Solid State Drives

I was in need of some Solid State Drives (SSDs) for an assignment. I remembered that I had a few salvaged computers equipped with SSDs. In a little time I managed to scavenge for two SSDs.

I only needed these SSDs for a short term project so I wouldn’t have to worry about their read & write cycles.

Rage Against Non-Existent Customer Service

I’m just having hard times contacting customer service today. The issue started late last week with a vague message. I made number of calls and attempted to chat with customer service. I got different answers each time or no responses whatsoever.

I should calm down and forget this issue. It’s not worth my sanity.

It makes sense, dozen it?

We’re currently cleaning up our storage at the office. There are more than a dozen of old printers that no longer work. There are also numbers of still usable computers with Intel Core 2 processors. We’re going to repurpose those computers.

The featured photo on this post has nothing to don with the post.

Eleventh Hour Photography

Yesterday I was having issues with my DSLR Camera as it was unable to access the memory card. At first I thought that the camera was the problem as I was able to access the memory card on the computer.

After swapping cards and card adapters, I found out the SD to microSD card adapter in the camera was the problem. It works with other devices but not with the camera. So, with another SD card adapter, I was able to format the microSD card.

Well, after a few test, managed to capture quite a few blurry photos.

Twice the HomePods, at a discount.

A few ago I found out that Verizon was selling second generation HomePods in “Midnight” at a discount.

I ordered two of the HomePods immediately since I like the original HomePods sound than their “mini” counterparts.

Both HomePods were delivered the next day.

Two (HomePod) boxes with invoice from Verizon priced at $349.98 before sales tax.

As of this writing, Verizon has sold out of the “Midnight” HomePods.

Going 2.5 Gbps part deux

Late last year, I added a 10 Gbps Ethernet adapters to our Synology DiskStations. I installed NETGEAR 10-Port Gigabit/10G Ethernet Plus Switch (GS110EMX) so that 8 computers we have at the office can each have full Gigabit connection to the main DiskStation.

At home office, I have TP-Link TL-SG108-M2, 8 Port 2.5 Gigabit Switch installed. That’s because 10 Gbps switches are still expensive, and I’m also concerned about the amount of heat they currently generate.

Anyway, I’m now 2.5 Gbps compliant at home office.

uni USB-C to Ethernet Adapter 2.5 Gbps, Type-C (Thunderbolt 4/3 Compatible) to RJ45 Adapter