Tag: Review

BYOB Episode 54

• August 14, 2011 • Comments (7)
BYOB Episode 54

Today we spend some time talking to Steve Dail (aka: Timekills) from our forums.  We walk through his VM build, network, and HTPC.  We also cover some SSD stuff and Tim talks about the new line up of Z68 boards from EVGA. Lanspeed Test http://download.cnet.com/LAN-Speed-Test/3000-2085_4-10908738.html http://www.totusoft.com/lanspeed1.html AnandTech SSD article http://www.anandtech.com/show/4604/the-sandforce-roundup-corsair-patriot-ocz-owc-memoright-ssds-compared/1 eVGA Z68 http://www.evga.com/products/prodlist.asp?switch=5 Netgear XAV5001 and 5004. [...]

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Lian-Li EX-503B

• July 30, 2011 • Comments (14)
Lian-Li EX-503B

One of hot topics of recent was the release of the new Lian-Li EX-503B which in essence, is a multi-drive external storage box.  Realizing that many people including me are looking for different solutions to back up their servers, I was very intrigued by this particular device.  Why you ask, well, several reasons.  For starters [...]

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BYOB Episode 47

• June 18, 2011 • Comments (1)
BYOB Episode 47

SpacePilot Pro, Logitech MX5500, eVGA GT250 &  Superclock HSF, Short discussion on backups and clean uninterrupted power. Project One gets an update. Apple iPAD2 talk on this weeks BYOB Podcast.   As always, let us know what you think and what you would like to hear about. Sponsor: Protect your Home with ADT! Call 1-866-778-3127 Reviews [...]

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The Home Server Show 139

• June 9, 2011 • Comments (2)
The Home Server Show 139

Crazy stuff never seems to stop on this podcast.  The weather delayed the start but we managed to get it in.  One full hour of Home Server goodness coming at you!  We have news, Add-Ins, and giveaways on 139.  If I seemed rushed I apologize but we were recording in a window between storms and [...]

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Setup and Testing DataCore DriveHarmony in Windows Home Server 2011

• June 6, 2011 • Comments (3)
Setup and Testing DataCore DriveHarmony in Windows Home Server 2011

DataCore has released their beta of the Add-In, DriveHarmony.  It’s one of the latest Drive Extender “like” replacements to vie for your dollar in the near future.  DataCore describes it best: Leveraging techniques learned from a decade of experience in large data centers across the globe, DataCore™ DriveHarmony maximizes the value home users get from [...]

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Plextor 128GB M2 Series SATA 6Gb/s SSD Review

• April 19, 2011 • Comments (2)
Plextor 128GB M2 Series SATA 6Gb/s SSD Review

This is a real world test of the 6Gb/s drive as I don’t have a newer motherboard with SATA III ports.  I’m guessing that as of this writing many do not but would still like to have the performance of the higher end SATA III SSD.  When you invest in a newer 6Gb/s SSD you [...]

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Back in Black meets Sabertooth

• March 19, 2011 • Comments (3)
Back in Black meets Sabertooth

Some of you may have read when I recently upgraded and built the “Back in Black” system.  When Sandy Bridge came out it was my intention to upgrade the existing Core I7-940 to the new Core I7-2600K.  I bought the CPU and a Gigabyte board to put into this system and shortly after we where [...]

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Mini V1 Server – PC-V354B

• February 27, 2011 • Comments (2)
Mini V1 Server – PC-V354B

As I prepared to ready a server that will ultimately be my WHS 2011, I needed a full tower that would hold all the drives I was planning to use. Rather than buy another full tower, I decided that I would make more sense to build a new mini V1 server that would be used [...]

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Remote Notification Add-In for Windows Home Server gets a makeover

• February 15, 2011 • Comments (0)
Remote Notification Add-In for Windows Home Server gets a makeover

The Remote Notification Add-In from Medismartserver.net’s Alex Kuretz has been updated to version to 1.5.  This Windows Home Server Add-In has it’s own home on the web at http://www.remotenotification.com/ and the documentation at the site is  so extensive that I hardly need to go over it!  I’m going to take a look at it anyway [...]

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Windows Home Server 2011 Screens Inside Out

• February 2, 2011 • Comments (1)
Windows Home Server 2011 Screens Inside Out

In the past I have done a few screen shots of new products but this time I’m going to do it differently.  I’ll be showing you Windows Home Server 2011 via a “screencast” on YouTube.  If you haven’t checked out my YouTube channel you can find it at http://youtube.com/homeservershow. The following is a video of [...]

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