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 […]
Installing NZBGet on TrueNAS 12
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 […]
Goodbye my loving, furry little friend
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 […]
Turning a Linksys EA6900 to Asus RT-AC68U
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 […]
Porting Number Out from Zoomer Wireless
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 […]
Privacy and Information Security considerations for homes
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 […]
Cross-Flash IBM ServRAID M5110 and H1110 to IT HBA Mode
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 […]
Defeating Geo-Fences and Cord Cutting for Canadian – May 2020
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 […]
AliExpress Free Return Service in Canada
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 […]
Review – “Press Pressure” Coffee Maker (AeroPress Knock-Off)
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 […]