It’s always exciting for us to see new data backup solutions that could genuinely help the average person preserve and protect their valuable data. We’ve written about the importance of regular backups to USB devices such as Western Digital’s MyBook Elite and the benefits of moving beyond single drive devices to RAID capable network attached [...]
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3 Comments »Someday I’m going to create a time based plot of the average amount of data I accumulate requiring permanent storage. Like most people whose lives are becoming increasingly digital, the graph will undoubtedly highlight an upward trend. Since most of this data is irreplaceable pictures, movies, and documents, it’s important to regularly back it up and understand what products [...]
Posted in NAS, Networking, PCs and Laptops, Storage, Wired Tags: backup, hard drive, NAS, network, QNAP, storage 3 Comments »If the number of new product releases is a sign of market potential, then the digital media player market is primed to explode. It’s actually becoming difficult to keep track of all the new product releases and their differentiating features, especially since most of the players offer little more than minor variations to the “digital [...]
It doesn’t get any easier than powerline networking. Just plug in both ends to an AC outlet and you’ve got an instant, reliable, secure network without the cost of stringing CAT5 cables through your walls. That’s why I’m always interested in hearing about powerline networking products, such as this recent release from Netgear[http://www.techclicker.com/2009/08/netgears-powerline-av-adapter-kit-with-ethernet-swit ch/] and [...]
Posted in Networking, PCs and Laptops, Powerline Tags: computer, ethernet, homeplug, network, networking, PC, powerline No Comments »As our lives become increasingly entrenched in a digital world, the need for reliable, robust, and easily archivable data storage will surely rise. Whether it be for home use storing digital family photos and movies, or in a small business environment as a server of shared files, the advantages of multi-drive networked storage devices become [...]
Posted in Hard Drives, NAS, Networking, PCs and Laptops, Storage, Wired Tags: backup, hard drive, NAS, network, QNAP, RAID, storage No Comments »
