Short show this week, but we pack it full of hardware info. PCs on a Stick, AMD Trinity update, nVidia releases the GTX 670 Kepler GPU, Dirt cheap hi-res monitors? Server issues all around, Mike & Mike talk about their hard drive server issues on this weeks BYOB Podcast. Is That A PC In Your [...]
Special Guest Chris Barnes from the DMZ podcast thEndUsr joins us to discuss his systems. We’ll also tackle nVidia’s GTX690. Amazon plays me too with their cloud drive. Playon is told to move on. Welcome to Episode 85 of the BYOB Podcast. Special Guest – Chris Barnes Chris Barnes is host to the thEndUsr Podcast [...]
A couple of years ago I tried using PlayOn to stream media to my my devices. I always thought the concept was good but back then, I had many issues getting things to work correctly. I do not remember all the details only that it would consistently disconnect, lock up my system, and was generally [...]
We have a special guest, Michael Ross, filling in for Tim this week. Mr. Ross has some really impressive systems. We’ll also discuss his thoughts on media and cutting the cord. Its an All Mike episode on this weeks BYOB Podcast. Office PC My old P5B lasted me nearly 6 years with a minor upgrade [...]
Tonight we talk to John Wills (aka jmwills from the forums) about his setup, networking overseas, and of course Windows 8. We are joined by John Zajdler for the second half of the show to discuss Storage Spaces and other topics. A special thanks to John W. for joining us tonight. Watch us on Livestream [...]
Tonight we talk Windows 8 and Server 8. We give a first impression of Server 8 and a deeper dive into Windows 8. Now that we have had a couple of days with it we discuss the good and the bad. Sponsor: GoToMeeting with HD Faces makes it easy to collaborate online anytime. Try it [...]
If you recall my last write up, I was overall impressed with iHomeserver. The program however had some stated weaknesses. Since that write up he has released a Beta version which addresses many of the concerns I raised. In addition, it adds a few enhancements. Original post: http://homeservershow.com/whs-meets-itunes.html Changes since my review include: Significantly improved handling [...]
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 [...]
RAID5 expansion, server Anti-Virus, printing tips, Gigabyte’s 3d UEFI interface and LAN optimizer. This week on The BYOB Podcast. RAID Expansion, Yes its possible! Mike comments on his recent RAID expansion. Forum discussion Do you run AV software on your server? Want to? Anti-virus – AVG File server version Learn to print like a pro [...]
Bleeding edge SSDs from OCZ? Michael discusses his desire to cut the cord, with some discussion on why and how to achieve total independence. All on this week’s on the BYOB Podcast. New SSDs from OCZ OCZ Indilinx based Octane SSDs Engadget link OCZ Z-Drive Z4 Enterprise SSD Cutting the Cord Antenna – Monoprice has [...]
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