I’ve always been interested in the Archos line of media devices. They always seem to be highly recommended by those that use them. Of course they do command a higher price than other alternatives. Still, if you’re looking for a mobile media device/internet device, you may want to keep this one in mind. Archos’ latest Internet Media Tablet is […]
Read moreJeffDunham has been around for quite a few years and I have really enjoyed his shows in the past. What got me thinking of his stand up shows was his recent Blu-ray release of his great ventroliquist act. I haven’t been able to find a full length show online but Comedy Central has several 2 minutes clips that are worth […]
Read moreI haven’t even finished the first page of their review yet, but I wanted to get this posted for everyone else. I’m hoping there’s good news inside the review… …if you’re going to buy an external sound card, you want it to do something more than your existing onboard sound can provide, and the HDAV1.3 doesn’t disappoint: It does […]
Read moreThe series premiere of Dollhouse aired a few days ago and made its way onto Hulu. I just had a chance to check it out and it was well worth the watch. It didn’t capture me like the humour and action of Firefly did, but the plot and idea behind the series seems solid enough. My early prediction is that […]
Read moreAnd here is yet another reason why I want to have an ION platform in my HTPC. Also during the NVIDIA and Microsoft joint press conference today, Drew Henry from NVIDIA demonstrated Windows 7 multi-tasking with the ION. This new low-cost, low-power platform is set to first hit the market as tiny desktop computers and then later find its […]
Read moreI’ve you’re looking for a ready built way to add a little more storage to your network but don’t have any more room in your PC, here’s an option from Synology. Synology has another winner on its hands with the DS209+. With speeds creeping towards that of servers, the DS209+ is almost everything that a small business owner could […]
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After tearing down the HTPC, I started putting things back together with my brand new parts. This is actually going to be retrospective look at building my HTPC since it’s been up and running with minimum required functionality for the last couple months or so. This build was designed to be the main HTPC in the family room. I planned […]
Read moreIf you’ve been following my blog for any length of time, you will remember when I posted that my old frontend died on me. A little more recently, I shared the death of my HD server/development system. Today, thanks to Autoboy, I am pleased to announce that I once again have my old frontend system running again. He was able […]
Read moreQNAP Systems, Inc. today announces the next gen Intel-based network attached storage TS-439 Pro Turbo NAS for business users. Featuring low power Intel 1.6GHz CPU, 1GB DDRII memory, and stylish industrial design, the TS-439 Pro supports dual Giga LAN, five USB 2.0 ports and two eSATA ports, RAID 0/1/5/6/5+spare configurations, Online RAID Capacity Expansion and Online RAID Level Migration, […]
Read moreThe discussion, here, about larger storage setups caught my attention this week. Large storage setups for many simultaneous users have considerations beyond your standard small home server. Some of the major considerations are hard drive choice, disk configuration, sufficient throughput for your application, backup, fault tolerance. – Hard Drives: If you are planning a large 10TB+ array of discs, you […]
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