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.

5 Scary Synology Wallpapers For Halloween

11 February 202326 October 2019 by Marius Bogdan Lixandru

It’s that night of the year when goblins, ghouls, witches, monsters, vampires and ghosts are free to roam the earth. That’s right – it’s All Hallow’s Eve, more commonly known as Halloween. This celebration has plenty of influences. However, it’s said that its earliest roots came from Celtic-speaking countries with pagan origins. Since Halloween is … Read more about 5 Scary Synology Wallpapers For Halloween

Should I Buy Synology Router RT2600AC or Wait For The New Model?

12 May 202225 October 2019 by Marius Bogdan Lixandru

On December 21, 2016, Synology has launched one of the best routers in the world: code name RT2600AC. The router released was available in Australia, Hong Kong, New Zealand and Taiwan immediately after, and in the rest of the world in early January 2017. In December 2019, the RT2600AC router will be three years old. … Read more about Should I Buy Synology Router RT2600AC or Wait For The New Model?

5 Groundbreaking Marketing Ideas For Synology

22 October 2019 by Marius Bogdan Lixandru

Synology, I have good news for you: you can be the best on the NAS market and leave your competition behind for years! I know very well that my voice is small, but roaring in the online world because it echoes in the heart of all your users who loudly ask for change. The following … Read more about 5 Groundbreaking Marketing Ideas For Synology

Synology: How to Switch Drive Indicator Status Light

27 December 201920 October 2019 by Marius Bogdan Lixandru

Sometimes you have to change a faulty SSD/HDD disk on our Synology NAS. If you have set up RAID 1 or 5, what you will read below should help you. If you use your NAS as a web server or for hosting websites (like I do with mariushosting.com), you’ll find it very useful to know … Read more about Synology: How to Switch Drive Indicator Status Light

Synology: Scanning NAS Ports Using Windows 10

19 October 2019 by Marius Bogdan Lixandru

When configuring my firewall on Synology NAS I found it useful to have a quick way to check if the ports I was working with were open or closed. Few people know that an application called PowerShell is included in Windows 10 (by default). Thanks to the command called Test Net Connection (TNC), we can … Read more about Synology: Scanning NAS Ports Using Windows 10

Synology: 3rd Party Packages Update Slowly

12 January 202018 October 2019 by Marius Bogdan Lixandru

Synology, I will never get tired of saying it: do you want to be number 1 in the NAS world? If the answer is yes, then you need to find a solution to update third-party packages sooner. 2020 is knocking on our door and it is inconceivable that you have barely released a Security Advisory … Read more about Synology: 3rd Party Packages Update Slowly