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Adding And Using Drobo Apps

Posted on July 7, 2009 by Brian

There were a number of functions that a Drobo + DroboShare can provide when you use Drobo Apps and this was a big plus point for me. What are Drobo Apps?  As Drobo is basically a pared-down Linux PC, it … Continue reading →

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Adding Drives To Drobo

Posted on July 5, 2009 by Brian

The first task, after adding the Drobo Share to the stand-alone Drobo, was to add a couple of old 320GB SATA drives I had in the attic. I first checked that there weren’t any gems left on them before adding … Continue reading →

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Adding DroboShare To Drobo

Posted on June 27, 2009 by Brian

DroboShare allows you to use your Drobo as a true NAS device.  This means that I can use it to stream media, create Apple Time Machine backups, have my own huge FTP resource, be able to access the files on … Continue reading →

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Getting Started With Drobo

Posted on June 27, 2009 by Brian

I’d saved a bit of money for the possibility of an iPhone 3GS purchase this month but when it came to the choice between securing my home network data (TV, films, photos, music and starting to use Apple’s Time machine) … Continue reading →

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