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    Synology Survey 2025 – DiskStation DS925+ NAS units up for grabs

    Survey done. Answers for questions: 1. Your current storage challenges, and how a Synology NAS would solve them: Since 1998 I've been collecting personal and business data, which I constantly need to move from one storage medium to the next for backups. CDs, DVDs, HDDs, USB drives, NVMEs etc...
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    Is your house cabled up with ethernet? (Poll)

    Cat 6 / 1Gbps in every room. :) Just because. Through the ceiling, not gonna bother with walls.
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    DJI Mini SE

    Got a Mini SE. And I love it! I can't really compare it to all the fancy DJIs out there, as the name suggest, this is a "budget" option, but it flies MUCH better than my iPhone :P. Jokes aside, the SE is really capable, and if you're a beginner, I'd say it's a good place to start. Price wise the...
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    Synology NAS reviewers required – You keep the device

    I would love to review one of these Synology products! Synology DS723+ Synology DS223 https://www.linkedin.com/in/dawiebotes/ As a solid Gadget Enthusiast I like pushing them to the limit!
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    Scam SMS / Email stake out

    (1) Original linked killed by S.ID.... Less than a day... Can't complain. Let's see about the others. Message from S.ID: Reported Link - hxxps://s[.]id/1wK9W has been Blocked Hello, your reported link has been processed, We blocked URL/Domain that has been submitted. Please use incognito to...
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    Scam SMS / Email stake out

    Yup, the main learning is: Never ever fill in any of your info into a website sent via SMS or even Email.
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    Scam SMS / Email stake out

    (1) reported at https://home.s.id/page/report on 19 January 2023 at 12:28 Interestingly if you access the link via a PC, it redirects to Google, but on the phone it goes to the mimic site.
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    Scam SMS / Email stake out

    Ok, the idea of this thread is, post a scam SMS / Email which goes to a legit looking, but obviously false site. Post the text of the SMS, with the link, and the date and time it was received. Let's see how fast the site can be closed down, or frustrated (Not asking anyone to do anything bad)...
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    Is it legal to DDoS / attack Phishing sites?

    Irony of the matter is.... Since this post on MB I have not received a single new spam SMS... not even a telemarketer to whom I can try and sell insurance (most fun one can have on a call if a telemarketer tries to sell you something and you turn it around and try and sell them insurance!)...
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    What's your software development hardware setup?

    Basically, build up your dream gaming PC and tell your employer that's what you need to run VS Community... :D In fairness, it all depends on what you're dev'ing. I've been using a MB Air for years now because all my "Dev Machines" are Azure or AWS servers set up for their specific purpose...
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    Advice Needed

    It's one of those "wish I knew then what I know now" scenarios. I'm also adding to the other replies that if you are able (financially, academically, etc) go for Comp Sci, and consider doing Honours as well. (Comp Sci is focussed on Programming, so make sure it's your passion, otherwise its...
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    Test your Internet speed - Win R5,000 cash

    Vodacom Fibre 200/100 line. Ping: 23ms Download: 195.68Mbps Upload: 91.36Mbps
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    Possible to automatically switch between two Internet connections/Routers whenever one of them goes down due to load shedding?

    Hi Vee89, I've also been looking into this in the beginning of the year. I found 3 options, depending on how much fiddling you want to do. 1) Tenda WIFI Router: Easiest setup including a WIFI router. Just need to plug in the ethernet from both internet providers and set it to failover...
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    Internet speed correct?

    Yup, depending on your service provider and the congestion on the line, 188 is still in line with what you should expect. Not saying its great, but it is what most users will see on a 200 mbps line. Remember, the 200 mbps limit is set at the ISP, but then to get to the ISP you are hitting all...
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    Is it legal to DDoS / attack Phishing sites?

    Yup.. was also surprised, but they still exist:
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