Long overdue maintenance
Sorry to the visitors that happened to visit my site today, had to shut down everything to do some cleaning. Wires were everywhere....... To help with the cable tidy up…
Moving to QNAP with the TDS-16489U
My first QNAP device, this is overkill for my specification but the main reason was to downsize the amount of server that I have. The QNAP TDS-16489U ticked all the…
Unlock HDD that are locked after Secure Erase
I normally rely on Synology to do secure erase procedure on any HDD before storing or selling them. I now wish I didn't as the drive may get locked, so…
Disassemble guide in replacing the SO-DIMM slot on the RS815+
The Synology RackStation RS815+ is one of the easiest motherboard replacement you can get for a RackStation in the Synology range. Sadly they have remove this feature in the updated…
Disassemble guide in replacing the first SO-DIMM slot on the DS218+
The casing for the DS218+ make upgrading the first SO-DIMM difficult, it involves taking the whole device apart and flipping the motherboard while the DS718+ and DS918+ has the first…
Benchmark DS218+ with Geekbench 4 through Synology Docker
To actually know how fast is your Synology is to run a benchmark tool to assessed the CPU performance. I'm going to run the Geekbench 4 through a pre-made docker.…
Synology DS218+ Unboxing and 8GB RAM upgrade
Synology finally released a new CPU refresh for their Intel CPU line, previously they have used the Intel Atom C2538 which has the dreaded Intel C2000 design fault unless you…
How to set-up Windows 7 on Synology Virtual Machine Manager Beta
Ensure that your device is compatible (Release Note) Applied Models 17-series: FS3017, FS2017, RS4017xs+, RS18017xs+, RS3617xs+, RS3617xs, RS3617RPxs, DS3617xs, DS1817+, DS1517+ 16-series: RS18016xs+, RS2416+, RS2416RP+, DS916+ 15-series: RC18015xs+, DS3615xs, DS2415+,…
How to set-up Mumble on your Synology server
Warning this tutorial uses packages that isn't maintained, I recommend you use docker, most Synology package are likely out-of-date now. Will leave this page as reference, go to How to…
Simple UIPageViewController
To use UIPageViewController effectively you would need an UIPageViewControllerDataSource, this will help to display the before and after UIViewController. Here is an simple implementation to get you started: