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BYOB Episode 76

BYOB Episode 76

AMD Hondo, iHomeserver, D-Link DAP-1522, Vertex 3 Max IOPS 240GB, and Raspberry Pie? Sponsor: GoToMeeting with HD Faces makes it easy to collaborate online anytime. Try it Free! Sponsor: MozyPro Online Backup: Simple, Automatic & Secure Backup http://mozy.com/pro AMD readies Hondo AMD Readies Hondo, a 4.5W APU slated for Windows 8 Tablet later this year. [...]

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BYOB Podcast 74

BYOB Podcast 74

This week we comment on what CES 2012 had to offer. Thunderbolt, Highpoint hybrid RAID, Fractal & LianLi, Passive 3D, Smart TVs and Ceton Q and Echo. What’s up with Netflix? On this weeks BYOB Podcast CES 2012 Western Digital My Book Thunder bolt Synology NAS or is it a SAN? Highpoint RocketHybrid RAID controller [...]

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SkyDrive–AllwaySync

SkyDrive–AllwaySync

In a recent conversation with Jim Collision on the benefits of using AllwaySync, he pointed out after reading the feature list for AllwaySync, that it contained integration into SkyDrive.  Something I had missed despite being a heavy user for years.  As you know, SkyDrive gives you 25 Gigs of storage, but offers very few tools [...]

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BYOB Episode 72

BYOB Episode 72

2011 Tech Faves, Tim’s server woes, Mike’s ESXi update, Michael’s Crossfire, AMD 7970 specs released, facebook client, AppRap. Diehard helps fill in on this weeks BYOB Podcast. Sponsor: MozyPro Online Backup: Simple, Automatic & Secure Backup http://mozy.com/pro   AMD 7970 is a beast! [H]ardOCP PCPerspective AnandTech 1 AnandTech 2 Mike’s ESXi Update Michael’s R6970 Adventure [...]

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Review: Crossfire MSI R6970 Lighting

Review: Crossfire MSI R6970 Lighting

I’ve been looking to beef up the performance of my gaming machine. Patiently I waited for the new offerings from AMD & nVidia. AMD finally coughed up the 7970 which will MSRP for $550. Ouch! nVidia’s offering is too far away right now. Given that a single 7970 wasn’t going to cut it for my [...]

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BYOB Episode 71

BYOB Episode 71

SkyDrive on mobile, the ESXi saga begins, Fractal Define R3 case, HTC Titan/Focus S/iPhone4S/Skyrocket comments, Xbox has a new console and Cord cutting has a setback. Its BYOB show 71. SkyDrive Tim reviews SkyDrive for iOS and Michael does the same for WP7 ESXi the other VM white meat Mike begins his exploration into ESXi [...]

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Backup Strategy

Backup Strategy

There has been much discussion in the forums with regards to backup.  Here is a quick summary of what I am doing to insure the security of my data.  This may not work for everyone and may seem extreme to some, but this is what works for me.  Having lost data before, I tend to [...]

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BYOB Episode 68

BYOB Episode 68

Kindle Fire, WD Sentinel, Whs2011+Acronis and we revisit the WDTV+ Live Hub. This week on the BYOB Podcast. Kindle Fire Is it Hot or Cold? Tim reviews his new kindle fire Kindle Fire WD Sentinel DX4000 Tim Reviews the Western Digital DX4000 which provides Windows Storage Server 2011 R2 Essentials, GigE, USB 3, and 4-8TB [...]

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BYOB Episode 67

BYOB Episode 67

This week we have a special guest on the BYOB.  We spend some time talking to Dean Roddey from Charmed Quark Systems.  As Chairman, founder, and CTO of the company, Dean walks us through the capabilities of his software and key differentiators between CQC and the competition.  We only touch the surface of its capabilities, [...]

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BYOB Episode 66

BYOB Episode 66

x79 systems worth it? tinkertry.com’s Paul Braren joins us in the discussion and tells us about a few of his builds and his VPN using Hamachi on this weeks BYOB Podcast. x79 is in…but leaves nothing for the powers users Underwhelmed by the massive processing power along with heat & power consumption. LGA2011 chips while [...]

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