Showing posts with label How to guides. Show all posts
Showing posts with label How to guides. Show all posts

Wednesday, May 15, 2013

How to create rules on IFTTT.com?



In this post I will guide you through the process of how to create rules using IFTTT.com. If you don't know what IFTTT is check out my other post about it: As a specific example I will show you how to create a rule which automaticly saves tagged photos of you from facebook to dropbox...

Friday, August 10, 2012

How to connect to your NAS from your computer?



In this post I will tell you how to connect to your NAS from your computer so that your shares are accessible when you open "My Computer". I have, as I said, a Synology NAS and a Windows 7 computer, but the principle should be the same for other setups too...

How to automatically turn your Synology NAS on or off?



One of my priorities is to minimize power consumption in our home. In this guide I will tell you how to reduce power consumption from your Synology NAS by having the NAS to turn off automatically in periods where it’s not used, e.g. during the night or even midday. And even though power consumption is greatly reduced when the NAS goes into “sleep mode” when it’s not directly used (according to Synology's website from 22W (Access) to 10.8 W (disk sleep)), there are still electricity to be saved by turning off the NAS completely in time periods where it is still not is used. In this post I will show how to create power schedules on your Synology NAS (firmware is "Synology DSM3.2" but the process should be similar in other versions)... 

How to create users on your Synology NAS?



In this post I will tell you how to create users on your Synology NAS (firmware is "Synology DSM3.2" but the process should be similar in other versions). First you must log in to your NAS as an administrator... 

How to create “shares” on your Synology NAS?



In this post I will tell you how to create “shares” on your Synology NAS (firmware is "Synology DSM3.2" but the process should be similar in other versions). First you must log into your NAS as an administrator… 

Wednesday, August 8, 2012

Welcome to my blog "My Digital Life"


Hello and welcome to my blog My Digital Life!

The purpose of this blog is primarily to share my own experiences with various gadgets and describe how I have organized "My Digital Life" in a smart and simple way, while it meets the needs here in our home, in terms of subjects like images, media center, "Intelligent Home", sports activity and general lifestyle. The target audience for this blog is everyone who wants to know more about how you can arrange your life in an EASY, SIMPLE, SMART and AUTOMATIC way using digital means - without necessarily compromising on quality...