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Category Hardware

I <3 Raspberry Pi

I finally got my shipment of Raspberry Pis today and I am stoked! I didn’t pay the crazy prices on eBay and so I now have a $36 computer. I’ve allocated both of my PIs as XBMC boxes to power… Continue Reading →

My FreeNAS Build (Part 3 of 3)

So after a few months of using FreeNAS I’ve decided I can’t live with the insanely slow transfer speeds. Unfortunately FreeNAS is built on FreeBSD and has a terrible port of SAMBA service. It’s so slow it’s painful! I’m not… Continue Reading →

Oh how I love CISCO…

With the recent addtion of my FreeNAS box and my obsession with being able to listen to my music at work or anywhere for that matter, I decided to purchase a CSCO PIX 501 for my home network. The idea… Continue Reading →

My FreeNAS Build (Part 2 of 3)

Ok, so I started sourcing the parts for my new build and realized I had a few more decisions to make before I pulled the trigger on this build.  I had already roughly calculated how much space I wanted/needed. I… Continue Reading →

My FreeNAS Build (Part 1 of 3)

I’ve decided it was time to get back to the roots of my geek and setup my own FreeNAS system for the house. I’ve been using Mozy at home and it backs up my primary PC just fine but it’s… Continue Reading →

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