Have you ever needed a small power efficient Linux server? Just something simple to run a Apache, Samba, NFS, irssi, screen, tmux, or maybe even your own personal cloud? Good. Now that you’ve answered yes to either of those questions then let’s get to it. First though, let’s take a look at a few different [...]

See that? That’s a demonstration of how badly my phone camera performs when it’s not blinding broad daylight. More specifically though, it’s a picture of my brand new Zalman ZM-VE200SE. It’s a 2.5″ HDD caddy with USB 2.0 and eSATA. Nothing special there. Nothing special at all. Until you realise it has an LCD screen [...]

I have been lucky enough to have the opportunity to work on a Dell M6600 for my job. The model I have includes 16GB of RAM, Intel i7-2760 CPU @ 2.40GHz, a 256GB solid state drive, NVIDIA Quadro 3000M graphics card and BluRay drive. It also has an additional drive bay for expanded hard drive [...]

I just received my Raspberry Pi* and I have decided to do a quick article on my first impressions. The Raspberry Pi (FAQ) is a $25 (Model A) to $35 (Model B) computer developed to be cheap, accessible, and easily programmable. The Raspberry Pi’s main purpose is to give the new generation an affordable tool [...]

I’ve been using the ROKU XD now for a month. I have to say this little box has been one of the best investments I’ve made in technology in a long time. I picked up mine at Best Buy after learning that it was going to be getting HBO GO. I set up the box [...]