Buffalo Linkstation Duo – 2TB

Product Description – From Buffalo

The LinkStation™ Duo is a high performance, multimedia, shared RAID network storage solution for the home and small office that requires a central location to share data files, photos, video and music.
The unit is a two drive NAS solution that can be configured in RAID 0 for performance or RAID 1 for redundant storage. In addition to the storage capabilities, stream multimedia to a PC, a Mac, a Buffalo™ LinkTheater™ and other DLNA CERTIFIED™ or UPNP media player, as well as sharing movies, photos and documents in a home or small business network via the Internet with the WebAccess feature. The LinkStation™ Duo seamlessly

Cisco Switch ‘Cheat Sheet’ – Part 2.

Continuing on from the first Cisco Switch Cheat sheet, here are some more, advance setting for configuring a cisco swith using the in built command line IOS.

Add Passwords and Configure the Virtual terminal for logon

no enable password

Cisco Switch ‘Cheat Sheet’ – Part 1.

This Post just details some useful thing to remember and use when setting setuping up a cisco Switch, specifcally the Catalyst 2950 and 2960 switch, which I use often. These use the cisco IOS. You’ll need a basic understanding of cisco switch and Cisco IOS, and None of the authors, contributors, or anyone else, in any way whatsoever, can be responsible for your use of the information contained in or linked from these web pages.

Connecting to the Switch

Filename Cleaner Script.

Here’s another simple script that I used frequently. In it’s currently state it removes Fullstops, Underscores, hyphens from files names.

So a file call File.name-test_1.avi would become File name test.avi

The script is often helpful when managing media or importing files into a systems that requires a specific format.

XBMC using Windows 7.

I have recently Purchased the Acer Revo 3700 Nettop PC, to be used as a media player. I’ll duel boot this with ubuntu soon and compare performance between Windows 7 and the Ubuntu Installed.

First though, I need to Install Windows 7 and XBMC and get my remote control working ok. (all my Media is stored om my NAS box.

Hardware Used :-

Finding a File in ubuntu.

Need to find a specific file or files of a certain type within the command line on ubunutu. The find command can help, and is very verstile when looking for files on your systems. Detailed below are a few helpful ways to using the find command.

Find basis

The default syntax of find is:

Mounting a Buffalo Linkstation Share on Ubuntu.

Quick details on how to permanently mount a Buffalo Linkstation Share (such as the Linkstation Duo, Pro etc) on ubuntu.

First Create a mount point, open a terminal promt and go to the directory you wish to create you mount point (such as /mnt)

cd /mnt
sudo mkdir Media

Installing windows 7 from a USB drive (DOS method).

With my new Acer 3700 Revo not having a CD/DVD, I need to install windows 7 of a USB drive. This guide will show you how to do just that. Your need a Windows 7 PC and access to windows 7 source media. and a blank Pen Drive of at least 4 GB ( I’m using a 16GB).

Doing it in DOS Step by Step guide.

Insert you windows 7 DVD and note down your DVD drive letter (from Windows Explore or My Computer).

Acer Aspire Revo R3700 Nettop

I’ve just purchased a new Acer Aspire Revo R3700 Nettop from Ebuyer for £199. I intend to use this as a HTPC.

I’ll Start by installing windows 7 on it and runing XBMC, Icheck the frame rate and performance with SD, 720p & 1080p.

2011 in review

The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2011 annual report for this blog.

Here’s an excerpt:

A San Francisco cable car holds 60 people. This blog was viewed about 3,000 times in 2011. If it were a cable car, it would take about 50 trips to carry that many people.

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