Marius Bogdan Lixandru

Marius Bogdan Lixandru is a highly experienced content creator from Romania with a background in biology, chemistry and computer programming. He loves writing technical guides that are accessible for non-technical people. Born in 1984, he has always expressed interest in technology. Beyond technology and biology, he has a passion for agriculture, the science and beauty of which have encouraged him to start his own vegetable garden and plant dozens of fruit-bearing trees with fragrant and succulent, sweet and sour fruits. When he’s not losing nights uncovering the deepest hidden secrets of the latest tech devices, he’s likely enjoying a refreshing slice of juicy, honey-sweet watermelon, sluggishly lying on the grass in his orchard, sitting in the shade under the trees he himself has planted. Torpid summer days accompanied by cicada sounds and greeted by his smiling wife and happy, tail-wagging presence of his two mioritic shepherd dogs are some of the simpler pleasures in life that help him recharge his batteries to take on the latest tech challenges. Support My Work and Feel free to contact me.

Synology: DSM Dark Mode Inquiry Campaign

10 August 20227 August 2022 by Marius Bogdan Lixandru

In a few months we’ll be in 2023 and Synology, now at DSM 7.1, still does not support Dark Mode. Despite the fact that thousands of requests have been made over numerous years, at first on the official Synology forum, then on Reddit, still, today, August 7, 2022, Synology has not applied one of the … Read more about Synology: DSM Dark Mode Inquiry Campaign

QNAP: How to Factory Reset Your QSW-M2116P-2T2S Switch

8 August 20227 August 2022 by Marius Bogdan Lixandru

For one reason or another you may need to do a full reset of your QNAP QSW-M2116P-2T2S, say, you just broke some configuration and you are unable to find the solution for it. Today I will tell you how to do a full reset, called a Factory Reset, of your QNAP QSW-M2116P-2T2S Managed switch in … Read more about QNAP: How to Factory Reset Your QSW-M2116P-2T2S Switch

QNAP: How to Factory Reset Your QHora-301W Router

8 August 20227 August 2022 by Marius Bogdan Lixandru

For one reason or another you may need to do a full reset of your QNAP QHora-301W router, say, you just broke some configuration and you are unable to find the solution for it. Today I will show you how to do a full reset, called a Factory Reset, of your QNAP QHora-301W router in … Read more about QNAP: How to Factory Reset Your QHora-301W Router

Synology: DSM 7.1-42661 Update 4

10 August 20222 August 2022 by Marius Bogdan Lixandru

On August 2, 2022, Synology released a new DSM version called DSM 7.1-42661 Update 4 which fixes an issue where users might not be able to sign in to their Gmail account when configuring the sender at Control Panel / Notification / Email Update 4 also fixes an issue where, after restarting DSM, certain packages … Read more about Synology: DSM 7.1-42661 Update 4

QNAP: How to Install QTS OS on Your NAS

16 August 20222 August 2022 by Marius Bogdan Lixandru

QTS is the operating system for entry- and mid-level QNAP NAS devices. Currently up to version 5, QTS has brought major improvements that all QNAP NAS users can benefit from. A note from the manufacturer mentions the following: QTS 5.0 builds upon its solid foundations with an updated system kernel and optimized user interface – … Read more about QNAP: How to Install QTS OS on Your NAS

QNAP: How to Find Your NAS in Local Network

5 July 20231 August 2022 by Marius Bogdan Lixandru

If you are a QNAP user, whether you have a NAS, a router or a QNAP switch, then one of the best pieces of software you’ll use is the Qfinder Pro. What the Qfinder Pro does is help you automatically find the address of any QNAP device in your local area network. Once you install … Read more about QNAP: How to Find Your NAS in Local Network