Re: [H] Powerline questions

2013-02-18 Thread Brian Weeden
I use the Netgear 500 Poweline stuff specifically to connect my HTPC front ends to the server and can stream 1080p BluRay rips no problem. Brian Sent from my iPhone On Feb 19, 2013, at 6:38, Thane Sherrington wrote: > At 04:19 PM 18/02/2013, Anthony Q. Martin wrote: >> They are

Re: [H] New build prices ... and a NIVIDA card

2013-02-18 Thread Jason Chue
The latest HD 7970? I believe it's very slightly better than the Crossfired 5700 and does 6 monitors. Anyway, why not the cheaper i7 3820? On 18 February 2013 14:03, Winterlight wrote: > A The GTX 6xx are cheaper than they were 6 months ago. > > > I know nothing about Nvidia as I have always use

Re: [H] IMAP and iPad

2013-02-18 Thread Thane Sherrington
At 06:02 PM 18/02/2013, Christopher Fisk wrote: Thane, Have you considered getting your own domain and running incoming MX on an old server? Spam filtering is a pain in the ass, but if you're worried about space and about security, you can control both by putting your own cheap server with disk

Re: [H] Powerline questions

2013-02-18 Thread Thane Sherrington
At 04:19 PM 18/02/2013, Anthony Q. Martin wrote: They are all overrated in terms of those numbers. There is some site on the web that has measured throughput of the various powerline devices...you might google for it. No where near 500 Mbps end-to-end. I think those numbers mean rates at the sa

Re: [H] e-Sata card, multiple multi-drive enclosures

2013-02-18 Thread Jason Chue
I'm using a RocketRAID 622 card that came with my eSATA 4 bay enclosure. Are you using the same one? I tried both ports and it works. However, I have not had the chance to try BOTH ports simultaneously as I only have one 4 bay unit. Like you, I actually thought of getting another enclosure but cha

Re: [H] IMAP and iPad

2013-02-18 Thread Christopher Fisk
er... $10/year not per month. On Mon, Feb 18, 2013 at 5:02 PM, Christopher Fisk < christopher.f...@thefisks.org> wrote: > Thane, > > Have you considered getting your own domain and running incoming MX on an > old server? Spam filtering is a pain in the ass, but if you're worried > about space a

Re: [H] IMAP and iPad

2013-02-18 Thread Christopher Fisk
Thane, Have you considered getting your own domain and running incoming MX on an old server? Spam filtering is a pain in the ass, but if you're worried about space and about security, you can control both by putting your own cheap server with disk space in play. Frankly, if you setup a linux mac

Re: [H] IMAP and iPad

2013-02-18 Thread Christopher Fisk
gmail supports IMAP and POP3 access types. On Mon, Feb 18, 2013 at 4:12 PM, DSinc wrote: > Excuse me. But I thought that 'gmail' = Google. > > Did I miss something here? > Yes, I am still thinking about changing from POP to IMAP. > Duncan > > > On 02/18/2013 09:37, Thane Sherrington wrote: > >>

Re: [H] IMAP and iPad

2013-02-18 Thread DSinc
Excuse me. But I thought that 'gmail' = Google. Did I miss something here? Yes, I am still thinking about changing from POP to IMAP. Duncan On 02/18/2013 09:37, Thane Sherrington wrote: At 10:14 AM 18/02/2013, Christopher Fisk wrote: If you're like you and backup your mail who care's if they p

Re: [H] Powerline questions

2013-02-18 Thread Anthony Q. Martin
They are all overrated in terms of those numbers. There is some site on the web that has measured throughput of the various powerline devices...you might google for it. No where near 500 Mbps end-to-end. I think those numbers mean rates at the same time...as in between different endpoints, fo

Re: [H] Powerline questions

2013-02-18 Thread Naushad Zulfiqar
+1 for the wd version. It really is great. On Feb 18, 2013 10:54 PM, "Thane Sherrington" < th...@computerconnectionltd.com> wrote: > At 03:42 PM 18/02/2013, Anthony Q. Martin wrote: > >> Amazon.com review on adding units to the WD (this means the answer to >> your second question is yes, if you ge

Re: [H] Powerline questions

2013-02-18 Thread Thane Sherrington
At 03:42 PM 18/02/2013, Anthony Q. Martin wrote: Amazon.com review on adding units to the WD (this means the answer to your second question is yes, if you get the WD): Awesome, Anthony. Thanks! Are the 200Mbps models like the WD fast enough for HD streaming? The reason I was looking at the

Re: [H] Powerline questions

2013-02-18 Thread Anthony Q. Martin
Amazon.com review on adding units to the WD (this means the answer to your second question is yes, if you get the WD): "This is a terrific product. It does what it says that it will do. You will get much faster speeds than wireless without all the dropouts. Each box comes with two units. These

