Our Play & Work From Home Setup 2024
Four years on from my 2020 setup post, COVID has come and gone and I've moved to a more central home. An updated tour of how my partner and I now play and work from home.
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Home setups and unboxing-and-setup walkthroughs, from work-from-home desks to NAS and smart-home kit.
Our Play & Work From Home Setup
With Singapore's COVID Circuit Breaker running from 7th April 2020, and having worked from home since mid-March, I tidied up our work-and-play setup. This post shares some photos of our home arrangement.
Homey Review – Unboxing & Setup
Homey is a smart home hub from Athom supporting a wide range of wireless technologies. It began as a Kickstarter in May 2014, raising €203,918 from 996 backers, but shipped well past its targeted June 2015 date.
tado Smart AC Control – Unboxing & Setup
I was seeded the tado Smart AC Control for review, which I'm splitting into two posts: this unboxing and setup, and a follow-up on the experience. In Singapore, tado Smart AC Control is distributed by Aerahaus Smart.
Moto 360 (Second Generation) – Unboxing & Setup
Thanks to Lenovo, I was seeded the Moto 360 (Second Generation) as a Christmas present, choosing the Large 46mm with Cognac Leather at S$549. It went on sale in Singapore on 15th December 2015 across three models.
Synology DiskStation DS413j Review – Performance, Backup & CloudStation
In this second part of my Synology DiskStation DS413j review, after unboxing and setup earlier, I cover performance, backup, and CloudStation. I tested file transfer speeds with LAN Speed Test, the DS413j running SHR with WD Red drives.
Synology DiskStation DS413j Review – Unboxing + Setup
I've been seeded the Synology DiskStation DS413j with three WD Red drives for a three-part review, beginning here with unboxing and setup. Since the DS413j is a four-bay NAS, I popped to Sim Lim Square for a fourth WD Red.