Technology

It’s been a while since I had an IP camera setup, but recently came across the Wyze IP Camera which is only $20 …. The price was kind of a deterrent at first until I looked at all of the features packed into this small/affordable IP camera. Wyze had just released version 2 of their camera so I picked up a pre-order, it took a few weeks longer to arrive than expected due to some issues with the production due to dust on the new CMOS sensor, but the wait was ok by me as it was more of an impulse buy rather than something I really “needed” to get by on a daily basis. My first thought, once it arrived, was that it had an Apple feel to the packaging. It was very minimal, clean, and simple. The setup was also very easy and done with all via my iPhone 8 plus. You simply power it on, wait a few seconds then hold the setup button which gives you an audible prompt to continue the setup which is

I am in search of a raid solution. I have been pretty interested in the Drobo but due to the cost of what you get I am not sure its the best method, though the idea is cool. I am thinking instead of maybe getting a few 1tb+ drives and a cheap RAID card and tossing it all into my Linux box as it would provide a lot more than just a storage device, not to mention the cost would be much less. ...

“Linux is only a browser to let you view the internet”, and with their security center that runs on Windows it will keep me safe when using Linux… First class support right there, I tell ya.

I thought after all these random Life posts, I would post some tech junk. I just got dual displays working on my box @ work… Granted, the second display is next to worthless as its runs on a shitty 8meg S3 Trio card; it lets me do 1024x768 15bit. Anything higher than that will either Not display anything Locks up the computer to the point where I have to unplug the box. All in all, it sucks and is slow as shit, but hell, it’s nice having my IM’s all on one monitor. Now, to get my FM/TV Tuner working, I might be able to make use of the second display. ...

A friend of mine is looking to get a new machine. He was going to get an all-in-one Sony Vaio, but for $1600, I could build him a way better machine… Here is what I came up with so far, none of which I have checked for the best prices online yet. ATI All-In-Wonder® 9800 Pro 128MB AGP Video Card (link) - $250-400 Not sure of which case I like the Antec, he likes the Lanboy. Antec PlusView 1080AMG PC Tower Case (link) - $159 Super Lanboy Aluminum Super Mini Tower Case ( link) - $89 Athlon XP 3200 (400mhz FSB) - $111 Asus A7V600 Motherboard ( link) - $55 1GB PC3200 DDR - ( link) - $113 or maybe 2 gig for about $348 Western Digital 160GB Caviar® 7200 Hard Drive - (link) - $99