Ubiquiti is pretty well known for their [relatively expensive] line of business access points. The feature set is really nice, but the price point and complexity has to put off quite a few buyers. It looks like they are addressing that with a new line of consumer oriented access points that should be easier to use and it includes a […]
Read moreArs Techinca has a basic walkthrough of the “why not DIY” when it comes to NAS. I would be curious to see how Window Storage Spaces’ performance stacks up to what an off-the-shelf NAS can provide, but aside from that there’s little fault to find with the thought process and component selection (although the price is reasonably high-end for a […]
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CableCARD has been being replaced for as long as I can remember (OK, not really, but it sure feels that way). Now I have heard rumors that this was coming, and it would be AWESOME if it did, but until it’s a bit more solid I’m not going to get excited. Could just be another RVU… What if, instead […]
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Stress is difficult. Sometime almost impossible to deal with, and when that happens you’re forced to break, or bend, if you happen to be a CPU. Thankfully there doesn’t appear to be a “gate” associated with what is turning out to be quite an issue for some third-party HSF suppliers (see the Ars article for more detail and links). With […]
Read moreASUS launched the Chromebit a few days ago, but this is the first review I’ve seen of the device. No surprises as far as I can tell from the review. Have a look if this sort of portable computing piques your interest. If you do buy one, get the orange – everything looks better in orange :). Asus’ new Chromebit […]
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Ever since my Nexus 7 (2013) died, I’ve been on the hunt for the perfect replacement. Problem is, every Android tablet sucks, every single one. Too expensive, too cheap, poor screen resolution, lacking in storage, or expandability. There was always something that put a solid line through every option I found. Oddly the NVIDIA Shield K1, either the original or […]
Read moreWho doesn’t like a good “Comcast Screwed Me” story? And if you’ve been lucky enough to select Comcast from the long list of ISPs in your town, you probably have one as well (feel free to share :)). My collection doesn’t touch the one I found on Ars today. Ken Mueller of Illinois has been a mostly happy customer of […]
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I can’t help but be tempted by the myriad of cheap smart home devices that have appeared lately, but each time I start to seriously consider one the same thing always pricks my balloon of happiness – interoperability. Specifically, that this is none. Just another siloed bit of intelligence leveraging The Cloud with an app on my phone. Wi-Fi security […]
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