Re: [H] Powerline questions

2013-02-18 Thread Anthony Q. Martin
The answer to the first questions is yes. I'm not 100% on the second question as I have not done it before, but I do believe the answer is yes. I have also mixed devices between brands and they work. I think this was actually doing the thing above, but memory fades over time and I have moved

[H] Powerline questions

2013-02-18 Thread Thane Sherrington
I know we've discussed Powerline in the past, but I'm not very familiar, so I have a few questions. I was looking at this device: http://ca.netgear.com/home/products/powerline-and-coax/high-performance/XAVB5004.aspx# Am I right in assuming I can put the single port thingy in the room with my r

[H] e-Sata card, multiple multi-drive enclosures

2013-02-18 Thread Anthony Q. Martin
Does anyone know of a low-cost e-sata card that has the port multiplier feature enabled for multiple multi-drive enclosures? The card I have now has two e-sata ports and supports the port multiplier feature, but only for one multi-drive enclosure. The other port can only be used for a single-

Re: [H] IMAP and iPad

2013-02-18 Thread Thane Sherrington
At 10:18 AM 18/02/2013, Vincent Winterling wrote: I don't necessarily trust them more than anyone else with information of importance to me. For important stuff, I have saved it locally and in several places. I really don't trust Google with important email. They are processing every word, w

Re: [H] IMAP and iPad

2013-02-18 Thread Thane Sherrington
At 10:15 AM 18/02/2013, Christopher Fisk wrote: Sorry to reply to my own post, but even gmail has the method to backup your mail to pop3 on their FAQ: http://support.google.com/mail/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=34030 So I can do POP and IMAP simultaneously with GMail? That might work. T

Re: [H] IMAP and iPad

2013-02-18 Thread Thane Sherrington
At 10:14 AM 18/02/2013, Christopher Fisk wrote: If you're like you and backup your mail who care's if they protect it? How do I backup mail that's stored on Google? T

Re: [H] IMAP and iPad

2013-02-18 Thread Vincent Winterling
I don't necessarily trust them more than anyone else with information of importance to me. For important stuff, I have saved it locally and in several places. Vincent Winterling Vineland, NJ -Original Message- From: hardware-boun...@lists.hardwaregroup.com [mailto:hardware-boun...@lis

Re: [H] IMAP and iPad

2013-02-18 Thread Christopher Fisk
Sorry to reply to my own post, but even gmail has the method to backup your mail to pop3 on their FAQ: http://support.google.com/mail/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=34030 On Mon, Feb 18, 2013 at 9:14 AM, Christopher Fisk < christopher.f...@thefisks.org> wrote: > If you're like you and backup your ma

Re: [H] IMAP and iPad

2013-02-18 Thread Christopher Fisk
If you're like you and backup your mail who care's if they protect it? On Mon, Feb 18, 2013 at 8:43 AM, Thane Sherrington < th...@computerconnectionltd.com> wrote: > At 09:33 AM 18/02/2013, Vincent Winterling wrote: > >> Gmail's base storage for each account is 10gb. That's a lot of stored >> em

Re: [H] IMAP and iPad

2013-02-18 Thread Thane Sherrington
At 09:33 AM 18/02/2013, Vincent Winterling wrote: Gmail's base storage for each account is 10gb. That's a lot of stored email. Provided you trust GMail to store and protect your mail for you, sure. But if you're like me and have mail backed up in several locations, then perhaps not. T

Re: [H] IMAP and iPad

2013-02-18 Thread Vincent Winterling
Gmail's base storage for each account is 10gb. That's a lot of stored email. Vincent Winterling Vineland, NJ -Original Message- From: hardware-boun...@lists.hardwaregroup.com [mailto:hardware-boun...@lists.hardwaregroup.com] On Behalf Of Thane Sherrington Sent: Saturday, February 16, 20

Re: [H] IMAP and iPad

2013-02-18 Thread Vincent Winterling
Isn't exercising great care when deleting material important no matter what the platform or content? Vincent Winterling Vineland, NJ -Original Message- From: hardware-boun...@lists.hardwaregroup.com [mailto:hardware-boun...@lists.hardwaregroup.com] On Behalf Of Anthony Q. Martin Sent:

Re: [H] IMAP and iPad

2013-02-18 Thread Vincent Winterling
Synching across multiple machines. Local and server storage. Ultimately, convenience. Vincent Winterling Vineland, NJ -Original Message- From: hardware-boun...@lists.hardwaregroup.com [mailto:hardware-boun...@lists.hardwaregroup.com] On Behalf Of Anthony Q. Martin Sent: Saturday, Febru

Re: [H] IMAP and iPad

2013-02-18 Thread Vincent Winterling
The alternative would be to go with gmail. You're not dealing as much with your ISP. Vincent Winterling Vineland, NJ -Original Message- From: hardware-boun...@lists.hardwaregroup.com [mailto:hardware-boun...@lists.hardwaregroup.com] On Behalf Of DSinc Sent: Friday, February 15, 2013 7:19