I’ve been really impressed with the pace of improvement with the Emby media server and companion apps, but there was one thing that really stopped me from embracing the suite – automated mobile photo backup. As it turns out, the problem was ignorance instead of a feature gap versus competitive software like Plex. As it turns out, enabling the […]
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If you have an ecobee3, and the proximity sensor doesn’t seem to be working right. Zatz Not Funny! has a quick fix for a common manufacturing issue. Namely, a number of recently shipped devices feature misaligned ecobee sensor component to sensor window. Indeed, I had set up a sensor in my soon-to-arrive baby’s room … but it rarely showed the room as Occupied […]
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Good audio cables and accessories don’t have to be expensive. In fact they don’t even have to be that high quality, as long as you’ve caveated properly. That said, coat hangers are hard to work with (unless your car needs opening, in which case…), and frankly they don’t look very nice either. Thankfully there’s a lot of space between that, […]
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Streamcom HTPC chassis look fantastic, have good build quality, and are well thought out – at least that’s been my experience. The F12C looks to be no exception either, although I do find the front to be a bit too boring-slab-of-aluminum for my personal taste. While up until this chassis hit the lab for testing, we will admit that Streacom […]
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Picking the right chassis for a server build can be just as hard as what you select for your HTPC. Not usually because there are too few options, but the opposite. Finding a chassis that will keep everything cool, quiet, have plenty of expansion, and look good without breaking the bank can be difficult. We’ve reviewed a few options in […]
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Very few OEMs have embraced the SFF like Zotac with their Zbox line of mini-PCs, so it’s great to see them expanding the lineup with Skylake. It looks like they’ve opted to start with a very capable CPU; the 35W quad core Intel Core i5-6400T. The good stuff doesn’t stop there however, with M.2, a 2.5″ drive slot and support […]
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Just when you thought the pace of change in the 802.11AC market might be slowing, it looks like it’s time for another refresh – this time bringing AC3150 forward. The 2nd Ultra (read big-red-spaceship, which I happen to like BTW) model is a “MU-MIMO capable” device based on Broadcom’s 4×4 hardware. Like all the competative models running the same SoC […]
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My family always tells me that I’m impossible to shop for, and there’s definitely some truth to it. I’m quite particular, not just about what I want, but down to the specific model of a thing. So every year I make a list to make my wife happy, then watch it get ignored. While there’s definitely value in exercise, this […]
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There are a lot of reasons to include a travel router in your kit bag when heading out for an extended excursion. The most obvious, is providing a single interface to captive Wi-Fi portals used in hotels, resorts and many cafés. This can save you some money if a per-device access charge is levied, but even when that is not […]
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There is a lot of noise and rumor out there on the interwebs, so I don’t tend to give them all equal footing, but when the guy who introduced me to Intel’s Broadwell NUC at CES last year tweets about it… I sure hope they do have one coming, would love to see how it does with madVR. We’ve been […]
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