Hard Disk Drive Video Players Hit The Mainstream

Published on August 29, 2005 to Networking

Until now, DVD players with DivX support have been a good alternative to the noisy living room PC. Now the first multimedia boxes based on hard drives have arrived. They can store hundreds of gigabytes of video and play it directly from the hard drive, yet are hardly bigger than a paperback novel. Read more

Review: LaCie Ethernet Disk mini

Published on September 13, 2005 to Networking

Sometimes you need more speed than most consumer Networked Storage products can deliver. Jim Buzbee takes a look at LaCie's dual-mode NAS that can also function as an external USB 2.0 drive. Read more

Review: Synology DS-101 Disk Station

Published on February 25, 2005 to Networking

The DS-101 Disk Station is a SOHO NAS that gives buyers the option of supplying their own 3.5 inch drive. Jim Buzbee put it through its paces and was pretty impressed, except for one key feature. Read more

Take Control of Your iPod's Disk Drive

Published on November 14, 2005 to Home Theater

In this excerpt from his electronic book, Take Control of Your iPod: Beyond the Music, Steven Sande shows you how to use your iPod as a disk drive and backup device for your Windows PC. The book includes some exciting adventures in iPod modding such as installing dual booting iPod Linux on Apple's best selling product ever. Read more

Linksys Network Storage Link for USB 2.0 Disk Drives reviewed

Published on July 6, 2004 to Networking

We at TomsNetworking tend to get pretty jaded with all the over-hyped me-too products that we see. But once in a while a product comes along that restores our faith in the networking industry's ability to innovate and deliver real value. Linksys' Network Storage Link for USB 2.0 Disk Drives may have an unassuming name, but once you see what this product can do, we think you'll agree that a new networking product category has been born! Read more