Walter Stovall
I kind of stumbled on how great Synology Video Station is for playing and sharing your private collection of videos with all your devices, and/or other select people or the public as you designate. Starting out with just the hardware for my DS1520+ server and a private collection of videos, I just downloaded and configured … Read more
To catch you up a little, I recently added a Synology DS1520+ to my home network. I’ve moved at least most of the services that were on my DS918+ onto this new server. In the process I’m learning how to setup a level of redundancy so if one server goes down, I can continue with … Read more
My site is now hosted by a new DS-1520+ server I’ve brought online. In the process I’ve figured out how to move a wordpress site. The steps fell into place pretty smoothly until right near the end when I tried to restore my wordpress database backup and could not! Ultimately I figured out a workaround … Read more
Downtown Atlanta just took a major step forward in bike-ability now that at least much of the planned westside beltline connector is open to the public. Yesterday I road on the trail and took some pictures you can see below. This is a really sweet trail going thru such a busy part of the city … Read more
Testing your network for speed stats like bandwidth and latency seems pretty basic. Getting that for my Synology NAS has been less than easy though because Synology surprisingly does not yet have an application for that. Yes you can put a device next to the NAS and make some assumptions about what the NAS sees. … Read more
This past summer I revamped my local area network, putting my own router between my devices and the internet. I used to connect devices directly (by wire or wifi) to my ISP modem (AT&T). To improve security, I decided to buy this Synology RT-2600ac router. This allows me to funnel all internet traffic (really all … Read more
The power of written plans in business is one of the most fundamental things to accept in virtually any sized entity. It’s obvious that goals will be better realized if they’re universally understood and reviewed from time to time. In a group of more than a few people a common understanding is doubtful without written … Read more
I love the nature trails up the hill along Katie Kerr and the Decatur Greenway. This is an easy walk just up the hill and then we’re off-road. I’m hooked on a daily walk or more around Postal Pond with my dog Apollo. Here are a few pictures along the way…
The Path Foundation has been steadily making progress on new trails. The map shown above outlines the planned extension to the Silver Comet trail, recently approved by The Georgia Board of Natural Resources… Board members unanimously approved agreements with Cobb County, the state Department of Transportation and the Forest Park-based nonprofit PATH Foundation to add … Read more
The Atlanta Medical Arts Building (384 Peachtree Street) stands out in in a view of downtown Atlanta and all its modern structures. Yesterday as I road my bicycle to check on the Proctor Creek Trail, lost in thought, this view yanks me back to the present and I wonder again “what is this deal with … Read more