Reply To: Drobo Problems & Drobo vs. QNAP
Hi GeekBeat friends, I wanted to give an update on this issue. I’m now into my 18th day with the Drobo being down, and it doesn’t look like it’s going to be resolved very soon. I’ve been working with...
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NEW UPDATE The biggest concern I’ve had with this whole Drobo failure is that it is a SINGLE Disk failure, which should have allowed me to pop in a like sized drive and rebuild the array. This hasn’t...
View ArticleReply To: Honeywell or Nest Learning Thermostat
I’ve not found any that work with a whole house heat pump. I’d really like to be able to remotely control the HVAC at my vacation home. I bought a Nest v2 after being led to believe it would work. It...
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FWIW, I also have a Drobo 5N. Nominally, it has treated me well, but, it is SLOW! I do use a second level backup since I don’t trust 1 of anything!
View ArticleSuntactics Solar
I don’t have John P’s gigabucks for a whole house solar, but, I found a GREAT solar gadget charger, suntactics.com. I have the 14 watt model I can charge my iPad or normally my backup batteries. It...
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I would just point out that ALL NAS devices WILL suffer catastrophic failures. It is inevitable. So don’t let this issue shake your faith in Drobo. Let it shake your faith in single points of failure....
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Hi John P.! First, I’m really sorry about the trailer. I hope you find the people and let Cali open a can whoop-ass on them! Second, thanks for all the advice and suggestions. Third, I’ve listened....
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Reply To: Suntactics Solar
Looks like a great little gadget! Find me on Google+, Twitter and Facebook.
View ArticleUsb wall outlet refit into australian wall switch plates
Hi All, found this cool way to add usb charger to any wall switch plates in Australia USB-Charger.aspx Cheers Ben
View ArticleThunderbolt Display Stand
I’m curious what stands y’all are using to elevate the hight of your display. I know twelve south has the HiRise…any thoughts?
View ArticleReply To: Thunderbolt Display Stand
I don’t currently use a stand with my 27-inch iMac, but I like the look of this Lifta stand – though it might not elevate the display enough for some people. GeekBeat.TV Writer & Moderator |...
View ArticleWant! L3D Cube: The 3D LED Cube from the Future
It doesn’t really serve any practical purpose, and priced between $250 – $399 it’s not exactly cheap, but I really want one of these cool looking 3D LED Cubes!...
View ArticleReply To: MiKey- USB Connector, Charger Cable,Booster Battery, Bluetooth...
So it turns out that the campaign owner took the money and ran away. Made 32k off of us and hasn’t been heard from since. Indiegogo just said it’s not their problem and that was that. Never again...
View ArticleReply To: MiKey- USB Connector, Charger Cable,Booster Battery, Bluetooth...
That sucks. Guess there’s no protection for backers when this kind of thing happens. GeekBeat.TV Writer & Moderator | Google+ | Twitter | Website
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Just bought an Amazon Fire TV
I’ve heard lots of positive things about the Amazon Fire TV, including from @johnp and @cali, so I decided to get one while they are on sale here in the UK. Only had a quick play with it so far, but...
View ArticleCasiotron 46CS-27
Hey guys. My grandfather recently gave me one of his old watches, a Casiotron 46CS-27 watch....
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