: November 2020
Magsafe for ANY Phone Beyond iPhone 12
By now you have read too many reviews and user stories on the new iPhone 12 Magsafe ecosystem. At time of this writing there aren’t too many Magsafe-compatible accessories out there yet except for Apple’s own Magsafe charger,…
Read more »Xpenology-Compatible Hardware Black Friday Sale
You’re impressed with what Synology NAS can do, but you wonder why you can’t find one with the hardware specification you desire at the cost you can afford. I was facing this very question when I tried to…
Read more »Review: Ugreen 65W 3C1A GaN Charger (CD224)
Most of us have a good number of chargers at home for our various gadgets, but we don’t often realize that not all chargers are created equal. There are various wattage ratings from 5W, 12W, 18W, 20W, and…
Read more »Synology Diskstation Reverse Proxy
A proxy server is one that acts as an intermediary between you and the resource that you want to access. Instead of you connecting to the destination server (a website for instance) directly, the proxy server fetches the…
Read more »(Google) Domain Configuration for Synology NAS
If you have a Synology NAS (a.k.a. Diskstation) and a domain (i.e. dsm.yourdomain.com) that points to your router WAN IP, when you enter “dsm.yourdomain.com” in the browser, have you noticed that the URL becomes “http://dsm.yourdomain.com:5000”? I mentioned briefly…
Read more »Passing the PMP Exam 2020
Friday the 13th was the day that I passed my PMP exam on the first try. I’d like to share my experience with you so that you know what to expect. Obtaining PDU’s First and foremost, the PMP…
Read more »Synology DDNS (Dynamic DNS)
Now that you have your Synology NAS up and running, you should be able to access the web interface using its LAN IP (i.e. http://192.168.1.50/), or by using its NetBios name (i.e. http://diskstation/). What if you want to…
Read more »Network Attached Storage – NAS
Network Attached Storage, or NAS, can be an extremely powerful device that has the potential to transform your digital life. Many of you might think that NAS is used in small businesses or enterprise environments; but it has…
Read more »Thank you for visiting the Yang Family
You love technology and gadgets. You read about them, you do your research, but after hours of Googling, you wonder why every website gives you more or less the same information (think all the same spec sheets that…
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