Convergence
In august 2008 I set about building a media convergence platform - Initially, I had no idea what would comprise such a beast but I had seen low profile computers looking very much like a media-audio/visual component and had actually bought one of these a few years before (albeit for a different reason).
I had a list of requirements:
- Have a single energy-efficient, quiet computer to be a centralized file and media server 24/7
- Never lose important data (again)
- RAID array
- Periodic backups to offline storage
- Offsite backups
- Central repository for all the personal photographs and media I've collected, never to be lost (again)
- A DVR for off-air/cable/satellite programming. Enter MythTV
- Central music repository
- Be able to host night-time and spider jobs. That sounds dark.
I also wanted to get and stay current with a bunch of different technologies; it's all about satisfying the inner geek.
Hardware Antec Minuet 300, Asus P5L-VM 1394 & Toys
Operating System Linux Fedora 9 (kernel 2.6.25)
DVR Software MythTV
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