It’s been more than a week and my Synology DS218 still converting the photos and videos. The process is slow and it really puts the processor hard at work. You still can access the data on the NAS — in most part, it’s seems running normally, but if you’re streaming high data contain of a […]
If you’re using a hot swap external hard drive like the one I loan from my friend — you may find yourself stuck and wonder why you can’t seem to access the drive directly from Synology NAS. Apparently, Synology has the same issue for a very long time. I found a user thread on Synology […]
I load Synology with a few movies and give it a spin. It was perfect, although my intention for the NAS is only for photos and files — this would make a very good pass time movie streaming server. I watch Netflix and YouTube with my Google Chromecast. I like the simplicity and the fact […]
Plex did a very good job with their server software and mobile apps. I’m very impressed. Really a beautifully made product.