How interesting to read. Thanks for your personal story. I probably going to try out a DS218+ or a DS218Play by Synologie. Seems to be pretty much what I’m looking for and the support from WD didn’t convince me.
All the best Jürgen > Am 20.06.2018 um 14:17 schrieb Erik Burggraaf <[email protected]>: > > For myself, I have a very interesting setup. I started with a mediasonic > ProBox, which currently has 18 or 20 tb I was originally going to power it > with a Raspberry Pi. I had the setup I wanted about 90% complete, when I hit > a major snag with my hard drives, and couldn't get it resolved. then I went > out and bought a Windows 10 Micro PC for $150. This is a piece of plastic > about the size of an Apple TV, with all of the features of a full PC. The > memory in this thing is low for practical purposes. I scrimped because I > wanted it exclusively for a file server, and for that single purpose, it > works very well. > > Then I installed tonido personal cloud and pointed it at my drives. Now I > have access to all my data in the cloud. So, I can play audiobooks and music > on my home server while on long car trips, and my family and friends can get > in and listen as well. > > The tonido server web interface leaves much to be desired but with patience > it can all be done. The IOS and android apps are accessible. They were not > totally user friendly when I started, but for my purposes they now work well. > I've spotted a new micro with double the ram for about $200, and I'm > considering the upgrade. As with most people I make recommendations for, I > am finding that I sit on the file server and try to perform tasks it wasn't > really intended for and doesn't really have the giddyup to handle. > > This may be overkill for most people's purposes, but now it's set up, I > really enjoy it. > > Best, > > Erik > > > On June 20, 2018 12:43:34 AM Jürgen Fleger <[email protected]> wrote: > > Thanks Eric. Do you still use an NAS? Or what you rather use a cloud service > like Dropbox or iCloud? > > > > > Von meinem iPhone gesendet > >> Am 19.06.2018 um 19:03 schrieb Erik Burggraaf <[email protected]>: >> >> My x bought wd mycloud and it worked really well. The browser interface was >> fully accessible. It connected to mac and windows desktops seemlessly >> across the network and it had fully accessible though not 100% cosey ios and >> android apps. All in all, a great effort as of three years ago. Hopefully >> it's still the same. >> >> Best, >> >> Erik >> >> >> On June 19, 2018 12:49:26 PM Jürgen Fleger <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Hi, >> >> has anyone experiences which NAS is recommendable for VoiceOver users on the >> Mac and an i-device? >> >> What I mean is which interface to control the NAS is most accessible to VO? >> I consider one by Synologie or WD MyCloud and I don’t want to buy one which >> I’m not able to use in the end. >> >> Thanks and all the best >> Jürgen >> >> -- >> The following information is important for all members of the Mac >> Visionaries list. >> >> If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if >> you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or >> moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. >> >> Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. 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