Archive for January 2010
Frugal NAS solution: Intel Network Storage Server – SS4200E for $135
One of my resolution for the new year is to setup a NAS (Network Attached Storage) at home so all my data can be backup in a centralized location with easy access. I would also recommend making multiple copies of your data on different disks in case of disk failure. I started my research over the Christmas break and that is when I came across SS4200E on buy.com for $135.
Here is the spec:
?Storage Capacity: Expandable to 4.0 TB (4 1-TB drives)
Disk Drives: 4 Serial ATA (SATA)
Hard Disk Drives Supported: 3.5 inch SATA 1.5 Gb/s and SATA 3.0 Gb/s
Processor: A single Low Voltage Intel® Celeron® M 420 processor operating @ 1.6 GHz
Memory Capacity: 1 GB maximum, using 32-bit DDR2 SDRAM System ships with 512MB DDR2 SDRAM memory
DIMM Slots One 240-pin DIMM socket
SATA Compliance SATA 3.0Gb/s
Client Connectivity Client Connectivity via Gigabit Ethernet
Connectivity 2 USB 2.0 ports
2009 Earning Review
I started this blog a little more than a year ago as a reference for myself in regards to different ways to make money online, good reference websites and frugal tips as the economy started to tank. Maintaining a website takes a lot more work than I expected even with WordPress (One of the best blogging platform out there).
| Here is my earning summary for 2009: | |
| Recurring Earnings | |
| Adsense Earning | $92.49 |
| MySurvey | $120.00 |
| HCD Surveys | $20.00 |
| Pinecone Research | $45.00 |
| SurveySavvy | $24.50 |
| Swagbucks Amazon Gift Card | $145.00 |
| youdata | $9.16 |
| instantcashsweepstakes | $2.33 |
| Communispace | $130.00 |
| Adgitize | $18.76 |
| Inbox Dollars | $27.00 |
| Borders Reward Bucks | $15.00 |
| MyPoints Gift Card | $85.00 |
Happy New Year!
2009 has been a mixed year for me.
On the positive note:
- Visit Paris and Rome (two places I wanted to visit ever since I was a teenager).
- paid off my car loan
- Investment portfolio recovered
- Currently employed
On the negative side:
- scrapped my car in an underground parking lot
- broke my glasses while sleeping
- have my wallet stolen during my last day in Rome.
Here is hope to a even better 2010!



