Category Archives: Journal

Personal observations, analysis, opinions.

Think twice before you buy WD_BLACK D50 Game Dock for your Mac

Posted on April 9, 2021 by Dae

If you’re considering getting a Thunderbolt 3 dock called WD_BLACK D50 Game Dock (e.g. # WDBA3U0000NBK-EESN) to use with a Mac, think twice.

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Windows Server 2019: Remote Desktop License Issue with User CALs

Posted on May 3, 2019 by Dae

If you’re getting the following error message upon connecting to your Windows Server 2019-based Remote Desktop Session Host that is not joined to a domain:

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Does Adobe Illustrator use CUDA or OpenCL for GPU acceleration?

Posted on November 4, 2016 by Dae

Probably neither. If someone tells you otherwise, ask them to back up their claim.

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Beware, fraudsters: Chrono Informatique

Posted on October 24, 2016 by Dae

I’ve been recently scammed by a French e-shop called Chrono Informatique (chrono-informatique.com) from Agen, France. They sold me a dead power supply for Synology NAS 2413+ and refused to refund after I sent it back, claiming that I opened and damaged it myself.

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A brief note on BizonBox 2 + GTX 980

Posted on October 3, 2016 by Dae

BizonBox is a Thunderbolt enclosure for PCIe videocards, assembled by Russian company Bizon specialising in selling Hackintoshes and hardware upgrades for Macs. I had a chance to get my hands on one of these devices.

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About the author

Posted on April 27, 2016 by Dae

My name is Eugene, but on the Internet I often go by Dae. Welcome to my personal technical blog. I’m an IT professional, web developer, and producer/investor who works with small teams and SMEs in Europe in various roles involving … Continue reading →

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Does Apple Mini DisplayPort to Dual Link DVI adapter introduce any lag?

Posted on March 13, 2014 by Dae

Does Apple Mini DisplayPort to Dual Link DVI adapter introduce any lag? The answer is, probably not. At least I did not notice any difference when carrying out the experiment with my 1193 fps camera and Apple Cinema Display 30″.

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HP on mdadm vs. hardware-based RAID

Posted on October 3, 2013 by Dae

From HP Z230 manual: <…> The Linux kernel, with built-in software RAID, provides excellent functionality and performance. It is a good alternative to hardware-based RAID. It is not a news of course, but (1) I like the wording; (2) it … Continue reading →

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Dealing with “Installation failed” in pkgbuild caused by a preinstall/postinstall bash script

Posted on October 29, 2012 by Dae

So I was writing an installer for the SmoothMouse kernel extension using pkgbuild/productbuild and there was one bug which I couldn’t get my head around for a couple of hours. Basically, Apple Installer always reported failed installation (without any useful … Continue reading →

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Thoughts on Synology NAS / DSM 4.0

Posted on August 24, 2012 by Dae

Update: I decided to remove my original post because it was overly wordy and some of the issues I complained about have been eventually addressed in the subsequent versions of DSM. Generally my concern was about Synology not paying enough … Continue reading →

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