In part 1 of my review of the QNAP TS-269L I did the unboxing and initial setup here. In part 2 of my review I want to show you how easy it is to set up users and shares with the help of wizards that QNAP has created in their software. I will introduce you [...]
By: John Stutsman After working with Intel’s NAS Performance Toolkit in testing the performance of the HP ProLiant N40L MicroServer (“N40L”) and the HP ProLiant N54L MicroServer (“N54L”) I became curious to see how my HP Media Smart Server EX-487, which had been modified up from Stock, would perform compared to the MicroServer’s. Note: [...]
By: John Stutsman After posting Performance Comparison of Windows Server 2012 Essentials on the HP ProLiant N40L MicroServer and the HP ProLiant N54L G7 MicroServer I wanted to continue with similar performance tests of Windows Home Server 2011 (“WHS-2011”). The NAS Performance Toolkit (“NASPT”) v1.7.1 is the same test as described in the previous posting [...]
Kevin Schoonover joins the BYOB crew this week for an all rants n raves episode. Some new cloud storage services. PlayOn Cloud Storage – Two New Players Copy.com Bitcasa PlayOn Media Streaming – Re-Revisted PlayOn DLNA Service Router Woes I got the firewall blues. The ZyXell might be traded down for a more consumer [...]
You thought The Home Server Show took the week off didn’t you? Well, @jcollison didn’t and he has a short podcast for you live from the Drobo Meetup. My thanks to Dennis, Greg, and Jim! Enjoy and don’t forget to RSVP to the Third Annual HSS, SurfaceGeeks, AverageGuy Meetup! Meetup 2013 has a date and [...]
By: John Stutsman Last July, 2012, I wrote about how I Installed Windows Home Server 2011 on a 60GB SSD in a HP ProLiant N40L MicroServer and using that as my primary home server. More recently in March, 2013, I wrote about Updating my Windows Home Server 2011 installed on the HP ProLiant N40L [...]
Richard Gunther from The Digital Media Zone joins me to talk streaming services and devices. We are tossing a very wide net on this show in order to come up with what might be the best hardware and services for streaming of TV and Movies whether they are rented or your own. Richard Gunther @whatimpressesme [...]
Haswell and Durango are, and we’re excited! Seagate central. Automatic will it improve your gas mileage and make you a better driver? We discuss RAID, HDDs, SSDs and storage configuration. NEWS – The Big Stories! Next Gen XBOX announcement May 21 Intel Haswell CPUs Slated for release June 3 Hardware – Some Nifty Gizmos Seagate [...]
By: John Stutsman We all want to know how our MicroServer’s and other Machines compare in performance and how this performance is impacted by different hardware, storage drives, OS’s, drive extender replacements, RAID configurations, etc. Dave, Chris, and I thought it would be useful to build a jumping off point (a Start Menu of [...]
End of an Era and what to expect for a while with The Home Server Show Podcast. Next week’s show is a CANT MISS! Plan to be here live next week at 8PM when we talk with Richard Gunther of The DMZ. Get your twitter on. Jim Collison – @jcollison, Dave, @homeservershow The Home Server [...]
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