The BYOB Podcast

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  BYOB Episode 86

  5/21/2012

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  Duration: 30:33

  Short show this week, but we pack it full of hardware info. PCs on a Stick, AMD Trinity update, nVidia releases the GTX 670 Kepler GPU, Dirt cheap hi-res monitors? Server issues all around, Mike & Mike talk about their hard drive server issues on this weeks BYOB Podcast. Is That A PC In Your [...]

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  BYOB Episode 85

  5/7/2012

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  Duration: 1:00:09

  Special Guest Chris Barnes from the DMZ podcast thEndUsr joins us to discuss his systems. We’ll also tackle nVidia’s GTX690. Amazon plays me too with their cloud drive. Playon is told to move on. Welcome to Episode 85 of the BYOB Podcast. Special Guest – Chris Barnes Chris Barnes is host to the thEndUsr Podcast [...]

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  BYOB Episode 84

  4/30/2012

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  Duration: 1:32:33

  Z77, Ivy Bridge, Windows 8 talk, SplashTop, and Cloud Drives.  Tonight we have some in depth discussions on the new Ivy Bridge CPU’s and the Z77 chipsets.  We also hash out some differences on the various cloud drives such as Dropbox, SkyDrive, and G Drive and talk about the pros and cons of each.  We discuss [...]

• Windows 8 on IOS

  4/23/2012

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  Every once in a while you just want to try something that you probably don’t need, but can’t help but being impressed by the cool factor. That’s pretty much the best way to explain the new Splashtop  app for the iPad.  When I heard about this from the homeservershow, there was a natural attraction and [...]

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  BYOB Episode 83

  4/16/2012

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  Duration: 1:21:56

  We have a special guest, Michael Ross, filling in for Tim this week. Mr. Ross has some really impressive systems. We’ll also discuss his thoughts on media and cutting the cord. Its an All Mike episode on this weeks BYOB Podcast. Office PC My old P5B lasted me nearly 6 years with a minor upgrade [...]

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  BYOB Episode 82

  4/9/2012

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  Duration: 56:33

  nVida GTX680, AMD Opteron, and a whole bunch off SSD talk on this weeks BYOB Podcast Cheap Server CPU – Yes Please! AMD has introduced a new line of CPU products aimed more at the business server crowd but still worth looking at for those of us wanting mini-me business systems at home. The Opteron [...]

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  BYOB Episode 81

  3/19/2012

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  Duration: 1:05:39

  eVGA SRX motherboard, Zenbook, The new iPAD, the new Apple TV, SSD Caching with Highpoint’s new card, on Episode 81 of the BYOB Podcast. Big board, Big money eVGA’s new dual socket LGA-2011 Motherboard. For the truly hardcore, and the rest of us dreamers. Next Gen thin and light – Asus Zenbook Michael reviews the [...]

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  BYOB Episode 80

  3/12/2012

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  Duration: 1:24:42

  Tonight we talk to John Wills (aka jmwills from the forums) about his setup, networking overseas, and of course Windows 8.  We are joined by John Zajdler for the second half of the show to discuss Storage Spaces and other topics.  A special thanks to John W. for joining us tonight. Watch us on Livestream [...]

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  BYOB Episode 79

  3/5/2012

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  Duration: 1:46:31

  Tonight we talk Windows 8 and Server 8.  We give a first impression of Server 8 and a deeper dive into Windows 8.  Now that we have had a couple of days with it we discuss the good and the bad. Sponsor: GoToMeeting with HD Faces makes it easy to collaborate online anytime. Try it [...]

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  BYOB Episode 78

  2/26/2012

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  Duration: 1:36:57

  This week on the BYOB Podcast its the return of Scott Multon and this time we talk about SSDs.   Sponsor: GoToMeeting with HD Faces makes it easy to collaborate online anytime. Try it Free!   Interview with Scott Multon – Part II myharddrivedied.com Synchronous vs. Asynchronous SSDs have a bleak future Commentary on the [...]

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  BYOB Episode 77

  2/19/2012

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  Duration: 44:52

  This week on The BYOB Podcast. Intel has a new Sandforce based SSD. Passwords are not security and exploring the vulnerabilities of WiFi Protected Setup Sponsor: GoToMeeting with HD Faces makes it easy to collaborate online anytime. Try it Free! Sponsor: MozyPro Online Backup: Simple, Automatic & Secure Backup http://mozy.com/pro   An Intel SSD, that [...]

