August 11, 2023

Synology DiskStation DS224+ review: Out with the old, in with the old

The Synology DiskStation DS224+ is an important network-attached storage (NAS) enclosure, as it directly replaces the popular DS220+, which came out in 2019. The two-bay NAS has been recommended by us for not only running your own storage platform at home or in a small office but also for more intensive applications such as Plex Media Server. It's one of the best NAS that does it all for a reasonable price, which is why we were excited to see what Synology would bring to the table with this highly anticipated enclosure.

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August 9, 2023

Best Synology NAS for Video Editing

Synology NAS units make phenominal units for video editing and video production houses. This article goes over the best Synology NAS for a video production house. This guide will start at small editors, and go all the way up large units that can pretty easily handle 30+ editors. This setup will also go over some of the other hardware purchases to make such as 10GbE networking and SSDs vs HDD’s. All modern video editing software including Final Cut Pro, Premier Pro, and Dvici Resolve, can use a NAS for storing video files. What factors should you look into in buying...

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August 8, 2023

Synology WordPress 6.3

On August 8, 2023, WordPress 6.3 was released to the public. The latest and greatest version of WordPress is WordPress 6.3 code name “Lionel” and it’s in honor of Lionel Hampton. This version is available for “download” from wordpress.org but not in the Synology Package Center. So, if you want to download and install WordPress 6.3 on ... Read more about Synology WordPress 6.3
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August 6, 2023

How to Update VMware vCenter to 8.0 Update 1c (8.0.1.00300)

The purpose of this blog post is to provide the guidance and the steps needed to update my VCSA 8 environment. Release notes for VMware vCenter Server 8 Update 1c can be found here. Below is a screenshot of my current environment and previous build numbers can be found here. VMware vCenter Server 8 Update 1b ** Please keep in mind, this guides applies to my personal home lab environment so please proceed with caution and take the appropriate steps including documentation to ensure you have a successful backup. ** Log into your VCSA and then select Update. Select Stage and Install to proceed with the update:...

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August 6, 2023

How to Install CyberChef on Your Synology NAS

CyberChef is a simple, intuitive web app for carrying out all manner of “cyber” operations within a web browser. These operations include simple encoding like XOR and Base64, more complex encryption like AES, DES and Blowfish, creating binary and hexdumps, compression and decompression of data, calculating hashes and checksums, IPv6 and X.509 parsing, changing character ... Read more about How to Install CyberChef on Your Synology NAS
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