In my house, we have three macbooks and one external hard drive full of media. Please help me figure out a system for sharing the hard drive, setting up a media server, and wireless backup.
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posted by Nickel
on Feb 26, 2012 -
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Help me design a home server for Photoshop work. Reliable, easy to expand, and cheap are the priorities. Lots of sub-questions inside.
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posted by scose
on Dec 27, 2011 -
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Looking to build a Intel Sandy Bridge Windows 7 machine that will primarily function as a centralized repository for mp3s, movies, and photos. Anyone have any hardware recommendations?
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posted by decrescendo
on May 31, 2011 -
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So, I have nearly a terabyte of photos of my daughter stored on a computer which has been taken over by tr/crypt.xpack.gen (if that is your real name). It would probably be best that I store the photos on some sort of server somewhere (clouds?), but I know nothing of such things. Any advice on online storage, computer security, and not shooting in raw would be greatly appreciated. Please help, as we would rather not have to force my daughter back in the womb to recreate the photos of her birth.
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posted by defreckled
on May 28, 2011 -
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I have a few questions about a home server / backup / HTPC solution and I would really appreciate some help. Details inside.
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posted by decrescendo
on May 18, 2011 -
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What are the differences between sharing a folder over a network from a Win7 desktop, having a NAS, or having a Windows Home Server box? Is an actual server better than a folder share?
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posted by decrescendo
on Apr 13, 2011 -
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We want to see what is going on at our second home when we aren't around through streaming video, and also be able to check the weather (rainfall, wind, current temperature) over the internet. Where do I start?
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posted by alextprice
on Nov 13, 2010 -
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What are my options for building a server-based storage solution wirelessly connectable to either an OS X or Windows 7 laptop?
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posted by decrescendo
on Jul 13, 2010 -
23 answers
What is the best external storage option for a PC running XBMC?
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posted by zcow
on May 22, 2010 -
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I'm looking to move from an XP desktop full of music to a server-based solution but I have no idea where to start! Can anyone give me a hand?
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posted by decrescendo
on Apr 19, 2010 -
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Advice for a server newb who needs help getting started with a simple media/backup/torrent server?
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posted by wastelands
on May 29, 2009 -
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When my Server 2003 desktop auto locks, the keyboard becomes unresponsive while the mouse continues to work. Anyone had a similar experience? No indicators in any of the logs. Running Dell 2950 and Avocent AMX KVM.
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posted by masher
on Feb 20, 2009 -
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What is the major advantage to using one of the large server-based anti-virus solutions over putting individual anti-virus software on all the client computers?
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posted by cimbrog
on Nov 21, 2008 -
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I've been asked to look at a network that runs three machines (XP) which apparently stopped working: Users cannot connect to the server (Windows Server 2003) due to some connection error.
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posted by panboi
on Nov 12, 2008 -
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What type of capabilities should I look to include in a computer I'm planning on building within the next few months? I would like to make sure I'm prepared for future technology. I don't want to build totally for the present.
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posted by decrescendo
on Oct 8, 2008 -
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How do I transparently share files from a Windows Server 2008 box to several XP computers? I want it to stop asking for a username and password when people try to access files.
Also, can anyone point me in the right direction to solving this weird network issue I've been having?
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posted by Magnakai
on Aug 9, 2008 -
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I'd like to build a new PC for use as a headless server to run Asterisk. I've got a few conflicting goals for building it, and I'd like to get the Hive Mind's help for balancing power, size, cost, and efficiency.
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posted by CrayDrygu
on Feb 28, 2008 -
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My computer at work is being changed to a new server - I'm concerned about tracking of information and lack of access.
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posted by anonymous
on Jan 22, 2008 -
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OK, so that's
how to do it, but
should I do it? Should I rip my DVD and/or CD collections to a media server and then import the computer - but not the original discs - to the US, if I were move there?
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posted by Nice Guy Mike
on May 22, 2007 -
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I need to buy a server for around $800 ($1000 as an absolute maximum). It will be hosting a website with a (PostGres) database that will start at around 4GB and grow slowly (so would like at least 2GB of RAM). It
must be able run Linux, preferably Ubuntu or Debian.
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posted by phrontist
on May 10, 2007 -
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I want to build a home server to act as a file store, mp3 streamer etc. Is it possible to do so without destroying the planet? What ultra-low power options out there for use by the general public?
posted by hydrophobic
on May 5, 2007 -
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I am a photographer. My photographs are currently on a website that I used to work with but have since had a disagreement. I own the copyright to my images and would like the website to remove them. They are being very slow in their response as removing the images will create very negative publicity for them.
I have maintained their website for the last 4 years and have full admin access to their dedicated server. If I log in and remove my images, could I be accused of misuse of computers?
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posted by anonymous
on Mar 2, 2007 -
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I'm the new networking/windows servers 2003 administrator at school. Only problem is i know jack about networking! Looking for something I can pick up at the bookstore to give me a good introduction into the subject.
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posted by jmd82
on Jun 23, 2006 -
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Sellingmycomputerfilter: Im selling my computer and im trying to come up with a fair asking price. Can you help? Here's the specs:
Dell Poweredge 400sc
P4 2.4ghz 768Mb RAM
Two hard Drives - 40gb & 20gb
1901fp monitor
*No OS
Im thinking around $700, what do you think?
posted by flipmiester99
on Jun 8, 2006 -
22 answers
I need to allow a few people to access our mail server using Outlook from outside the building. They use OWA yet do not like having to use a web page to do this (yeah, I know...).
I thought of setting up POP3 but am not sure what ports I need to open on the firewall (110, 25 do not seem to cut it).
What is the functional difference between POP3 and IMAP and is either one better/easier to setup? (File folder sharing would be an optional objective).
Microsoft's KB system sucks...any other useful articles out there?
posted by SparkyPine
on Aug 2, 2005 -
11 answers
Where can I buy an inexpensive small form factor Linux server with a hard drive?
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posted by Nelson
on Jul 27, 2005 -
24 answers
External hard drive: I need something reliable, solid, and QUIET, in the 120-200GB range. Quiet is key, since it would be predominantly a music server and it's very annoying to have high-pitched hard drive whine in the background of everything I listen to. I'm currently using a LaCie 120GB Firewire drive, and it's been great except for the constant (not aggressively loud, but certainly noticeable) whine. Am I a spoiled brat, or is it possible to get a whisper-quiet external disk? (Tips for silencing or quieting an external drive are also welcomed.)
posted by logovisual
on Feb 13, 2005 -
7 answers
