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Intel SSD Toolbox v2.0 Released
Intel has updated their SSD management software. Version 2.0 features new tools including a System Configuration Tuner and Secure Erase function, which is handy and mitigates the need for a third party...
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Intel Solid-State Drive Toolbox 3.0 Released
Intel released the latest version of their Solid-State Drive Toolbox, which now offers a cleaner interface and most importantly the ability to update Intel SSD firmware through Windows. The toolbox...
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How to Upgrade Samsung SSD Firmware with Samsung Magician
Samsung has an inherent advantage in the SSD space in that they own their own NAND and controller and build the SSD firmware and software in-house. The results on the software side are evident;...
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Hitachi Data Systems Announces HCP Anywhere Version 2.1
Hitachi Data Systems has announced version 2.1 of their Hitachi Content Platform (HCP) Anywhere, which allows service providers and IT organizations to offer secure content mobility solution to their...
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VMware Releases Beta Of Docker Volume Driver For vSphere
Today VMware announced the release of its new beta of the Docker volume driver for vSphere. This marks the second storage-focused initiative from VMware on containers, last year they released a vSphere...
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Samsung Magician 6 Review
Several years back (and an update just over four years ago) we went through Samsung’s data migration software and Magician, and gave an in-depth overview of how to use it and its features. Over the...
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Intel SSD Toolbox Review
Intel consistently releases firmware updates to their SSDs to correct issues that may arise with operation, and perhaps more importantly for consumers, to occasionally deliver even greater performance...
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How-To: Setting up Retro Gaming on a Thin Client
Thin Clients aren’t known for their gaming performance, at least when running a game locally, but compared to the classic consoles such as the Atari, SNES, DOS, N64, etc. Lakka makes hosting a...
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NVIDIA Enables Beta Support For Virtualization On GeForce GPUs
With the latest Game Ready Driver, NVIDIA has enabled GPU Passthrough beta support for Windows virtual machines on GeForce GPUs. Prior to driver 465.89, only Quadro NVIDIA cards supported GPU...
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Synology C2 Backup Announced
Synology has announced the launch of C2 Backup For Individuals and C2 Backup For Businesses, the latest addition to the company’s C2 cloud application portfolio. C2 Backup offers users comprehensive...
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Samsung Magician 7 Review
Samsung Magician is the company’s free SSD management software that offers a range of useful drive information and optimization features to help you get the most out of your SSD. We last looked at the...
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In The Lab: 6-port $3,000 pfSense Box
We recently posted a video on the Lenovo ThinkEdge SE50 on our TikTok account that went over swimmingly well. We received numerous comments revolving around using the SE50 as a pfSense router. The...
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Budget Proxmox Server for Homelabs
When it comes to learning or building out components for a homelab, the trash heap of tech known as eBay or NewEgg refurbs is a thing of greatness. Last year, we put together a VMware server setup...
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Budget Hyper-V Machine for Homelabs
We have recently decided to create a little series on budget servers for homelab environments. In this article, we took a look at configuring Hyper-V on the HP EliteDesk that we purchased a while back....
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QNAP DA Drive Analyzer Review
The ULINK DA Drive Analyzer is an application available to QNAP users that allows an accurate prediction of the drives installed on the system through the power of AI. What makes this application...
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OWC Jellyfish XT, New Accessories Available
OWC has recently revealed its latest innovation, Jellyfish XT, which offers a unique solution for collaboration and shared storage. In addition, they have also expanded their Atlas ecosystem by...
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Solidigm Synergy 2.0 SSD Toolkit and Driver Review
Solidigm Synergy 2.0 is the company’s free next-generation software suite that allows users to unlock new features and manage their SSDs. Solidigm aims to make your PC more in sync with your SSD via an...
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Backblaze Computer Backup v9.0 Features a Dedicated Restore App
Backblaze has released the early access version of its Computer Backup 9.0 software, with the full version slated for roll-out by the end of September. Backblaze Computer Backup is a cloud-based backup...
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Samsung Magician 8 Review
Samsung recently released Samsung Magician Version 8, the free SSD management utility suite for internal and consumer drives. Besides being free, Magician provides useful drive information like speeds,...
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Simplifying Ceph: Deploying OSNexus QuantaStor Community Edition in Your Homelab
The OSNexus QuantaStor Community Edition allows usage with minimal limitations with support for up to four nodes at 80TB per node. OSNexus has rolled out a new community edition of their QuantaStor...
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