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HelpPrevent iTunes from switching library locations
Reader Alex Christie has run into a common iTunes frustration. He writes: I have a lot of media files in my iTunes library and because of that, I...
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ReviewsQNAP TS-419P II NAS
The Quality Network Appliance Partner company is also known simply as QNAP Systems, Inc. The company is a relative youngster, founded in 2004, but...
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Features 1The storage space race
Remember when a gigabyte was considered virtually limitless storage? Then the magical terabyte was more space than you’d ever need. These days,...
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Help 1Manage and play media from a NAS device
As computers have become more affordable and taken on increasingly important tasks in our lives, it’s common to have more than one of them on the...
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Reviews 2Group test: NAS storage devices
Storage – we can never have enough. With desktop hard drives capable of up to 3TB of storage, iTunes libraries that grow by gigabytes per week and...
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Blogs 4Apple needs an iTunes Server version
As our media libraries increase in size with gigabytes of music, movies, TV shows, podcasts, audiobooks, and apps, many of us are seeking ways to...
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BlogsSharing iTunes libraries
In October 2001, many laughed at Steve Jobs’ latest brainchild – the iPod. How could a US$400 device that could only store and play music help...
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Help
Create a central media library
Apple may not offer a dedicated media centre, but the features its hardware and software provide can come pretty close. You can watch movies on...
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Reviews
New: HP boosts Mac integration with new MediaSmart home servers
Hewlett-Packard (HP) on Tuesday announced the release of the MediaSmart EX490 and EX495 Home Servers. They’re available for pre-order for $549 and...
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News
WD introduces world’s first 2 terabyte hard drive
Western Digital announced Tuesday the first 2 terabyte (TB) hard disk drive, a new addition to its Caviar Green product line. The new 3.5-inch hard...
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Reviews
Review: Sonos Multi-Room Music System 2.7
Read enough reviews and you understand that part of a reviewer’s job is to present an unemotional—even detached—evaluation of Product X, Y, or...
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Blogs
Enticing rumours
Two rumours currently bouncing about have piqued my interest. The one that interests my credit card company is that AT&T in ths US are considering...
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Blogs
Enticing Rumours
There are two rumours currently bouncing about that have piqued my interest. One is that AT&T in the US are considering "tethering" - allowing...
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Blogs
Hack to the future
One of the attractions of using a Macintosh instead of that other operating system is not having to futz around with command lines and arcane code...
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Reviews
Network Attached Storage — Plays well with others
The choice between these NAS devices is really simple: you pay yourmoney and you make your choice. Each one provides all the essentialsyou could ask...
