03-23-2011, 02:16 PM | #16 |
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I got my TonidoPlug in the mail yesterday, and hooked it up to my router, connected a TB USB hard drive to it, and started playing with it. All I have to say is that it works exactly as advertised. I now have access to a private 1 TB cloud that I hold all of the keys (caveat below) to. They advertise that the thing supports a USB hub, and you can plug in multiple hard drives, so that means the limit is however mach storage you’re willing to pay for and however many USB hosts Ubuntu is capable of.
It also presents your drive on the private facing side as Shared Network Attached Storage, which means you can map it as a drive letter and use it as you would use any other drive on any system on your private LAN. There are apps (clients) for Android, Blackberry, iOS, and can be accessed from any computer via a web interface. The web interface is pretty straight forward, but the Android app UI is a little cumbersome. Defiantly not up to DropBox standards; but what the hey, it works. One note of caution, when you set up web shares, the default access mode is “everyone”, not knowing this; I set up a share to my entire 1 TB, and sent the URL to my work address. When I got to work this morning I discovered that my entire cloud was wide open to anyone who knew the URL. I immediatly loged on as admin, set up a guest account and restricted the share to that account. Now it requires a username and password (recommend a strong password) to access the drive. Also be aware that the user name on the guest account is case sensitive. The caveat to holding the keys is that unless you have a static IP, you will need a dynamic DNS service. Tonido provides such a service, but it will work with any of the services available on the internet. So they keep your login info (except password) on their Dynamic DNS servers, but all other date is local. Also, if for whatever reason Tonido should fail as a company, you are not dependant on them for Dynamic DNS, you can just subscribe to another service. Last edited by wodin; 03-23-2011 at 02:18 PM. |
03-23-2011, 03:04 PM | #17 |
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@wodin thanks for the review. I actually have a similar device that offers web interface access to my HD. I haven't enabled anything on it yet, time to look into it. However the Android app interface seems like this device might be worth purchasing one in the future.
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03-23-2011, 04:18 PM | #18 |
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Tonido has three levels of entry, 1) there is a free app that runs on your PC and makes shared folders available as a personal cloud, 2) there is a paid app ($30) that is like the free app but with more features, 3) there is TonidoPlug which is a hardware device as described above, and includes option 2. The TonidoPlug itself is $99 plus shipping, and then there is the cost of USB hard drives. I have about $200 tied up in the system and don't regret it. I started with the free app, and was impressed enough with the possibilities that I decided to go for the hardware solution. Since it also provides NAS capabilities, and reviewing the cost of NASs, I think it turns out to be a bargain. |
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03-25-2011, 08:53 PM | #20 |
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Go to love the intro. "I'm standing in front of the temple to the most amazing religion..."
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Do you deny that Apple is a religion?
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For God's sake, they are a company that make things.
You can make a video about people obsessing about anything. I bought an iPad because at the time I bought it it was the best option available. If I was buying now maybe the Xoom would be the best option, I haven't looked into it enough to be sure. There is just as much fanboyism in obsessively hating something than in obsessively loving something. |
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There was nothing genuine unbiased about the bit--in the fashion of the daily show/Conan--the reporter was there to do nothing more than make fun of the folks who wait in a line for hours just for a product/movie.
I guess he was unbiased he did call the Motarola Xoom the "other religion" =X= Last edited by =X=; 03-26-2011 at 12:23 PM. |
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The think I like least about the Xoom is the speakers on the back. The are muted and would be much better on the sides or bottom or something...
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