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Synology DS410 Review and Experience
Here are just a few initial notes on setup of our Synology DS410.
Drives: Installing easy, one drive lower than fans, notice it runs a littel hotter too. To install the lowest of the 4 trays, you need to remove the … Continue reading
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Tagged DS410 Review, Synology DS410
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Digital Signage In Schools
When I took up the task of trying to find a nice system for displacing paper-based bulletin boards in my high school’s foyer, I looked at a lot of solutions out there. I also asked around to see what others … Continue reading
Posted in Hardware, Independent School, Lick-Wilmerding
Tagged digital signage for high schools, digital signage for independent schools, digital signage for schools, digital signage in education, digital signage in schools, electronic bulletin boards for schools, electronic signage in schools, event displays in schools, Lick-Wilmerding electronic display, Lick-Wilmerding Foyer Display, MediaTile and schools
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Epson Brightlink 450Wi First Impressions
Got a demo today on the Brightlink 450wi projector. Here are some thoughts/observations.
Observations:
Love the simplicity. Really like the super-short throw aspect of the device so we can mount this on the wall and get people out of its way.
Software is … Continue reading
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Fixing the flashing red alert light on an Altus 1600 SS
Don’t know how many of them are still out there, but my school had a couple of Penguin Computing Altus 1600 SS 1U servers when I arrived. One was offline and the other was being used as a sendmail/dovecot email … Continue reading
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Tagged Altus 1600, Altus 1600 SS, Penguin Computing, red flashing warning light altus 1600
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Problems with Lacie iamakey USB Flash Drives fixed
I really like the design of the Lacie iamakey and related USB flash memory sticks that look like actual keys. I was thinking about moving off the consistent performers I issue to employees, faculty and staff from Sandisk. So, I … Continue reading
Posted in CentOS, Hardware, Linux, Mac OS X, SysAdmin, Windows
Tagged format lacie iamakey, iamakey format, lacie iamakey problems, partition issues with iamakey
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