SSD Review
Samsung 840 Pro 256GB SSD Review
Some companies just have a knack for making their way into my life. My home and offices are populated with plenty of Samsung tech; I have a Samsung microwave, LED TV, Soundbar, Galaxy S3, headphones, Color Laser Printer, 2 Samsung Laptops, etc. Well, now Samsung wa...
NAS
C.O.D. Monster Server Build – 40TB
You probably have already read our Build Your Own NAS tutorial, but for us it isn't enough. We, at COD, like to push the limits and with that , we require MASSIVE amounts of storage (mostly for our rather large library of uncompressed Kung-Fu movies). Following up ...
Articles
Build a NAS for Affordable Storage – The Complete Guide
Having a ton of extra hard drives lying around doing nothing seems like a huge waste to me. In my efforts to put some of this storage to good use, I have been toying with the idea of building a NAS using standard hardware and one of the open source NAS packages out t...
Articles
Should You Defrag Your SSD?
Hard Drive defragging has become routine for many of us. Through the years there have been a number of utilities that claimed to make accessing data quicker on your hard drives by placing it sequentially on your disk. We have read many guides that suggested that we...
NAS Review
QNAP TS-269 PRO NAS Review
It is so easy for us at C.O.D. to get carried away with storage solutions that are a bit over the top. Although there are a few of you out there that get excited about 6 bay and 8 bay NAS, the majority of people I know are more likely to look for a 2 bay or 4 bay so...-
Lian Li Announces New Mini-ITX Chassis with a Curve-Shaped Design and Front Acrylic Window – PC-Q30
Show Off Your Rig’s Internal Architecture Lian-Li Industrial Co. Ltd, today announces a new brushed aluminum Mini-ITX chassis – PC-Q30. With its curve-shaped design and large acrylic front window the fully aluminum PC-Q... -
Lian Li Announces Two New Brushed Aluminum Mini-ITX Chassis: PC-Q27 and PC-Q28
Lian-Li Industrial Co. Ltd. today announces two new brushed aluminum Mini-ITX chassis: PC-Q27 and PC-Q28. These two compact cases feature Lian Li's new railing mount motherboard tray design, and allow for the Mini-ITX platform ... -
XBMC & Microsoft, Together Forever
Today, at 6:09PM, in my inbox... was something crazy. I try to keep up with all things XBMC as it has always been jockeying for prime position in my home theater. Well, the news is... Microsoft and XBMC are now in bed togethe... -
Drobo Introduces Plex for Drobo 5N
Drobo has finally started to add some apps to their networked appliances to make them more useful for media hungry enthusiasts. Along with a copy module, Drobo has incorporated Plex for their 5N. Although Drobo is still far b... -
FinalWire Delivers AIDA64 v2.85 Update
FinalWire Ltd. today announced the immediate availability of AIDA64 Extreme Edition 2.85 software, a streamlined diagnostic and benchmarking tool for home users; and the immediate availability of AIDA64 Business Edition 2.85 so... -
OpenELEC 3.0.0 released
XBMC.org released a public statement congratulating the folks over at OpenELEC for releasing OpenELEC 3.0.0. This release brings XBMC Frodo 12.1 with all its bells and whistles to the embedded OS. -
QNAP Launches New Budget Friendly 4-drive Rackmount NAS for Workgroups and Entry-level SMBs
QNAP® , Inc. today announced its new budget friendly Turbo NAS lineup TS-421U and TS-420U rackmount models for the workgroups and entry-level SMBs with fast-growing needs of economical network storage. The TS-421U features wit... -
XBMC Returns to Regular Release Cycle After Frodo
XBMC Frodo has been released. With it, the development team has named the next version and returned to a predictable development cycle. Team XBMC has voted and the next version of XBMC, XBMC 13, will have the name Gotham!.
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Giveaway: Win a QNAP TS-219PII Turbo NAS!
QNAP and C.O.D. are teaming up to bring you the ULTIMATE Giveaway. One of our lucky readers has the opportunity to win a BRAND NEW QNAP TS-219P II Turbo NAS Sponsored directly from the manufacturer: QNAPMSRP: $349.99 USD
Samsung 840 Pro 256GB SSD Review
Some companies just have a knack for making their way into my life. My home and offices are populated with plenty of Samsung tech; I have a Samsung microwave, LED TV, Soundbar, Galaxy S3, headphones, Color Laser Printer, 2 Sam...
C.O.D. Monster Server Build – 40TB
You probably have already read our Build Your Own NAS tutorial, but for us it isn't enough. We, at COD, like to push the limits and with that , we require MASSIVE amounts of storage (mostly for our rather large library of unco...
Build a NAS for Affordable Storage – The Complete Guide
Having a ton of extra hard drives lying around doing nothing seems like a huge waste to me. In my efforts to put some of this storage to good use, I have been toying with the idea of building a NAS using standard hardware and o...
Should You Defrag Your SSD?
Hard Drive defragging has become routine for many of us. Through the years there have been a number of utilities that claimed to make accessing data quicker on your hard drives by placing it sequentially on your disk. We have...
QNAP TS-269 PRO NAS Review
It is so easy for us at C.O.D. to get carried away with storage solutions that are a bit over the top. Although there are a few of you out there that get excited about 6 bay and 8 bay NAS, the majority of people I know are mor...
LogMeIn Starts Charging for Free Service
I have been a long standing user of LogMeIn. Their remote administration and remote control products have really made my technology life much easier. Unfortunately, all great things come to an end. LogMeIn has made some impo...
Asustor Adds Sickbeard, Headphones, SABnzbd, CouchPotato and SubSonic
It is no secret that I liked the Asustor AS-608T. The NAS is a work of art; it looks great and performs well. However, as someone that uses my NAS for bother personal and business needs, I have been looking for the 3rd party ...
SanDisk Ultra Plus SSD 128GB Review
If you are in the market for an SSD, there are a lot of options. The market is so flooded that it may become difficult to pick one. SanDisk thinks they can persuade you to choose their Ultra Plus Solid State Drive by keeping ...
Asustor AS-608T Review
Storage today has never looked better. The days of loud rackmount servers and complicated operating systems is nearly gone. Today's storage is compact and inviting and the hardware has shifted to smaller systems that house to...
HighPoint RocketRAID 2720GSL & OpenMediaVault
For building a NAS, lately my OS of choice has been OpenMediaVault. Unfortunately, OMV doesn't ship with native support for one of the most inexpensive SAS controllers, the HighPoint RocketRAID 2720GSL. To gain support for th...
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