Freenas 8.2 is currently available in a second beta version and is expected to be released in May final. The main change besides the change to FreeBSD 8.2 as a base is the support of plugins, so that various software (including ...
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Even if Apple does not refer to the third iPad as iPad 3 but only as "iPad", it still helps to make clear which iPad is meant. So here the language will be from the "iPad 3" 😉 ...
Continue readingiPad "3" presented and pre-ordered
As expected, Apple presented the next iPad on March 7. Contrary to expectations, Apple does not call the new tablet iPad 3 or iPad 2S, but simply "iPad". Confusion is inevitable here, the Apple Store says "3rd generation" with ...
Continue readingMedia player on TV: Android do-it-yourself or AppleTV 2?
If you want to play various media on the TV, there is no way around an appropriate media player. This can either be a complete HTPC, or - if you already have the data on a NAS anyway...
Continue readingWindows 8 Consumer Preview available for download
If you want to try out Windows 8, you can download a "Consumer Preview" from Microsoft, which can be installed on your own computer. Only a few system requirements have to be met (source: PCGameshardware.de): CPU: 1 gigahertz RAM: ...
Continue readingFreenas 8.0.x multimedia: Set up DLNA
Unlike Freenas 0.7.x, Freenas 8.0.x does not support DLNA. This has now changed with the "Multimedia" build. From the regular Freenas can be easily updated to "Multimedia" (even if previously the same version ...
Continue readingnginx: Expires for pictures
After I first tried to persuade nginx to only provide images with an expires header via a corresponding "location" block. Unfortunately this didn't work (result: images were not found anymore). Solution: for the global ...
Continue readingiPad 3 and Apple TV - the latest rumours
There is currently an active rumor mill at Apple again. The latest dishes: the iPad 3 is to be unveiled on March 7, 2012, and then go straight on sale about a week later. Besides a ...
Continue readingNokia also fails in Germany with Windows Phone 7?
Actually, the new Nokia smartphones with Windows Phone 7 were supposed to help stabilize if not increase the Finn's market share in Germany. This has now probably failed, as the Lumia smartphones are selling rather poorly in Germany as well.
Continue readingAbsinthe: Download Untethered Jailbreak for iPhone 4S and iPad 2 with iOS 5.0.1
Until now, there was no untethered jailbreak for the iPhone 4S and the iPad 2 with iOS 5 or 5.0.1. After rebooting the device, the jailbreak had to be performed again each time. Now there is ...
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