DNS-323 as rsync backup server? Yes! My situation: I have a Synology DS216+II NAS with a lot of important data on it, and I have an old D-Link DNS-323 standing around doing nothing, because well... it's

source How (not) to lose your crypto I have been reading a lot of articles here on Steemit. Even though there is a lot of good material around on the topic of how to keep your money safe, it still seems

So it seems... WCX is supposed to be a new low-cost crypto-currency comming up. If you register now, you can get 50 WCX for free. They also have a referral system: When a friend signs up using your unique

What do I do as a user if I encounter an account of someone that is just blatantly copy-pasting from all over the internet without ever giving links to his/her sources? Flag all the posts? Flame his/her

source In my recent review of the hardware wallet Digital Bitbox I was asked a question that prompted me to write this pretty long answer. Since I think this could be interesting to more people I repost

[source] Holy hell, this is crazy So I'm googling around looking for articles describing the technical differences between Bitcoin and Bitcoin Cash. Instead I find the post linked below, and it blows my

source What is a Digital Bitbox ? Like the title says, it's a hardware wallet. In contrast to your normal garden variety desktop- or mobile wallet, this little thing is completely offline, meaning the

Dear diary I guess, after everything that has happened, I‘m still not used to ‘being loved‘ by someone. Usually, I don‘t care about friends. I mean, I do care about my closest friends, but not the ones

Easy on Linux, hard on Windows? Well, actually not at all. I just came across this very nice post which basically explains it all. However, since I like things short and to the point, I'm going to shorten

source Goal The goal of this procedure is to set up a Yubikey 4 with a strong master key and three derived subkeys, one for authentication, one for encryption and one for signing. Generally keys can be

This is going to be a short one. You know the problem of securing your NAS with an SSL certificate for some domain and then getting a warning from your browser if you want to access it directly via its

source If you use DSM 6.1 on a Synology NAS, then requesting an SSL certificate from Let's Encrypt is very easy. But this certificate will only be used by Synology-apps like Audio- or Video Station. The

source Hello my fellow Steemians! During the last few days I have been experimenting a lot with a nice little Synology DS216+II NAS that currently runs on DSM 6.1. I found that for the more basic

Image #1: Disassembled turbine section (already cleaned). Hello Steemians! I'm back with a post on some real hardware. What you see above is the variable-geometry part of my car's turbocharger assembly.

Not usually what I post but look at the drop in BCT in the last few hours!

Part 2 In Part 1 of this series I have presented to you my idea of creating an external water cooling tower for my gaming computer based on parts that I already own. I have also given you an overview of

source Am I the only one wondering why steemit does not offer the possibility to configure some sort of 2FA for direct login? Protecting my hard earned STEEM is not something I am willing to leave to chance...

source Part 2: Why Should You Care? Hello again tech-boys and -girls! In the last episode I covered the basic knowledge required to understand what a Yubikey is. With that out of the way I will now show

Just a quick update: I finished modeling the radiator and decided to create this rendering. Hope you like it! Credit for modeling the fans goes exclusively to Yang Ji < Previous Episode | Next Episode

source Introduction and Disclaimer Hello my fellow tech-guys. This entry marks the start of my new series on Yubikeys. It will be a step-by-step guide, starting from buying the device online and ending