maxtortheone
Chicken Fiddler
Looking for a good <$50 headset, mostly for gaming purposes. Any suggestions?
Looking for a good <$50 headset, mostly for gaming purposes. Any suggestions?
I have a MBA (not the doorstopper shaped one) and almost exclusively run Windows 7 on it unless I need to internet tether it to my phone. Everyone says I'm crazy :lol:
If you wanna build your own NAS and run a Minecraft server on top of it then I would suggest building a cheap desktop. You can set up a NAS like environment on any OS really (FreeBSD or Linux would be the better choices for obvious reasons) and then just install the Minecraft server software.So.. I sort of want something like a NAS, that is capable of running a torrent client, and possibly a Minecraft server at some point. I've been contemplating the Mac Mini, but I don't know if that's overkill? It seems like a nice solution, if I can access it wirelessly from my MBP. It looks nice, and the power consumption is low (something I feel I have to take into account when it would be on 24/7).
However, I am completely ignorant on this topic, so if anyone would have another, better solution, that would be great
I'm running a 120gb SSD on my MBP, and I'm getting tired of moving things back and forth from my external drive all the time. And being able to share everything with my family members would be great as well
Also, what's a clever solution to then stream movie files to my TV?
You're certainly not the only one - plenty of my mates are doing that too.
I run win7 50% of the time on my MBP.
If you wanna build your own NAS and run a Minecraft server on top of it then I would suggest building a cheap desktop. You can set up a NAS like environment on any OS really (FreeBSD or Linux would be the better choices for obvious reasons) and then just install the Minecraft server software.
TV streaming is a different question, what hardware do you have? What are your requirements for TV streaming, etc.... If you already have hardware you want to use then it would change your options somewhat. I personally use a WD TV Live+ it was a $100 and its a tiny little thing that makes for a great streamer and understands a shitload of formats.
You can look for miniITX systems like this but they can be pricey. When building a NAS type of system you always have to be mindful of expansion. When drive space runs out it's much easier to add another drive than it is to get a bigger drive and copy the data.I could easily go without the Minecraft thing, that would just be a bonus The torrent thing would have to be a requirement. Also, I don't want a full size desktop computer standing around, the form factor of the Mac Mini is something that's very appealing.
I'm going to have to research this further, it's a nice concept Being able to access it via the internet would also be pretty cool.
Thanks for the suggestions
Isn't the battery life terrible compared how it's like while running OSX?
Double post but this really has nothing to do with my previous one.
For all the "Apple is overpriced" folks out there:
Ultrabook (MBA competitors) will end up being around $2000 with SSD and i5 CPUs
A lot of things including the touchpad functionality IIRC are ever so inferior when running Windows on a Mac...one can't help but wonder if Apple's doing this on purpose...*rubs chin*
I am usually one for a good Apple conspiracy theory but I think it's more likely that its simply because of the fact that Apple can code better for OS X than they can for Windows, considering that they have full control over the entire product (hardware and software) it makes perfect sense. Also I have a feeling that they go the Honda way when it comes to Windows on their hardware, "just good enough". I'm sure they don't spend nearly as much time on the drivers and optimizations for Windows.A lot of things including the touchpad functionality IIRC are ever so inferior when running Windows on a Mac...one can't help but wonder if Apple's doing this on purpose...*rubs chin*
I am usually one for a good Apple conspiracy theory but I think it's more likely that its simply because of the fact that Apple can code better for OS X than they can for Windows, considering that they have full control over the entire product (hardware and software) it makes perfect sense. Also I have a feeling that they go the Honda way when it comes to Windows on their hardware, "just good enough". I'm sure they don't spend nearly as much time on the drivers and optimizations for Windows.
This also seems to be the case with iTunes, QuickTime, etc. on Windows.Also I have a feeling that they go the Honda way when it comes to Windows on their hardware, "just good enough". I'm sure they don't spend nearly as much time on the drivers and optimizations for Windows.
They could no doubt but there is no reason for them to do so. BootCamp is a way to let people who need some specific Windows software to be able to ditch the "PC" world, it was never meant to level the playing field.Yes, but Apple's by no means poor...they could hire kickass talent seasoned in the ways of Windows driver development to write drivers. It's clearly a case of "get it working good enough."
They suck on OS X slightly less than they do on Windows but I don't see as drastic of a difference as everyone says. 64-bit iTunes on Lion does work better and faster than before, QT still can't play shit other than h.264 mp4s and with Perian it takes like 20 minutes to start a movie from my NAS and it still stutters. VLC does it all no problem at the same time on the same network and same machine....This also seems to be the case with iTunes, QuickTime, etc. on Windows.
I could easily go without the Minecraft thing, that would just be a bonus The torrent thing would have to be a requirement. Also, I don't want a full size desktop computer standing around, the form factor of the Mac Mini is something that's very appealing.
I'm going to have to research this further, it's a nice concept Being able to access it via the internet would also be pretty cool.
Thanks for the suggestions