Archive for April, 2009
Windows Home Server Console on Mac
I use Remote Desktop on my Mac to connect to my Windows Home Server. The directions on the Windows Home Server Team Blog take it a step farther by using Remote Desktop but only launching one app. I’m not sure why I didn’t think to even try this. The steps are fairly [...]
HP LX195 Windows Home Server Now On Sale
The HP LX195 is official now. It is priced at $390 right now which I’m sure will change as more retailers start providing it.
It has:
* Intel Atom 1.6 GHZ Processor 230
* Powered by Microsoft Windows Home Server Software
* 640GB Hard Disk Drive/
* 4 USB 2.0 Ports
* Gigabit ethernet
It would [...]
Review: Moxi HD DVR
The Moxi HD DVR hasn’t been on the market for very long and reviews are starting to come out. Gizmodo reviewed the unit and said it’s better than the cable companies DVR. But it still doesn’t beat out TiVo. While the interface on the Moxi unit looks really slick it’s software is [...]
National Geographic’s Infinite Photograph
This is one giant photograph that never ends. There is a sample video above but I would recommend going to the link and playing around with it.
(via Lifehacker)
Skyfire for Blackberry in Private Alpha
One of my major complaints with Blackberry is the pretty bad web browser. It is painfully slow to load websites at times. There looks to be hope for us Blackberry users with the Skyfire web browser. Right now Skyfire for Blackberry is in private alpha. It might be a long time [...]
Video: Amazon On Demand HD on the Roku Box
Engadget got a preview of Amazon on demand HD for the Roku box. I have two Roku boxes at home and can honestly say I haven’t used Amazon at all. While the HD does look good it’s not good enough to spend the money. As of right now the streams are only [...]
Home Server Plus – Find Your Add-Ins
We Got Served launched a new Windows Home Server Add-in site. WHSPlus is a site dedicated to Windows Media Center Add-ins. I usually browsed the forums at We Got Served to get add-ins so the new site will be wonderful. It’s really nice that it offers a rating system and shows version [...]
Netgear EVA9150 Digital Entertainer Elite Now Available
The Netgear EVA9150 is now available worldwide. The price is $400 but you get a lot for that price.
* Play your files stored on your PC, Mac, or directly from network attached storage (NAS) device.
* Get instant access to content on a USB flash drive, digital camera, [...]
Show Off Your MediaSmart Server
MediaSmartServer.net has a thread going on right now with lots of pictures of peoples MediaSmart Servers. There are two people with over 20TB of storage. The pictures above shows the hard disks for 28TB. He says he has 12TB more ordered. That’s a lot of space to store stuff. Some [...]
5 Reasons Why I’m Not Going Blu-Ray
I get asked all the time if I have a Blu-Ray player. I guess with how much technology I have around it seems natural that I would have the latest Blu-Ray player on the market. But I don’t and my 5 reasons why are below.
1. Blu-Ray players are [...]
