The Raspberry Pi board, which is supposed to offer an easy introduction to programming, will soon be supported by Android 4. According to developer Eben Upton, Android already runs smoothly on the image board, hardware-accelerated video decoding and display is ...
Continue readingMac OS X "Mountain Lion" released
Apple today released version 10.8 of its Mac OS X operating system. The upgrade, which requires the latest version of Lion (10.7.x) or Snow Leopard (10.6.8), can be downloaded from the App Store - a ...
Continue readingFreeNAS 8.2.0: Add media directories to minidlna.conf
With FreeNAS 8.2.0 came support for minidlna as a plugin. Unfortunately, the setting options are limited, so only a media path can be defined via the GUI. However, it is very easy, with a few changes ...
Continue readingFreeNAS 8.2.0 released
The free software for setting up a network attached storage (NAS) FreeNAS (from "free NAS") has been released in version 8.2.0. It can be installed on both 64- and 32-bit systems and brings as its main ...
Continue readingLinux: Show directory size
Actually more a note for myself, but maybe it helps others. The following scenario: from a directory the subfolders should be printed sorted by size. host:/var# find . -maxdepth 1 -type d -print ...
Continue readingMacBook Air vs. Asus Zenbook UX32Vd: Ultrabooks in comparison
Now that my wife is happy with her ASUS UX32Vd-R4002V, it was also time for me to replace my mid-2009 Macbook Pro with a new model. After some consideration, my choice is a Macbook Air ...
Continue readingFreenas 8.2.0 turns into the home stretch: RC1 released
Who uses FreeNAS on a self-build NAS like me, can look forward to the imminent release of version 8.2.0, which brings especially the support for plugins. Pull-ups for minidlna will then fall away, it ...
Continue readingCongstar: Good speed without operator logo
Even after my now successful switch from o² to congstar, I am still affected by the problem of the missing provider display. In forums such as telefon-treff.de, people have been talking for some time about the fact that Congstar SIM cards do not issue an operator ID - ...
Continue readingFreeNAS 8.2.0 Beta 4: further bugfixing of the plugins
FreeNAS 8.2.0 introduces the possibility to install plugins that run in their own environment ("plugin jail"). Since it is a completely new functionality, which also means deep interventions in the system, the ...
Continue readingASUS Zenbook UX32Vd open (Video)
When I expanded the RAM from 4 gigabytes to 10 gigabytes, I also had the opportunity to create a short video of the ASUS UX32Vd's inner workings. Clearly visible: the two fans, which are responsible for the ...
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