How to set up a hard drive in a Synology 1. Log directly into your Synology. 2. Click on Main Menu. 3. Click on Storage Manager. 4. Click on the drive bay you’re trying to set up. 5. Click on Manage Available Drives. 6. Click on Create storage pool. 7. Click Next to enter the … Read more
Does Synology NAS come encrypted? Yes. The current startup in basic functions of your Synology NAS will come standard with encrypted options. However, don’t rely on it’s basic encryptions alone. It’s important that you explore other ways to help secure your files. There are options like disabling the admin account, enabling two-factor authentication, disabling SSH, … Read more
What are BTRFs? BTRFs or, alternatively, B-Tree Filesystem is a copy-on-write (CoW) filesystem. Standard filesystem operations include features such as defragmentation, label setting, label getting, space stats, as well as resizing. The BTRFs filesystem includes all the regular features of a standard filesystem as well as the ability to perform whole filesystem level tasks. Thus, … Read more
Have you ever wondered how the content on your website is doing? Understanding where your content stands among a sea of other articles is something that can help you get the edge on your ranking positions in the SERP. If you have a few articles, you’ve probably tried to Google your main keywords in hopes … Read more
At first glance, setting up your Synology device may seem like a daunting task. However, Synology has a tool you can use called Synology Assistant that will help you easily connect your home devices to your Synology machine. In this article, we’ll dive into everything you need to know about the Synology Assistant. What is … Read more
Is Synology software free of charge? Synology offers their Synology DiskStation Manager (DSM) with the purchase of their NAS devices. Synology’s NAS products offer a great deal of flexibility and functionality, but the price tag for the hardware can be prohibitively high for some consumers. Purchasing a Synology device comes with a lot of apps … Read more
This has got to be one of the most frustrating things when you own a Chromebook. In this scenario, you’re in a virtual meeting, and you have a question. You start to ask but no one is answering you. They don’t even acknowledge you. Even though your mic is on, you start to realize that … Read more
Today I want to talk about something that really frustrates a LOT of people no matter what industry you’re in. So, when you have a PDF file and you have to fill out the form, don’t bother with printing it out, filling the paper copy, take a picture of it, and scan it back in. … Read more
If you’re one of those people who are tired of using the Chrome browser (on your Chromebook) either because it’s just slowing down your computer or just a huge memory hog, you might want to try a different browser. One particularly popular browser is from Mozilla called Firefox. However, Chromebooks are built only to run … Read more
No one is physically attending meetings these days and that’s because there are actual tools out there that connect people from all over the world. With tools like Zoom, we are able to have face-to-face conversations with people living on the opposite side of the planet! How cool is that? If you’re in the market … Read more