When I build a system, either for myself or someone else, I often end up with a lower priced, and lower featured motherboard. Unfortunately, it’s often difficult to find reviews for these boards, so it was nice to see this mid-range MSI B360 review popup this morning. Today we have our first B360 chipset motherboard review for you. MSI’s […]
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I recently started a project to try to use the space in our utility, er… server room better. A big part of this was getting a wall mounted rack that I could use for our server and the network equipment that also lives in the space. After a lot of research, and some help from my friend Adam who knows […]
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I remember clearly when the first UltraViolet (UV) titles launched. I had followed the development of the UV content ecosystem over several years and was excited to finally be able to start building a digital locker where I would be able to access my entire library in the cloud without the hassle of disc based backup to burned discs or […]
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It’s a great idea to add water/flood monitoring into your home automation system. It can make a huge difference between a bad thing, and a catastrophe. This $60 Z-Wave sensor from Aeotec looks pretty nice, and includes vibration and temperature sensors as well as watching for H20. Water Sensor 6. Flood sensor. Leak sensor. Safety sensor. Z-Wave sensor. Monitor a […]
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I’ve never had a chance to play with any of OPPO’s disc players, but they have an amazing reputation for setting the standard in quality and performance. So it was a bit of a shock, and a little saddening, to hear that they will no longer be manufacturing new products. I imagine the problem with OPPO’s business, comes down to […]
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As my children have gotten older and become more “connected device” savvy, I have been on the hunt for something which makes it easier to manage the amount of time they spend online as well as what they can see and do while surfing. The Circle with Disney Parental Controls & Internet Filtering network management device, despite its odd name, […]
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I promised myself I wouldn’t believe anything I read today, but fortunately I’m going back on this commitment to let you know about the new 1.1.1.1 DNS service that Cloudflare has just rolled out. Obviously this isn’t the first public DNS service that provides a mechanism to work around your ISP’s poor DNS resolution; Google’s 8.8.8.8 and the “Quad9” 9.9.9.9 […]
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