synology
How to replace disks on Synology
In this short tutorial I will show you how to replace the disks on your Synology NAS and what you need to pay attention to. My Synology is a DS918+ and actually has installed three WD Red with each 6 TB of space. The problem is that two of them have a “power-on time” of >40’000 hours. That means, that they have been [...]
How to enable DTS support on Synology
By default the Video Station on the Synolgy DSM don’t support DTS. So, it is not possible to play video files with DTS audio. There are 2 possible solution to solve this problem. I have tested both on my Synolgy 916+ with DSM 6.1.3-15152 Update 4. They are both working but I suggest to use the [...]
How to move applications from one volume to another on Synology
Today I want show you a solution to move Synology applications from one volume to another. In my case, I will move it from Volume 1 to Volume 2. Preparation First of all you need to stop all the applications manually (open the application manager in the DSM). After this connect to your synology over SSH (enable it if not done yet). [...]
How to activate/deactivate a hue sensor automatically with a scheduled task on Synology
Last week I bought some philips hue bulbs and LED strips to automate the lights at home. For motion detection I also bought the hue sensor to automatically turn on/off the lights when I go in my bedroom or when I stand up in the night to go to the wc. I have configured the sensor, that it turns the lights on and off automatically after 3 [...]
How to synchronize the Lightroom Library between pc and mac
Today I want to show you a possible solution to synchronize the Lightroom Library between a pc and a mac. This is usefull if you want to import the data for example on a MacBook for vieweing and sorting it. Later you can develop the pictures on a bigger screen. This solution is also working between windows computers. For this solution I [...]