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app GPS iOS iphone

Core Coders Ski Tracks v 1.3.7

Yet another good iOS application: Ski Tracks. Very good Ski tracking application.

SkiTracks_01

All recorded tracks

SkiTracks_04

Track statistics.

SkiTracks_06

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NAS Synology Uncategorized

SynologyDSM 4.2 released. issues and workarounds.

As usual ipkg (and software like Midnight Commander) will stop work after firmware update. Solution as usual:

vi /root/.profile
ln -s /volume1/@optware /opt
. /root/.profile
mc

.profile

# add /opt/bin and /opt/sbin to PATH
PATH=/opt/bin:/opt/sbin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/usr/syno/sbin:/usr/syno/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin
export PATH
# comment out old TERM
#TERM=${TERM:-cons25}
#export TERM
# add new for Midnight Commander
export TERMINFO=/opt/share/terminfo
export TERM=xterm
alias mc="mc -c"
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NAS

Synology as a web server for speedtest.net mini

To test wireless speed that will show results that is not depend on your Internet Service Provider Speedtest mini could be used.

1. Download http://c.speedtest.net/mini/mini.zip (95 MB)
2. Install it on your local web server (Synology in my case).

See the results:

speedtest_mini_begin

speedtest_mini_test

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NAS

Synology DS-209+ vs DS-213+

Important update to post:
Text below is first look on Synology DS213+. Those first result is actually incorrect. Low Read/Write speed in tables below (70/50 MB/s max. with idle CPU and DISK) instead of 110/80 MB/s caused by low quality wired gigabit LAN. In case of perfect gigabit LAN speed much better. Will not remove the post just to note this test issue.

RAID1 Synology_DS-209p_small Synology_DS-213p_small
Read MB/s 48.1 54.7
CPU Load read 100% 50%
Write MB/s 18.2 51.2
CPU Load write 100% 80%
CPU Freescale PowerQUICC MPC8533EPB (1x800MHz) Freescale QorlQ P1022 (2x1067MHz)
MEM 64-bit DDR3 512MB 64-bit DDR3 512MB
ports eSATA, USB2.0 eSATA, USB3.0*, SD
other small big fan, hotplug

Some thing that makes upgrade not perfect is external USB 3.0 disk disconnects somewhere in the middle of file copy. eSATA work perfect.

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Devices Flash SD

Sandisk Ultra MicroSDHC 16GB

Sandisk-MicroSD-16GB-UHS1-U30

MicroSD_Sandisk_UHS1_16GB_USB3_UHS1_Sandisk_cardreader
cardreader SanDisk ImageMate All-In-One SDDR-289

Read/Write spead with usual cardreader added to old post

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Devices GPS router Wi-Fi wifi

Intertelecom Rev.A (CDMA) with Sierra Wireless AirCard 802S hotspot

Usage of modern smartphones (i.e. iPhone 5) with GPRS/EDGE technology in year 2013 is that kind of sophisticated torture. EDGE is in use by Kyivstar from 24.10.2005. There is still no 3G or 4G frequencies licensed to major Ukrainian GSM operators (Kyivstar, MTS, Life). So to keep Kyivstar number and get fast internet outdoor some external solution needed. One of those solutions is CDMA 3G Wi-Fi hotspot. Those devices could be connected to Intertelecom, PeopleNet, CDMA Ukraine. For EVDO Rev.A it is theoretically DL:3.1/UP:1.8 Mbit/s. A lot of CDMA operator dealers in Ukraine selling Sprint OverdrivePro 3G/4G mobile hotspot (assuming that device was previously locked for Sprint network).

Power on, connect to 3G takes about 40-60 second.

Sierra_Wireless_AirCard_802S

    CDMA 850/1900 MHz (EV-DO Rev.A); WiMax
    Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n (2.4 GHz, 8 clients max)
    MicroSD (FAT/FAT32 Only, SMB shared),
    GPS, Color LCD 1.7″ (160×128 pixel)
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apple Devices iphone

Lightning to 30-pin adapters: MD823ZM/A vs LV-Lightning-01

Yet another fake accessory in my collection. Actually this one is copy design of product and package, but not call itself Apple MD823ZM/A. It has distinctive name (LV-Lightning-01), so one can see that this is not Apple product.

Left is Apple MD823ZM/A, Right is LV-Lightning-01:
MD823ZM lv-lightning-01

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apple

ITunes prices

Rihanna Unapologetic (deluxe) price in iTunes stores:

Ukraine 7$ (10$)
USA 12$ (16$)
Norway 19$ (22$)

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app apple GPS iphone

Sygic Ukraine

Latest Sygic know new interchange on Patona Bridge. gives 3 route option and has 3d buildings in some parts of Kyiv. Map 3D graphics is fast enough.

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app apple GPS iOS iphone

Apple iOS maps with 3-rd part (Google, Yandex, Nokia, iGO).

To check which map is actual and which not. I did some route check for new (half year old) turbine interchange on different iOS maps:

Google (right)
google-patona-traffic
Yandex (image OK, route wrong)
yandex-patona-traffic
Apple iOS maps (wrong)
apple-patona

See Nokia and iGO below