are lost/stolen and subsequently retreived by Law Enfocrement then they…
Protected PDFs
An annoyance of mine, PDFs that you cannot print. OR ones that are locked to a timeframe, usually by embedded Javascript. I had a time restricted one, I wasn't able…
Magic a Fujitsu Celvin Q802 into a QNAP TS-469 Pro
Welcome fellow NAS enthusiasts. A Fujitsu Celvin Q802 (much like previous Celvin models) is simply a rebranded QNAP model with a firmware modification. In this instance the Fujitsu firmware limits…
LIFe 2014
I don't usually use the phrase 'never again' but LIFe 2014 was nothing like LI 2003, 05, 07, 09 or 2011! As many have said it felt more like Leaving…
The Prancing Horse plot – NHS Takedown
Dear Colleagues in another British City, Operation Prancing Horse IT is with great jubilation that we write to you of our success in taking over 3 of the key NHS…
Google Wallet verification farce…
So, I get an e-mail from Google stating that my Google Wallet has been suspended as they cannot verify my identity. So I got to Google Wallet online and see…
World War Z…
World War Zulf. That's what happened after I watched the movie that makes up the title of this post. I was angry. Having read, and being a hug fan of,…
The snowball effect…
It's those little problems at the beginnng, those minor workarounds or compromises made early on in the project. That's what causes problems further down the line, exacerbated by a change…
Speech!
I was asked last minute to do a 'best mans' speech the other day. The wedding was scheduled for the lunchtime, I got the panicked call the night before at…
Generation 8 HP Microservers released
HP have released updated versions of their Microserver range, the 8th gen. Now comes in 2 flavours, a G1610 or a G2020 with either a 2.2 or 2.5GHz dual core…
TV Cabinets….why so expensive?
Personal bug-bear of mine, having recently purchased yet another flat screen TV I am seriously annoyed by the lack of decent priced, and reasonable TV cabinets. Those from the likes…