On 07/24/2013 09:28 AM, Richard J. Williams wrote: > >>>> Like I said, Microsoft has finally made a tablet for >>>> the Willys of the world. And that should really >>>> bolster their market share... >>>> >>> The Microsoft Surface with Microsoft Windows 8 Pro is >>> a device for professionals. It's the only way to build >>> a distributed home media server, unless you get an Apple >>> MacBook and use iTunes. >>> > Bhairitu: >> Nonsense. These days you can have media servers on a lot >> of devices. I've had them for years on my Linux computers. >> > But, does it have big, colorful tiles to click on? LoL! > > >> My Android tablet can be used as a media server. The Go >> Flex I use for back as I've already said is primarily >> sold as a media server. >> > According to my experience, the best distributed media > system for shared home use is a networked server with > Windows Home Server with the Windows Media Player (WHS). > > Now that's better! > > Already got a NAS with running Linux on it, but it's > loud as hell. So, I built a silent running PC with the > WHS software. Everyone around here likes Microsoft > Windows and the xBox 360 - this is Dell Country. > > Go figure. > > "Wouldn't it be convenient to store all your favorite > movies, music CDs, MP3 files, and digital photos in one > location that you could access remotely? Enter the Media > Server, the integrated solution for media storage."
Not that obsessed about my movies or even music. I stopped buying DVDs and BDs because I only watched them once anyway. And other folks are finding they invested in a media server but can't remember when they last used it. I used the Go Flex as a backup device and it runs embedded Linux though oddly Seagate was a little poor in showing Linux users how to find it on the network. Mounting it for an image backup using Clonezilla was even trickier. > > 'What is a Media Server?' > http://tinyurl.com/kf7tysc > >>> For most consumers, Windows 8 will be an ideal choice >>> as the center of a home network, and I can imagine >>> users keeping a single desktop PC around just for this >>> purpose, adding storage as needed. >>> >>> "So I had 10 years worth of digital photos, plenty of >>> video footage, some music, plus Gigas of documents from >>> tax records to academic work, all of them on a bunch >>> of CDs, DVDs and USB disks of all makes and ages. >>> >>> I wanted everything organized, accessible readily by >>> any of the devices on my home network (Mac, PCs and >>> tablet), and accessible from any remote place with >>> internet. Also I wanted some protection against hardware >>> failure. And for privacy did not want all my data >>> stored in the cloud." >>> >>> Amazon Review: >>> http://tinyurl.com/mj8db52 >> Perhaps you don't understand how PR works. You claim to have worked in >> a sweatshop called "Dell Computers" where you answered phones from >> people who were looking at the blue screen of death. If you were at a >> higher management level you might have learned what PR does and why you >> don't want to drink the kool-aid corporations put out. Stop channeling >> Steve Balmer. >> > >
