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Re-purpose an Android TV Box for Security Cameras

Posted on April 19, 2022April 19, 2022by Lazy Mocha
T95Q Actual

I have a couple of cheap Chinese IP cam as kitty cams. As with anything cheap, support is not existent; and what’s worse is, the company decided to shut down. The company never issued any firmware updates and those 2 cameras have a CVE on ONVIF, I decided it’s time to remove them from the […]

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Installing NZBGet on TrueNAS 12

Posted on December 10, 2021December 10, 2021by Lazy Mocha

Since FreeNAS has been upgraded to TrueNAS, I am gradually updating the Jails to reflect the changes. One of the task is upgrade from SABNZBd to NZBGet, NZBGet codes run natively on TrueNAS and there should be performance gain by doing so. Similar to my previous post on installing SABNZBd, the process is more or […]

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Goodbye my loving, furry little friend

Posted on September 26, 2021September 26, 2021by Lazy Mocha

Dear Mao Mao, How is life treating you so far? Without you around now, our home is even quieter. Even you spent most of your time sleeping for the last few years, we can still very much feel your absence. I would often glance at your usual hiding spots, only then realizing that you are […]

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Turning a Linksys EA6900 to Asus RT-AC68U

Posted on April 23, 2021April 23, 2021by Lazy Mocha

I dug up an old project from way back then, a converted Linksys EA6900 with Vortex’s modified Asus firmware. I looked at the date of the firmware, it was done 3 years ago. Since it has been a while and I decided to flash to stock again and start over, here’s what I’ve learned. This […]

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Porting Number Out from Zoomer Wireless

Posted on March 21, 2021March 21, 2021by Lazy Mocha

Zoomer Wireless is a sub-brand of Cityfone, a company managed under Rogers Communications. Its target market is age group of 50+, but the price plan is very competitive compare to the traditional carriers. I have been with them for 6 years and I would highly recommend them for anyone looking for a no-thrill service. Time […]

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Privacy and Information Security considerations for homes

Posted on January 23, 2021January 23, 2021by Lazy Mocha

In my line of work, I get asked a lot of privacy and security. In another words, how can one be better to protect him/herself on the internet? Companies are out there tracking, collecting, mining and likely selling information; how can normal every day individuals reduce the amount of data exposure? I am not going […]

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Cross-Flash IBM ServRAID M5110 and H1110 to IT HBA Mode

Posted on June 5, 2020July 6, 2020by Lazy Mocha

I run a FreeNAS server at home on a ThinkServer TS140, the time has come and I received a ThinkServer X3100 M5. It comes with better technology like more RAM, SAS, hardware RAID and remote management. However, in order to use ZFS software RAID on FreeNAS, the M5110 and H1110 cards needed to be flashed […]

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Defeating Geo-Fences and Cord Cutting for Canadian – May 2020

Posted on June 3, 2020June 3, 2020by Lazy Mocha

Is cord cutter feasible for Canadians? Absolutely! We have cut the cords since 2013 and rely of online streaming services. Throughout the past 7 years, we have tested many services and learned a lot from our experiences. If you are planning to cut the cord to stretch the dollars or wanting to try to watch […]

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AliExpress Free Return Service in Canada

Posted on December 26, 2019December 26, 2019by Lazy Mocha

Wife and I shop at AliExpress frequently for inexpensive items, compare to other outlets such as eBay, AliExpress is more trustworthy and has great buyer protection including quick shipping. I may write another post about how to get the most out of AliExpress. Since almost all the items coming from AliExpress are from China, we […]

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Review – “Press Pressure” Coffee Maker (AeroPress Knock-Off)

Posted on October 17, 2019October 17, 2019by Lazy Mocha

The AeroPress is one of my favorite coffer maker because of its portability, versatility and forgiveness when brewing. Wife uses it to make Hong Kong style milk tea and I use it for coffee. The metal mesh filter we have been using is beginning to crack and while I was looking at replacement filter, I […]

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