How to create rules on IFTTT.com?

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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...

What is IFTTT?

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Have you ever experienced to face a task where you find yourself thinkin: "There has to be a smarter way to do this!" Ta da, look no more, because the webpage IFTTT.com can help you what (some of) that. IFTTT is short for "If That Then This", and the basic idea is to create rules that automates certian task for you...

10 things you need for your next road trip

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The summer is upon us, and the case might very well be that you are currently planning your next road trip. However, just because we are on vacation, we shouldn't necessarily live as cave men! Here are the 10 gadgets I would bring for my next road trip...

How to setup up your NAS?

In this post I will tell how I have centralized my digital storage so that all computers, smartphones, tables, media center, and what else we might have in our house, can access all your digital photos, movies, music, and much more. In this post I will describe the setup of the heart in my digital life, namely my network attached storage, or NAS ...

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...