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  BYOB Episode 76

  2/5/2012

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  Duration: 44:04

  AMD Hondo, iHomeserver, D-Link DAP-1522, Vertex 3 Max IOPS 240GB, and Raspberry Pie? Sponsor: GoToMeeting with HD Faces makes it easy to collaborate online anytime. Try it Free! Sponsor: MozyPro Online Backup: Simple, Automatic & Secure Backup http://mozy.com/pro AMD readies Hondo AMD Readies Hondo, a 4.5W APU slated for Windows 8 Tablet later this year. [...]

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  BYOB Podcast 75

  1/30/2012

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  Duration: 1:24:12

  Corsair Accelerator Series, Jawbone JamBox, How to be security conscious and why all on this weeks BYOB podcast. Sponsor: GoToMeeting with HD Faces makes it easy to collaborate online anytime. Try it Free! Sponsor: MozyPro Online Backup: Simple, Automatic & Secure Backup http://mozy.com/pro   Corsair SSD Caching drives Accelerator Series Big Sound, Tiny Box Jawbone [...]

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  BYOB Podcast 74

  1/22/2012

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  Duration: 59:00

  This week we comment on what CES 2012 had to offer. Thunderbolt, Highpoint hybrid RAID, Fractal & LianLi, Passive 3D, Smart TVs and Ceton Q and Echo. What’s up with Netflix? On this weeks BYOB Podcast CES 2012 Western Digital My Book Thunder bolt Synology NAS or is it a SAN? Highpoint RocketHybrid RAID controller [...]

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  BYOB Episode 73

  1/8/2012

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  Duration: 2:10:33

  Data Recovery, Encryption, and Hard Drives.  Tonight we have the pleasure of being joined by Scott Moulton owner/founder of myharddrivedied.com.  We had a blast and learned an incredible amount about data recovery, hard drives, SSDs, and encryption.  We would like to thank Scott for spending time with us and for doing a fantastic job educating [...]

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  BYOB Episode 72

  1/3/2012

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  Duration: 53:43

  2011 Tech Faves, Tim’s server woes, Mike’s ESXi update, Michael’s Crossfire, AMD 7970 specs released, facebook client, AppRap. Diehard helps fill in on this weeks BYOB Podcast. Sponsor: MozyPro Online Backup: Simple, Automatic & Secure Backup http://mozy.com/pro   AMD 7970 is a beast! [H]ardOCP PCPerspective AnandTech 1 AnandTech 2 Mike’s ESXi Update Michael’s R6970 Adventure [...]

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  BYOB Episode 71

  12/26/2011

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  Duration: 1:08:23

  SkyDrive on mobile, the ESXi saga begins, Fractal Define R3 case, HTC Titan/Focus S/iPhone4S/Skyrocket comments, Xbox has a new console and Cord cutting has a setback. Its BYOB show 71. SkyDrive Tim reviews SkyDrive for iOS and Michael does the same for WP7 ESXi the other VM white meat Mike begins his exploration into ESXi [...]

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  BYOB Episode 70

  12/18/2011

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  Duration: 1:40:41

  Gaming build, VM build, and VM philosophy.  Tonight we talk to Paul Braren (aka: tinkererguy on the forums) about two of his builds.  We also cover some details on ESXi as well as a general discussion on VMs.  A special thanks to Paul for joining us and sharing his builds.  As always, please let us [...]

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  BYOB Episode 69

  12/12/2011

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  Duration: 52:44

  Cloning with Acronis, WHS on an SSD. Arcsoft Media Converter, #60 has a new Dashboard and Windows 8 Rumors? All on this weeks BYOB Podcast. Acronis to Clone the OS for WHS2011 Disk Director 11 Hardware Turncoat Mike uses Acronis to shrink his WHS2011 install and installs it onto an SSD. Sometimes pigs really can [...]

• Running an SSD on WHS

  12/4/2011

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  OK, I take back all the grief I told everyone on the forums about using an SSD in a Windows Home Server.  That being said, this is probably not for everyone but if you have a spare SSD it is worth considering. Okay let me set up the background of the experiment for you. Since I [...]