I’ve written about having a server at home before, but I’d like to re-evaluate my thoughts on it. I had a quick little Twitter conversation with Mark last night, and felt I should write a bigger blog post a bout my thoughts. Here is my current home network scenario:
I have a Vista based Media Center [...] Read more »
Archive for the ‘Thoughts’ Category
The Ideal Home Server
MondaySep 8,2008
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Languishing
TuesdayJul 8,2008
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Sometimes I just do not understand Microsoft. Windows Media Center is a very good DVR/front end, and pound for pound, arguably the best out there right now. It is easy to set up, simple to use, and aesthetically pleasing. And Microsoft claims that it is an important part in their "living room experience," yet they [...] Read more »
Command Central
WednesdayOct 31,2007
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This is what my desk looked like about a week ago:
As my wife can attest, I had become a little disgruntled with the whole thing, since there wasn’t any extra space to actually do anything. So, I did something about it:
I got a small shelf thing from IKEA and put the monitors and laptop on [...] Read more »
A musical mind
ThursdaySep 6,2007
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Back when I was a teenager, a CD was a sort of precious commodity. As with most of my peers, I didn’t have a ton of money, so shelling out $12-$15 per album was considered an investment; if you ended up with a CD that was barely worth a single listen, you couldn’t help but feel like you [...] Read more »