How to Upgrade an Ideapad 110s
The Lenovo Ideadad 110S doesn't have much in terms of upgradability, the system board inside is tiny and the measly 2B of RAM is soldered on. What it does have,…
Antec P101 Silent Review
A while back I was promised a P101 by Antec, the first review sample I would have received since deciding to blog again. Problem is they never actually sent it, I had a meeting scheduled with their PR guy which was cancelled, and then silence.
I’d already commited to the idea of using it for a home server build, so I’d have to go out and buy it myself… It better be good.
Ultimate Home Server Part 5 – Media Server
Now that we have our server setup and we actually have some media installed on it following the steps in Part 4, we now need a way to serve up…
Ultimate Home Server Part 4 – Setting up Network Shares
Now that we have our RAID array setup and working it would be nice if we could actually STORE some data on our home server. In this part I’m going to show you how you can setup some folders on your array from the command line and then share those folders across your network.
Once this is setup you’ll be able to drag and drop your files from any other Windows, Mac or Linux machine.
Review: TVS-e Gold Bharat Keyboard
Living in India has its perks. Sure it’s hot, it’s often smelly, the airs polluted and there’s people everywhere.
But, there is a huge amount of manufacturing here and prices are often based on what people can afford, not what companies want you to pay.
Kubuntu 18.04 – How to Install Guest Additions
If you’re running a vanilla Ubuntu instance inside Oracle’s VirtualBox software then you can easily install Oracle’s driver pack which helps your virtual PC to run smoothly.
It’s less easy in Kubuntu though, so here’s a quick walkthrough on how to do it:
Ultimate Home server Part 2 – Operating System + Remote Access
In Part 1 of this guide I showed you one way to put together a home server using off-the-shelf PC hardware.
In this part I’m going to discuss the various options for operating systems before making a recommendation and then taking you through the installation.
Because most home servers will operate “headless” (with no monitor or input devices attached) I’ll also take you through the process of accessing your server from another device on your network so that you can make changes to it.
Ultimate Home Server Part 3 – RAID Arrays
Setting up a RAID array is an important step in setting up any home server. Doing so will ensure that your data is protected if one (or more, in some circumstances) of your hard disks fails.
What’s more there are usually some performance benefits to a RAID setup as data can be sourced from multiple drives, effectively increasing performance beyond that of a single drives normal read speed.
Review: Deep Cool Matrexx 55 Case
A while back I was in need of a new case for my Unicorn Orgy build. I’d tried cramming all the hardware into a Corsair Carbide Series case but it was all a bit cheap and plain looking.
I took myself off to Nehru Place where I found the excellent Deep Cool Matrexx 55 case for 4000 INR (around £45). Frankly, at that price, this case is an absolute bargain, and a quick look at several online retailers shows that you can expect to pay the same or slightly more depending on where you live.
Ultimate Home Server Part 1 – Hardware
Many modern homes could benefit from having some sort of personal server to house files and run things like a media server, private cloud, IP CCTV or download server.
For a long time I would have suggested using a pre-built NAS system from the likes of Synology. I reviewed an awful lot of their devices on the old Tech Made Easy site and I still think they make some of the best NAS devices on the market.