Category Archives: Technology
TV Room
Not everything to do with the house this week has been devoid of an element of fun; quite the opposite, in fact. Pakjesavond for me came a day early this year, when the long-awaited installation of the gear for our … Continue reading
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Second TV
We’ve got quite a bit of technology on order at the moment. I’ll be writing more about this in the comings days and weeks. First off, we’ve mounted a new 26″ Sharp LC-26D44E LCD TV on an Ionics Luna 102 … Continue reading
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Hacking The ReadyNAS
As you may know, I use a Netgear ReadyNAS RND4410 for my internal network’s mass storage. I’m very happy with the device, but it is a bit inflexible when it comes to back-ups. The problem is that most forms of … Continue reading
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Don’t Interrupt Me
UPS: no, not the company that delivers parcels all over the world. I’m talking about Uninterruptible Power Supplies. It was about time the house had one, so I took the plunge and purchased one. In fact, I did this about … Continue reading
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Networked Plug Socket
There’s an infrequently recurring problem with our home-made MythTV DVR that is, despite its rare occurrence, quite irritating. Under certain circumstances that I haven’t been able to meticulously define, and when multiple tuner cards are simultaneously recording TV programmes, the … Continue reading
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