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Re: Hacking Western Digital MyBook World Edition

____/ Robin T Cox on Monday 10 December 2007 18:41 : \____

> On Mon, 10 Dec 2007 18:38:41 +0000, Robin T Cox wrote:
> 
>> On Mon, 10 Dec 2007 10:03:12 -0800, nessuno@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
>> 
>>> <Quote>
>>> This page provides information on how to hack your MyBook World
>>> Edition, so as you can improve performance and add new features. MyBook
>>> is powered by ARM9 microprocessor, it has 32MB of SDRAM and boots from
>>> internal hard drive. The system partition has 2.8GB (only 260 MB is
>>> occupied). This means that you have a lot of resources for various
>>> improvements.
>>> 
>>> At least intermediate Linux experience is required for playing with
>>> MyBook. Please, if you do not meet this requirement, ask someone
>>> experienced to help you. Otherwise there is a risk that you will brick
>>> your MyBook!
>>> </Quote>
>>> 
>>> http://martin.hinner.info/mybook/
>> 
>> Even better - junk your Western Digital MyBook drive and get something
>> that works.
>> 
>> And - tell your friends not to send you one for Christmas.
> 
> PPS. According to the PC World review of this product:
> 
> <quote>
> During testing, we found our drive often failed to obtain an IP address
> from the router, so wasn't accessible. Western Digital is investigating
> this problem, and when we have a definitive answer we'll print an update
> on www.pcpro.co.uk.
> 
> The My Book World Edition is good value, but until Western Digital can
> fix the IP address issue we can't recommend it.
> </quote>
> 
> http://www.pcpro.co.uk/reviews/113196/western-digital-my-book-world-
> edition.html
> http://tinyurl.com/29bxnw

Microsoft's Home Server is a similar type of flop. Almost nobody even noticed
that it's out there.

Watch someone as he gets attached by (potentially) Microsoft shills
for 'daring' to criticise it.


Windows Home Server fan club beats me up for asking if WHS is Microsoft’s next
flop

,----[ Quote ]
| Literally within minutes of each other (strangely coincidental), I received 
| two e-mails — one from a colleague and the other from someone who concealed 
| their identity — that basically told me I was out of line for questioning the 
| chances that Microsoft’s Windows Home Server will succeed.    
`----

http://blogs.zdnet.com/Berlind/?p=851


Also see:

Will Windows Home Server be Microsoft’s next flop?

,----[ Quote ]
| If you buy-off on the theory that the world seems to be heading in the 
| opposite direction that Microsoft wants to lead it, then you can’t help but 
| wonder what the long term prospects for an offering like Windows Home Server 
| are. Not good, if you ask me.   
`----

http://blogs.zdnet.com/Berlind/?p=791


Who needs Windows Home Server with Linux around?

,----[ Quote ]
| Is this a joke? I only recently started paying attention to Windows Home 
| Server, since I tend to focus more on desktop operating systems and 
| enterprise server systems. So I didn't realize until now that WHS is really 
| just a vanilla file server.   
`----

http://www.linux-watch.com/news/NS9015653445.html


Will bad backups doom Windows Home Server?

,----[ Quote ]
| Microsoft just announced it's working on Windows Home Server, which
| among other features, will automatically back up files on all PCs in
| the home. But if the product uses the same kind of brain-dead backup
| built into Windows Vista, this is a product that will be dead on arrival.
| 
| The backup tool built into Windows Vista may be the worst utility
| every packed into an operating system. It doesn't allow you to back
| up individual files, folders or even file types. Instead, you have to
| back up every single file and folder of broad generic types. 
| 
| For example, if you want to back up a single picture, you have to back
| up every single graphic of every graphic file type on your entire PC,
| including all the graphics that Vista itself uses. This means you can
| be forced to back up hundreds of gigabytes of files if you only want
| to back up a few family photos.
`----

http://www.computerworld.com/blogs/node/4303


Home Servers Hold Big Promise, Limited Appeal

,----[ Quote ]
| While Vista's been grabbing all the headlines and hype, Microsoft's gone and 
| released another new operating system, and servers running it will probably 
| be the coolest gadgets most consumers won't rush out to buy.  
`----

http://www.smartmoney.com/Techsmart/index.cfm?story=20070906&afl=yahoo


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