Thecus has abysmal support and horrible software compared to its competitors. That it's much improved doesn't say a lot, except that it was awful then and somewhat less so now.
I had the N5200 Pro and it kept throwing disks out of the RAID, despite using disks that were on their approved list. No response from support and lots of complaints from users in their forums. After 6 months the power supply died, so not impressed by the build quality either. Got a Synology DS1010+, which was about half the size and a lot cooler looking, threw in the same disks and have never had a problem since. Also, their UI is just generations ahead of what Thecus has, not to mention that it *actually works*.
I've owned a professional Thecus NAS and that was not a pleasant experience. My current Synology DS1010+ NAS is literally light-years better and was only slightly more expensive. Software and support do matter, especially for a box that you probably just want to configure and forget about.
If you have a limited resource (such as developers) to go around, find an appropriate number (i.e. points) to represent a single developer and assign points to projects in order to determine their priority.
This ensures that the overall number of points that can be assigned remains the same, thus preventing inflation. To increase the priority of one project you will have to decrease the priority elsewhere, since the points allocated will have to be taken away from another project.
This is similar to how UserVoice lets people assign a fixed number of votes on suggested enhancements.
I have found no better illustration (of how our rights have been eroded) than the one given by Lawrence Lessig at OSCON 2002, captured as flash presentation here: http://randomfoo.net/oscon/2002/lessig/free.html (sadly, the sound quality isn't too good, but the content of the presentation is well worth it).
Thecus is really an awful suggestion. I own the N5200 Pro and can with certainty say that the device sucks. The web UI looks like an old version of what you find in a Linksys router, and its not pretty. It keeps kicking disks out of the RAID even though they're on the supported hardware lists. Emailing customer support never gives you an answer. Opening a ticket in their issue tracker never gives you a response. Forum is full of complaints. I'll never buy anything from them again.
I've since purchased a Synology and it is much faster, has a modern and feature-rich web UI, plus it actually works.
I started with a Thecus N5200 Pro 5-bay NAS myself, and it has been the most problematic experience ever. The device is simply broken, customer support non-existing, not and disks come and go from their "supported hardware" lists.
Then I got a Synology DS-1010 and moved all the disks over. The web interface looks like its 5th generation and is nicely Ajax-enabled, with a ton of features not found on the Thecus. Highly recommended if you can afford the purchase price.
Looks like Microsoft is serious about pushing this FUD. If you search for Chrome on TechNet it'll list a bunch of results tagged with "Google Chrome steals your privacy", but when you click through on the links there is no mention of Chrome. See for yourself at http://edge.technet.com/Search/Default.aspx?Term=chrome
I've tried Firebird (coming from the regular Mozilla) and while it technically may be the XSOP, it went straight out the door again here.
If you want it to do half the stuff Mozilla does, you have to install a ton of plugins, and none of these seem properly "coordinated" project-wise. So you end up much like with Miranda - tons of functionality, lots of duplicate settings and no grand master-plan as to how things should look or where they should be in the UI.
I mean, the whole concept of tabbed browsing is void if the top right-click menu item isn't "Close Tab".
I just hope they "fix" these useability issues before dropping the good old memory-hog;)
Everybody looking into building a jukebox or even just a web-based music repository should check out Andromeda (http://www.turnstyle.com/andromeda/).
It's a single php-file that you just throw in with whatever web server you're using, and it'll show all files in a neatly organized tree structure and allow direct listening, playlist management, etc.
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This is great news for terrorists - remote controlled car bombs. Now, why didn't someone else think of this any sooner...
1. Hack NASA 2. Command Curiosity 3. Produce Horde of Alien Robots 4. Invade Earth 5. Profit!!
Mod parent up. It sounds like advertising but it really is true. I'm equally impressed by my DS1010+ and I'm not easily impressed.
Thecus has abysmal support and horrible software compared to its competitors. That it's much improved doesn't say a lot, except that it was awful then and somewhat less so now. I had the N5200 Pro and it kept throwing disks out of the RAID, despite using disks that were on their approved list. No response from support and lots of complaints from users in their forums. After 6 months the power supply died, so not impressed by the build quality either. Got a Synology DS1010+, which was about half the size and a lot cooler looking, threw in the same disks and have never had a problem since. Also, their UI is just generations ahead of what Thecus has, not to mention that it *actually works*.
