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Plex Hardware Upgrades again

Back on 2/25/16 I got 3 items. Technically its 5 items. A Rosewill RSV-L4500 4U Rackmount Server Chassis, 3 Rosewill RSV-SATA-Cage, and Corsair CX750M 750W ATX Power Supply. I was planning  on using a old motherboard and CPU I already have. But,…

Times Up

If you did not make a payment. You will lose access to my server. To get back on board please pay the minimal of $5.00 to my Paypal account here. I have a few donors and I appreciate it. Remember…

Plex access for a limited time

I’m going to re-enable plex for everyone for a few days. I just look at my comcast Usage Meter. In just 10 days I only use 95GBs. This is with a slower connection and no unlimited data looks like. Times…

Not doing this any more.

Apparently I’m so broke that I’m still broke. Running Plex is not easy. There is the service fee of $39.99 a year. I have to pay $30 to Comcast per month. That equals $399.99 a year not including hardware maintenance.…

Future Plans

I’m jealous of the those who have money on YouTube and be doing all these awesome activities. I want to be able to do some vlogs in the future. I have a webcam (Logitech c920) But I haven’t an idea…

Anime 2016 Spring Season Starts Now

The new anime season is here. I will test all the new series and seasons on plex for 1 week. The ones I do not like will be remove by the 2nd week and any that anyone else wants to…

Plex work again

Okay, I really need to stop touching what’s not broking. I decide to add my external hard drives (My Books 3 and 4 TBs) and add them as permanent drives to my so call Plex Server (Dell OptiPlex 390). The…

Anime Winter 2015-2016 Maybes?

This is a first, But I’m just writing what I will be adding to plex for Anime Spring Season 2016. God Eater – Still waiting for the last episodes. Phantasy Star Online 2? – Where’s 1? Luck and Logic –…

New Router that cost me $300 when it retails $400

Okay I had to upgrade my wireless router from a DLink DIR-860L to a Netgear R8500 Nighthawk X8. Because of drop connections and not being strong enough to go across the house. But this new router goes from gate to…

Network Planning 2016

2U Firewall using pfSense or untangle – $400 Budget 2U Vitual Server Host – Up and running 2U or 4U 16TB File and Backup Server $1000 Budget