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 heā€™s not losing nights uncovering the deepest hidden secrets of the latest tech devices, heā€™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.

Hurry Up! Synology VPN Plus Licenses Free Until September 30, 2020

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Hurry Up! Synology VPN Plus Licenses Free Until September 30, 2020

Press Releases: Taipei, Taiwanā€”September 17, 2020ā€”In response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, many businesses have adopted work from home policies. Synology’s wireless routers feature powerful VPN server capabilities that enable businesses to quickly facilitate a remote workforce. Starting from April 6 2020, Synology VPN Plus licenses will become free to purchase until September 30, 2021. … Read more about Hurry Up! Synology VPN Plus Licenses Free Until September 30, 2020

Synology Active Backup For Business: Review

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Synology Active Backup For Business Review

Active Backup for Business was originally designed for enterprises (large businesses and organizations), a suite for the centralized management of various backup tasks. It allows a backup to quickly restore files in the event of a disaster. But because this enterprise-level service is completely free, it is highly recommended for individual users as well. Active … Read more about Synology Active Backup For Business: Review

Synology: Speed up Your NAS by Defragging Your Hard Drives

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Synology Speed up Your NAS by Defragging Your Hard Drives

Defragmentation, also known as ā€œdefragā€ or ā€œdefraggingā€, is the process of reorganizing the data stored on your Synology NAS hard drive so that related pieces of data are put back together, all lined up in a continuous fashion. You could say that defragmentation is like cleaning house for your NAS – it picks up all … Read more about Synology: Speed up Your NAS by Defragging Your Hard Drives

Synology: WordPress 5.5

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Synology WordPress 5.5

The latest and greatest version of WordPress is WordPress 5.5 code name ā€œEckstineā€ and itā€™s in honor of jazz singer William Clarence Eckstine. This version is available for ā€œdownloadā€ from wordpress.org and not in the Synology Package Center. So, if you want to download and install WordPress 5.5 on your Synology NAS, you have to … Read more about Synology: WordPress 5.5

Synology: How to Set .local Hostname on Your NAS

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Synology How to Set .local Hostname on Your NAS

Do you usually connect to your Synology NAS using a local IP like 192.168.0.122:5000? Did you know you can actually connect to your NAS through your browser using yourNASname.local instead of a numeric local IP like 192.168.0.122:5000? What is hostname? A hostname is a Server Name label that is assigned to a Synology NAS connected … Read more about Synology: How to Set .local Hostname on Your NAS