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How to Extract Data from a LOREX Fusion 4K N846A6-Z NVR System

Hardware, How-To By Feb 11, 2024 No Comments

The LOREX Fusion 4K N846A6-Z NVR System (Network Video Recorder) is a surprisingly sparse and light system for recording security camera footage. A client was unable to locate her password and required data from the device for a divorce proceeding. The device was FedEx’d to me and my first step was to remove the internal 2TB Seagate SkyHawk Lite (ST2000VX007/2AY102-515)…

PC ER: Downgrading Windows on an ASUS U47A

Featured, How-To, PC ER By Feb 04, 2013 3 Comments

It’s worse than I thought. The new ASUS U47A comes with a whole host of “security” features to prevent downgrading of the operating system, Windows 8. This particular U47A system was purchased in preparation for a federal criminal trial in Las Vegas in which I will be relying heavily on the system to serve up dense amounts of information. I…

How-To: Make Use of UltraVNC SC (Single-Click)

Featured, How-To By Jun 20, 2011 9 Comments

What is UltraVNC SC? It’s a solution for fast remote-access to a client’s system. It’s free, too. What’s the difference between UltraVNC and UltraVNC SC? UltraVNC SC takes all of the complexities of setting up a VNC server, and puts the burden on the admin, rather than the client side. Forwarding ports, installing services, setting up passwords, configuring firewalls —…

How-To Archive Large Files with SkyDrive

How-To, Review By Aug 22, 2010 1 Comment

I have a lot of stuff on my hard drives. Not all of it is entirely necessary. I have dozens of old 3d studio max files and other projects that have long since been completed or abandoned over the years. I like the idea of having an off-site backup of non-mission-critical data. When I heard that Microsoft increased their online…

Gaming How-To: Connect Your PS3 to a PC Monitor

Gaming, How-To By Jun 29, 2010 31 Comments

While VariableGHz is primarily a PC enthusiast sort of site, and by extension its gaming articles primarly focused on PC gaming, I envision a world in which consoles and PCs may live together in harmony. And as a pioneer of gaming equality, I did some research on uniting the two as seamlessly as possible. The primary reason why somebody would…