Hyper Backup is software included with Synology’s DiskStation Manager, a Linux-based operating system that runs exclusively on their NAS devices.
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Category: Reviews
Linux Candy: christmasfetch – a festive command-line utility
As Christmas is fast approaching, it’s the right time for a small festive utility. Step forward christmasfetch.
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ASUSTOR Data Master 4.2 (ADM OS): App Central
App Central is software that’s part of ASUSTOR Data Master (ADM) and offers a rich array of applications to install on your NAS device.
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Synology Container Manager for Beginners
Synology Container Manager is a lightweight virtualization application which lets you run thousands of containers.
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ASUSTOR Data Master: AiMaster – NAS management app for mobile devices
AiMaster is ASUSTOR’s NAS management app for mobile devices that allows you to remote control your NAS devices.
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gopeed – modern download manager
Gopeed is billed as a modern download manager. It supports HTTP, BitTorrent and Magnet protocol download. It’s written in Dart and Go.
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Overview of Synology DiskStation Manager (DSM) 7.2.1
The DiskStation Manager (DSM for short) is a Linux-based operating system developed by Synology exclusively for their NAS servers. I’m reviewing version 7.2.1, the latest release.
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Motrix – full-featured download manager
Motrix is billed as a full-featured download manager. It’s written mostly in JavaScript and offers cross-platform support.
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translateLocally – translation on your local machine with a GUI
translateLocally is software which lets you translate text from one language to another.
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ASUSTOR Data Master Operating System (ADM OS) v4.2.5 Review
ADM is a Linux-based operating system developed by ASUSTOR exclusively for their NAS devices. I tested version 4.2.5, the latest release.
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Spacedrive – file manager powered by a virtual distributed filesystem
Spacedrive is a file manager which seeks a different approach. It implements a VDFS (virtual distributed filesystem), a filesystem that works across multiple storage layers.
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Pot – text translation and recognize
Pot is a cross-platform translator application that offers translation by selection and input.
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ASUSTOR Data Master 4.2 (ADM OS): Getting Started
The first article in this series walks you through the steps of setting up ADM 4.2 for the first time.
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kew – command-line music player
kew is a music player with gapless playback. It’s written in C and published under an open source license. It was previously called cue. I review the latest release.
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tap v0.4.11 – terminal-based music player
tap is a terminal-based music player that lets you jump to any album with fuzzy-finder shortcuts. Here’s my take on v0.4.11.
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ttop – system monitoring tool
ttop is a system monitoring tool with historical snapshots and alerts. It has a top-like TUI. It’s written in Nim.
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Intel NUC 13 Pro Mini PC Running Linux: BIOS
Let’s turn our attention to the BIOS (Basic Input/Output System). This is firmware used to start the PC system after it is powered on.
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Raddiola – simple radio app
Raddiola is billed as a simple radio with a clear and concise interface. Here’s our verdict.
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Intel NUC 13 Pro Mini PC Running Linux: Installing Manjaro
For this article in the series, we explore installing and configuring Manjaro on the NUC 13. Manjaro is an Arch-based Linux distribution.
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libjxl – reference implementation of JPEG XL
JPEG XL is a royalty-free raster-graphics file format that supports both lossy and lossless compression.
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