Kind regards, dude! Then I'll get it maybe tomorro! -David On Tue, Jul 19, 2011 at 21:06, M. Taylor <mk...@ucla.edu> wrote: > Hello David, > > First, thank you for signing your name at the end of your email; this is > very considerate. > > Second, you wrote: > Hi folks. > Has anyone here any experience using this NAS Iomega StorCenter > ix2-200 as a remote harddrive for the iTunes library? > My music library grows monthly, and I need space to store it on. > By now, I have 2 Macs and one Windows computer. > I think I'll go for iTunes as the default music application if there > arn't any better ideas. > Does this sound like a good solution? > If not, do you have good alternatives for this purpose? > > Answer: > Dave, I use the iOmega Store Center drives on my home network. I find them > to be very intuitive to configure and, unlike some competitors, they do not > install or force one to see additional folders on Desktops in an attempt to > make the NAS simpler. > > Caution: be sure to make backups of your NAS for when a NAS drive goes bad, > it can be almost impossible to recover the data without incurring serious > financial expense. > > I use 3 iOmega Store Center drives on my network and I back each one up on a > USB drive, made by a different company, and store these USB drives off-site. > > > Also, beware of room temperature when running NAS drives. Even though many > of these drives are rated to run at what many would consider to be high > temps, I find them more reliable when running in a cooler environment; to > that end, I have a tiny fan that I keep focused on all three of my network > drives. I got the fan at Target for about $17. > > Finally, David, take the time to go through the configuration interfaced of > the drive said interface being completely accessible from within Safari; in > order to familiarize yourself with the drive. After all, if you're going to > use it as your server source, you need to really understand how it works. > > Good Luck, > > Mark > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of David Hole > Sent: Tuesday, July 19, 2011 6:27 AM > To: MacVisionaries > Subject: NAS Iomega StorCenter ix2-200 > > Hi folks. > Has anyone here any experience using this NAS Iomega StorCenter > ix2-200 as a remote harddrive for the iTunes library? > My music library grows monthly, and I need space to store it on. > By now, I have 2 Macs and one Windows computer. > I think I'll go for iTunes as the default music application if there > arn't any better ideas. > Does this sound like a good solution? > If not, do you have good alternatives for this purpose? > -David > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > >
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