I've owned a professional Thecus NAS and that was not a pleasant experience. My current Synology DS1010+ NAS is literally light-years better and was only slightly more expensive. Software and support do matter, especially for a box that you probably just want to configure and forget about.
If you have a limited resource (such as developers) to go around, find an appropriate number (i.e. points) to represent a single developer and assign points to projects in order to determine their priority. This ensures that the overall number of points that can be assigned remains the same, thus preventing inflation. To increase the priority of one project you will have to decrease the priority elsewhere, since the points allocated will have to be taken away from another project. This is similar to how UserVoice lets people assign a fixed number of votes on suggested enhancements.
I have found no better illustration (of how our rights have been eroded) than the one given by Lawrence Lessig at OSCON 2002, captured as flash presentation here: http://randomfoo.net/oscon/2002/lessig/free.html (sadly, the sound quality isn't too good, but the content of the presentation is well worth it).
Wait for the same to happen to latency - having a highway for a bicycle isn't getting me there any faster.
Thecus is really an awful suggestion. I own the N5200 Pro and can with certainty say that the device sucks. The web UI looks like an old version of what you find in a Linksys router, and its not pretty. It keeps kicking disks out of the RAID even though they're on the supported hardware lists. Emailing customer support never gives you an answer. Opening a ticket in their issue tracker never gives you a response. Forum is full of complaints. I'll never buy anything from them again.
I've since purchased a Synology and it is much faster, has a modern and feature-rich web UI, plus it actually works.
I started with a Thecus N5200 Pro 5-bay NAS myself, and it has been the most problematic experience ever. The device is simply broken, customer support non-existing, not and disks come and go from their "supported hardware" lists. Then I got a Synology DS-1010 and moved all the disks over. The web interface looks like its 5th generation and is nicely Ajax-enabled, with a ton of features not found on the Thecus. Highly recommended if you can afford the purchase price.
Looks like Microsoft is serious about pushing this FUD. If you search for Chrome on TechNet it'll list a bunch of results tagged with "Google Chrome steals your privacy", but when you click through on the links there is no mention of Chrome. See for yourself at http://edge.technet.com/Search/Default.aspx?Term=chrome
I've very recently blogged about an idea for reforming the patent system, and would be very interested in feedback on the idea.
Read the full text (1 page) here:
http://www.mertner.com/morten/?p=32
If using .NET 3.5 you could simply use the new WeakEvent and WeakEventManager classes that no not keep listeners alive.
See http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.windows.weakeventmanager.aspx for details.
The political majority in Denmark has switched such that there is no longer a majority in favor of the current proposal.
Denmark is therefore going to vote no at the EC meeting (which will at the very least move the item from being A-list to B-list).
I run Exim with an ACL extension called Exiscan, which runs SpamAssassin and virus checker during the SMTP dialogue.
Rejected mails thus don't generate any undeliverable bounce messages to fill up the local mail queue, and the sender gets an immediate response.
I've tried Firebird (coming from the regular Mozilla) and while it technically may be the XSOP, it went straight out the door again here.
;)
If you want it to do half the stuff Mozilla does, you have to install a ton of plugins, and none of these seem properly "coordinated" project-wise. So you end up much like with Miranda - tons of functionality, lots of duplicate settings and no grand master-plan as to how things should look or where they should be in the UI.
I mean, the whole concept of tabbed browsing is void if the top right-click menu item isn't "Close Tab".
I just hope they "fix" these useability issues before dropping the good old memory-hog
Everybody looking into building a jukebox or even just a web-based music repository should check out Andromeda (http://www.turnstyle.com/andromeda/).
It's a single php-file that you just throw in with whatever web server you're using, and it'll show all files in a neatly organized tree structure and allow direct listening, playlist management, etc.
//EPrime
Use the tool LogoManager (1.22 is the latest, I believe) to extract your MNC/MCC settings, download/upload logos, etc.
Just google for it, should be easy to find. Requires either a cable or IR port, though.
Unfortunately there is no web site, but at least you can ping bad.mother.fucker.dk :)