Archive for the ‘Technology’ Category
New Home Switch (hub)
I’ve just got the D-Link DGS-1005D 5 port Gigabit switch for home use. I plugged it in and it is working fine – as it should. Plus it uses their new ‘Green Ethernet‘ technology which claims to use up to 44% less energy, which is a good thing. I’m using it to replace the Netgear [...]
I’ve got a new Home PC!
Every couple of years I upgrade my PC. With the exception of my very first PC (a 486DX2 66MHz with 4MB’s RAM) I have upgraded/built the PC myself. It doesn’t work out any cheaper, it just means that I can custom pick every component that goes into it. A couple of weeks ago I upgraded [...]
The Whole Christmas and New Year Thing…
I don’t like Christmas. First of all, I prefer to write ‘xmas’ because the word ‘Christmas’ is too long is too religious for my liking. I’m not a Scrooge by any means, but I don’t like the xmas period because: It’s a religious holiday and I’m an atheist. I haven’t met a single person who [...]
Received: Windows Home Server (HP MediaSmart Server EX475)
I got my Windows Home Server yesterday and so far I am very impressed with it! At the moment I just have it next to my PC, but although it isn’t very noisy, I will probably put out of my bedroom and into a spare bedroom. The only negative about it right now is that [...]
Just Ordered: Windows Home Server (HP MediaSmart Server EX475)
I’ve ordered the HP MediaSmart Server EX475 which is a Windows Home Server. The main reasons I’ve ordered it are to: Keep ‘proper’ and regular backups of all of my PC’s (currently 1 x Vista PC, 1 x XP laptop and 1 x Ubuntu PC) Stream content (videos, pictures and music) to PC’s while my [...]