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DSC Alarm + Envisalink3 + DSCServer + SONOS = Alarm Announcements!

Long title and a large degree of entropy? Nah! This is a system that was built in layers but the components are largely used and fairly niche in their use. I’ve just decided that I’d use them to provide something… Continue Reading →

Overlapping Subnets is never a good thing…

Recently I had an issue that I couldn’t find a solution for using the power of Google. My company has a wonderful tool from BMC called ADDM. It’s an enterprise tool that allows you to scan your network and discovery… Continue Reading →

blink(1) mk2 for the win…

Last week I finally received my two new shiny blink(1) mk2 USB RGB “things”; these were rewards for helping fund the KickStarter project from ThingM. The mk2 is the second generation and even cooler version of thier RGB blink(1) devices…. Continue Reading →

Dynamic DNS Updates For Multiple Hosts On A Synology

Need to update multiple DYNDNS.org hosts on your Synology? Frustratingly you can’t update multiple hosts with the GUI on a Synology. Once you select DYNDNS.org as your provider you’ll see there is only the option to enter a single host… Continue Reading →

Arduino Clone Powered RGB Keyboard Light

I recently remodeled my office as I’ll be working from home full-time starting in March, it’s amazing what you can do with $1k dollars at Ikea! Anyhow, love my office setup, especially my desk but I had one nagging issue,… 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 →

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