043: Synology DS1513+ vs. Mac mini Server: Return of the Jerry
/Recorded live March 25, 2014
We are pleased to be joined this week by Ryan Grimes of HoosierMac Consulting. Ryan has been a longtime user of Synology products and has been writing a series of blog posts comparing Synology network attached storage devices to the Mac mini Server.
Thanks to our exclusive sponsor this week, Smile Software. Smile makes great products for Mac and iOS, including our favorite time-saver, TextExpander.
Topics:
- Ryan’s comparison of Mac mini w/Thunderbolt RAID storage vs. Synology 1513+: Part 1 & Part 2
- How to set up CrashPlan Cloud Backup headless on a Synology NAS
- Plex
- complications from Apple changing default connection method for Mac servers to SMB when using Bonjour
- MineCraft server
- DHCP, DNS, VPN services
- how to find the "Performa 600" among Synology’s huge product lineup
- live demo of DSM 5.0
- cleaning up after non-certified fly-by-nights (“Anger Work”)
- Brett Terpstra's blog post on automating dynamic date math in TextExpander
