I don't know that I am that young anymore, but I love my NAS (old PC, 2 x 2TB drives mirrored, Solaris, ZFS). I store all my photos, personal documents and videos of the kids. Everything is mirrored, snapshotted and stored offsite in the cloud for $5 a month (thank you CrashPlan). It takes no time to manage and keeps everything safe. Why would this creep you out?

MOD UP please. It is a big mistake telling kids that they are smart - because then they will fear failure. Instead of telling them they are smart, tell them that they succeeded because they worked hard. Tell them that the brain is a MUSCLE and can be improved with exercise. Teach them to try.

It is caused by the document not registering the language. I had this too ... can't remember exactly how to fix it, but I think it involved configuring the default template or something similar.

Generally; but not always: Apple machines; Porsche cars; etc etc. People will pay for quality, but maybe not the majority of people.

Absolutely nothing - world's best media player, hands down. Install it on an AppleTV and you are done!

Or just install XBMC on the AppleTV (instlal - not just jailbreak). You can get an original Apple TV cheap nowadays (especially more so now the new ones are out); they are silent (no fan); they include a remote; etc etc

I am looking at this too .. though I think the design is a little crazy. I prefer my media box to be small and out of sight if possible. Or you should look at installing XBMC on the AppleTV (not just jailbreaking it). Pretty much rocks.

I was pretty much intending to do this, but you guys should also consider XBMC on the AppleTV - not running it as a jailbroken app, but completely overwriting the iOS and installing Ubuntu+XBMC. You throw in an add-on card and it will output 1080p, plus it is fanless, has a working remote, is very small, connects to SMB and runs the world's best media player! The only reason I would run XBMC on a small PC instead of an AppleTV is if I wanted to do other things (DVD, web, etc). But honestly, all I want my box to do is play all my media and do it well. XBMC on AppleTV is perfect for that.

The popcorn is good, really good, but it is not perfect. The music playback is pretty crappy; the interface isn't fantastic; and it is a little buggy. I think it is pretty much perfect if ALL you want to do is play movies, but if you want to do more, I would use something else.

I still prefer XBMC and after seeing a friend put it on a re-purposed Apple TV (not just jailbroken; completely overwritten), that is the way I am going.

Why go down this path??? When was the last time you bought, let alone hired, a DVD??? Who watches cable anymore? Why rip anything when you can download it?

More importantly, WHY DO YOU PEOPLE WASTE TIME TRANSCODING ANYTHIGN???

Just get a device that can play all of the content you already have: popcorn hour, XBMC etc etc

Seriously, this is the way to go:
- Small appliance
- XBMC (the world's best player IMHO)
- Integrated remote
- Quiet
- Plays everything
- Connects to SMB shares
- Can use the local storage if required (I would put all the kids movies locally ... cause they are played 24/7!)
- If you get a small add-on card, it will output 1080p natively

DO NOT BUY THE NEW APPLETV:
- only 20 output
- only 3 video formats
- no local storage
- you are locked in to their walled garden
- you will need to recode all your existing content

Can you please explain why you are doing this? What about redundancy for starters ... you lose that server and you lose 5,000 VMs!!!??? At least give us an idea of the industry you are in ...

This is not going to help you with your 'finding the right document' problem, but it is essential for your remote offices to be able to open (and save) those documents in a reasonable time. It will also have the added benefit of dramatically reducing your WAN traffic (think 50% reduction). When I initially trialled these, Riverbed was miles ahead of Cisco. That was 2 years ago, but they are still the only one with a remote client and a few other tricks. Well worth the investigation & money.

Don't believe the hype ... I can sell you my 6 digit thingy for $2.99 ... that is a magnitude better than he is offering!