Network-attached storage (NAS) is a great solution to an ever-growing sea of external drives, low-space alerts on devices, and the need to run some services within the LAN. A NAS can be handy at home and useful for work and businesses. It's not only about storing data, although that is the primary goal with NAS enclosures. These powerful servers can run services, host internal websites, and more. I frequently use them for work and highly recommend doing so if you're serious about being productive.

To boost security for its users, Microsoft has disabled SMB1 and Guest Signing protocol by default, securing billions of Windows 11 24H2 PCs as it would not allow access to unsecured NAS devices, prompting the respective manufacturers to enable it.

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Baseball isn't always very exciting. Even as a dedicated fan, I can admit this. Major League Baseball has made some improvements to speed up the game, like the pitch clock. Many things still slow down the game – mound visits, endless foul balls, and, even with the ghost runner, four-hour games thanks to extra innings. — Read the rest

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Baseball isn't always very exciting. Even as a dedicated fan, I can admit this. Major League Baseball has made some improvements to speed up the game, like the pitch clock. Many things still slow down the game – mound visits, endless foul balls, and, even with the ghost runner, four-hour games thanks to extra innings. — Read the rest

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Baseball isn't always very exciting. Even as a dedicated fan, I can admit this. Major League Baseball has made some improvements to speed up the game, like the pitch clock. Many things still slow down the game – mound visits, endless foul balls, and, even with the ghost runner, four-hour games thanks to extra innings. — Read the rest

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It has been a very bad week for Xbox Game Studios. On Tuesday, May 7, Microsoft announced it would shut down three studios: Redfall developer Arkane Austin, Hi-Fi Rush creators Tango Gameworks, and Mighty Doom studio Alpha Dog Games. On top of this, Roadhouse Games is being absorbed into Elder Scrolls Online developer…

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On May 7, Microsoft closed down four first-party development studios it had acquired from Zenimax Media in 2021 including Tango Gameworks, developer of The Evil Within series and 2023’s surprise hit Hi-Fi Rush. It’s the latest round of layoffs and closures that the gaming industry, and Xbox specifically, has seen in…

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A 60-year-old pilot flying a small plane reported engine trouble before making an emergency landing on a Long Island Beach.

The pilot, flying with a 59-year-old passenger, reportedly lost power to his Cessna mid-flight, but was able to aim his small plane towards Cedar Beach, where he successfully crash-landed his plane. — Read the rest

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Home security can range from a complete solution from an external company with a monthly subscription to a DIY job with hardware and a server. I've opted for somewhere in between with a Ring alarm system up and running with doors and hallways secured with sensors. I plan to complement this setup by adding some cameras around our home with units available from most tech stores and a NAS to record everything.

In the world of network-attached storage (NAS), there are a handful of household-name companies, custom NAS builds, and not much else. That's why Ugreen entering the market with an entire NASync lineup invoked passionate responses — both positive and negative ones — from the NAS community. There are seven models in total, and they are launching as a Kickstarter campaign that blew past its original crowdfunding goal. I've spent over a month testing a pre-production unit and software for arguably the most interesting NASync variant: the Ugreen NASync DXP480T Plus.

Chinese mini PC maker CWWK’s X86 P5 mini PC is a small fanless computer powered by an Intel Alder Lake-N low-power processor and featuring two 2.5 GbE LAN ports, and two HDMI 2.0 ports. It first launched in late 2023 and is available from AliExpress or the CWWK website for around $149 and up. Now […]

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Developers reveal how they’ve been impacted by the layoffs sweeping the games industry.

Earlier this week, 900 individuals were laid off from Sony PlayStation. The affected studios included well-known developers Insomniac Games, Naughty Dog, and Guerrilla Games, with PlayStation London shutting down entirely.

These layoffs come just weeks after the DICE Awards, which saw Insomniac and Guerrilla both win prestigious awards for …

The Chinese PC makers behind that build-your-own NAS motherboard with an Intel Alder Lake-N processor and a lot of networking and storage options are back, and this time they’re selling a higher-performance model powered by an AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS processor and featuring support for even more storage. The Topton N11 mini-ITX motherboard is available now from AliExpress for […]

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