Configuring DAAP in Freenas – iTUNES Database

Keep in mind that the newer versions of iTunes no longer support DAAP so you will need to use Apple iTunes version 6 or earlier. Setting up your own Freenas DAAP server is really easy though if you are using FreeNAS, there are only two steps. The first thing to do is enable the ZEROCONF …


Rebuilding a degraded RAID1 array in FreeNAS

If you have a degraded RAID 1 array in FreeNAS you may need to replace the disk and trigger the rebuild on your nas device. Thankfully it is really easy to repair broken raid in FreeNAS. If you go to disk > software raid and click on tools you can send commands and if you …


Safe buying from Online Auction sites like Ebay and Bid Or Buy

Buying products from online auction sites like Ebay and Bid or Buy may seem a little daunting at first but with some basic practices and habits you can improve your safety as a buyer and hopefully avoid be scammed by ebayers and bobers or other online auction sites. In fact most of the points can …


Compro S350 – No LNB Voltage on Linux

For anybody trying to get the Videomate Compro S350 DVB-S card working in Mythbuntu 10.04 you might not be having much luck if you are running the newer variants which detect as the T750. There seems to be a GPIO issue which causes the card to not send LNB voltage. The quickest way to test …


pfSense Load Balancing (Dual Wan)

An update to my original BSD Dual wan routing guide showing the basic configuration requirements for load balancing Internet connections on version 1.2.3 of pfSense. The last dual wan routing guide was based on an early alpha so things are a lot more stable and quite simply just work. The old days of failed load …


Fake CCTV Dummy Cameras

You may have heard of fake CCTV or dummy cameras but what is the point, well quite simply to trick criminals into thinking you have camera surveillance without spending a fortune on CCTV, some dummy camera products are actually quite convincing and include led lights to improve the illusion.     So if you are …


Physics Processing Unit (PPU) aka PhysX

What is all the physics processing hype about and is physx really a big part of the gaming future, in short yes and here is what you need know. Although AGEIA was not the first physics processor they were the first to make a movement into the consumer market eventually being bought out by nvidia …


WIFI Roaming / Wireless Roaming

Setting up your wireless network with multiple access points can be painful if you do not know a trick or two to set up “wireless roaming” In order to avoid dealing with multiple SSID’s on a wireless network with multiple access points you simply have to give all the access points the same SSID & …


Garmin Map Naming Scheme

If you have ever wondered how the map naming scheme works on Garmin devices it is really simple and can be used as a way to avoid merging maps. Here are the map file names usable on a garmin device or simply put the GPS internal map names gmapprom.img – Primary/Pre Installed Mapsgmaprom1.img – Secondary …


Understanding the Garmin Basemap

If you are unsure what the purpose of a basemap is for Garmin navigation devices this page should shed some light on the subject. So then, what is a garmin basemap and do you understand basemaps? Basemaps are loaded on Garmin Devices in order to provide a bare minimum map on the device. They normally …