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So, about a week ago, I decided to do a search for NAS boxes with DLNa, since the one I have was discontinued, and I wanted another one.
NAS stands for Network Attached Storage. Basically a box that holds one of more big hard drives and makes them available to the computers on your LAN. Very useful for sharing files and for backups as well.
DLNA is a sort of protocol for sharing media files over the LAN. My Bluray player can play files from the NAS box, for example.
Anyway, one popped up on sale at Fry's that looked like it'd do. So I sent a link to my "computer guy" and asked if he'd front me the mony for the NAS and a 4TB drive for it (basicallly, he buys it and I pay him back over the next few months).
He agreed. The NAS box is back-ordered (sigh) but the 4TB drive arrived the other day. So both to test it and (hopefully) to get a head start on setting up things for the new NAS box, I stuck it in the empty slot in the current NAS box. Since both the current box and the new one use EXT 4 file systems, there's good chance that I'll be able to pull the drive from the current NAS and plug it into the new one and have things just work.
If not, I'll at least have done an extensive burn in. :-)
BTW, do you have any *idea* how long it takes to copy 3.5 T B of files? Yeesh.
In other good news, I've been wanting to get a semi-decent bed to sleep on. What I'm using now is sort of kludged together from a broken futon couch.
I'd been thinking about a twin bed (much as I'd like one, there just isn't *room* for a double). and then a twin bunk bed showed up on freecycle. Clear across town though. So no way.
Then a couple days later another one showed up. This one was in my "quadrant" of town. I emailed to find out where they were exactly, and they turned out to be only about half a mile away!
Still couldn't figure out how to transport it. Then the person offering it said that since I was so close, they'd be willing to deliver it. Yay.
Finally got it a few days ago. I'm going to have to reassemble it, but that's doable. Shifting things around so I can put it together has been "interesting".
But with luck, I'll get it done tomorrow.
It's an all in one frame, not one that can be seperated into individual beds. Also, since it was intended for kids, it's a bit short. But if I use the holes for the rail for the mattress supports instead, I should be able to sit up without hitting my head. And I'll still be able to use the upper for storage.
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NAS stands for Network Attached Storage. Basically a box that holds one of more big hard drives and makes them available to the computers on your LAN. Very useful for sharing files and for backups as well.
DLNA is a sort of protocol for sharing media files over the LAN. My Bluray player can play files from the NAS box, for example.
Anyway, one popped up on sale at Fry's that looked like it'd do. So I sent a link to my "computer guy" and asked if he'd front me the mony for the NAS and a 4TB drive for it (basicallly, he buys it and I pay him back over the next few months).
He agreed. The NAS box is back-ordered (sigh) but the 4TB drive arrived the other day. So both to test it and (hopefully) to get a head start on setting up things for the new NAS box, I stuck it in the empty slot in the current NAS box. Since both the current box and the new one use EXT 4 file systems, there's good chance that I'll be able to pull the drive from the current NAS and plug it into the new one and have things just work.
If not, I'll at least have done an extensive burn in. :-)
BTW, do you have any *idea* how long it takes to copy 3.5 T B of files? Yeesh.
In other good news, I've been wanting to get a semi-decent bed to sleep on. What I'm using now is sort of kludged together from a broken futon couch.
I'd been thinking about a twin bed (much as I'd like one, there just isn't *room* for a double). and then a twin bunk bed showed up on freecycle. Clear across town though. So no way.
Then a couple days later another one showed up. This one was in my "quadrant" of town. I emailed to find out where they were exactly, and they turned out to be only about half a mile away!
Still couldn't figure out how to transport it. Then the person offering it said that since I was so close, they'd be willing to deliver it. Yay.
Finally got it a few days ago. I'm going to have to reassemble it, but that's doable. Shifting things around so I can put it together has been "interesting".
But with luck, I'll get it done tomorrow.
It's an all in one frame, not one that can be seperated into individual beds. Also, since it was intended for kids, it's a bit short. But if I use the holes for the rail for the mattress supports instead, I should be able to sit up without hitting my head. And I'll still be able to use the upper for storage.
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