What is a tar.gz File? How Do I Open a tar.gz File?
OK! So you’ve downloaded a file from the internet and it ends in tar.gz. Windows doesn’t seem to be able to open it. What is a tar.gz file? How do you even open this file? What is a tar.gz File? A tar file is a collection of files archived into one single file. The name is […]
Why I Stopped Selling the WANBOX
Many of you know that for a while I was selling a product called the WANBOX. The WANBOX is a 6 port full gigabit capable router/firewall box based on the Intel Atom E3845 processor. It’s fantastically capable and relatively inexpensive for it’s feature set. As some of you have noticed it is out of stock […]
Dallas Fort Worth Crypto-Mining: Calling DFW Miners!
If you’re looking to learn more about Dallas Fort Worth crypto-mining you’ve come to the right place. I’ve been trying to connect with other people mining crypto in DFW for a few months now with little to no luck. The Facebook groups are rarely posted on, and most of the people who are members don’t […]
Is Alexa Safe?
I recently gave a tour of my home network. I walked around my home and showed all of the different electronic components of my home. This included the firewalls, routers, switches, cameras, and all of the devices that get interacted with. One thing that blew up in the comments over and over was comments to […]
CloudMiner.Biz is a SCAM!
Mining is all the rage. Well, Bitcoin is all the rage, and by default mining is right behind it. Everywhere you look in the news and other places mining for Bitcoins is being discussed. With than many companies have popped up with great claims and selling all kinds of mining hardware and solutions. Everyone is […]
Antminer Alternatives
If you didn’t already know, mining has become a booming business. Everyone and their brother it seems are getting into mining cryptocurrency. This has led to a huge demand for GPUs when mining alternative currencies and almost impossible demand for ASIC based miners for mining Bitcoin. The Antminer from Bitmain is the hands down most […]
Eaton Breaker Flashing Red
Electronics and error codes are all around us. Even our toasters these days connect to the Internet! It’s probably not that surprising when your breaker keeps tripping to find out that they too have error codes. When you go to your panel to find your Eaton breaker flashing red LED lights in your face that […]
Best Cases for Mining
If its not just crazy obvious, mining has become a big deal. There is some serious money being put into mining! Today, even some of the big clearing houses and brokerage firms are dipping their toes into cryptocurrency. Even the likes of companies like Fidelity Investments are adding Bitcoin to their websites. The rise of […]
Quietest CPU Cooler
If you follow me closely, you’re probably aware that I recently did a pretty sweet mining PC build. This mining PC sits in my office about 3 feet from desk where I write posts for this blog, work on my day job at home, edit videos, and of course play video games when I have […]
Mining Bitcoin with a GPU in 2018
Well it’s a new year! Happy 2018 to all of our readers! 2018 brings a lot of unknowns and a lot of uncertainty. And right in the middle of all of that uncertainty is Bitcoin in all of its weird and crazy glory. People are mining bitcoins like mad. Hardware is in such demand that […]