Jormy

Hi Everyone, I'm building a new PC and have the option to use my 11 year old PC as a server. I'm tech savvy but servers/NAS is 100% new to me.
 
What I'm looking for:
1. Personal Cloud - Backup phones, tablets, computers and access, share, edit files. 
2. Media Server - Access to all the video I have on Apple TV, iPhone, iPad, and Samsung TV's. 
 
So my questions are: 
1. What OS should I use? I have Windows 10 right now, PC will never accept Windows 11. I'm open to Linux
2. What apps would be ideal for me? 
3. Resources/websites I should be looking at? 

So, this might not qualify as Tech News exactly, but it's still friggin awesome.
 
BATTLEBOTS SET TO RETURN  THIS SUMMER!
http://gizmodo.com/battlebots-is-back-after-ten-years-and-its-bound-to-be-1684321001?utm_campaign=socialflow_gizmodo_facebook&utm_source=gizmodo_facebook&utm_medium=socialflow
 
The only sad part I find, is that Jamie Hyneman and Adam Savage's robot Blendo will apparently not make a return to the fighting scene. It was one of my favorite robots because of it's propensity to be asked to withdraw from tournaments due to the amount of destruction it caused. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blendo
 
 
Here's hoping to see some amazing robots this time around, especially with a decade of technological development between the last Battlebots and this one.
 
Edit: I can find no word on whether or not Grant Imahara and his robot Deadblow will return
Edit the second: Some videos for people to watch

Why no one cares about dark theme users? 

http://www.banggood.com/EXP-GDC-Laptop-External-PCI-E-Graphics-Card-p-934367.html

I don't care what they do as long as I can be allowed to transfer my consciousness into a robot body and live forever

On a recent tweet by an AMD representative Robert Hallock, it has been confirmed that dual GPU cards are now finally able to double their VRAM with proper optimization and support using low level APIs such as mantle and possibly DX 12.
 
Here is the tweet:
https://twitter.com/Thracks/status/561708827662245888
 
 
Here is an article that goes into more detail. 
http://wccftech.com/geforce-radeon-gpus-utilizing-mantle-directx-12-level-api-combine-video-memory/
 
 
So there you go guys. This is really exciting and hopefully will see more support in the future. 

So... I suddenly want one even more for an entirely unrelated reason

A bell  in Clarendon Laboratory at Oxford University has been ringing, nonstop, for at least 175 years. It's powered by a single battery that was installed in 1840.
The bell’s clapper oscillates back and forth constantly and quickly, ​meaning the Oxford Electric Bell, as it’s called, has rung roughly 10 billion times, according to the university.
It's made of what's called a "dry pile," which is one of the first electric batteries.
Dry piles were invented by a guy named Giuseppe Zamboni (no relation to the ice resurfacing company) in the early 1800s. They use alternating discs of silver, zinc, sulfur, and other materials to generate low currents of electricity.  
 
Researchers are afraid that opening the bell would ruin an experiment to see how long it will last.
 
 

Science!!
hope they figured it out as it will be revolutionary !!
source:
http://motherboard.vice.com/read/this-battery-has-lasted-175-years-and-no-one-knows-how

This is super creepy.

Source:http://techcrunch.com/2015/01/16/a-million-dollar-robot-suit-is-available-on-amazon-japan/?ncid=rss&cps=gravity_1462_-4353876897451461313
 
Available on Amazon, the mech named Kuratas first unveiled in 2012 is now available for purchase on amazon for $1 million (120 million Yen).
 
JAPAN - KANTO REGION ONLY
 
The mech has a speed of 5 miles per hour and has a fully functioning BB gun which is an optional purchase.
The BB gun is fired by smiling at your target's immediate demise.
 

 
Just hurry with a particle reactor + emitter then I'll be happy...miku.

Well its a 5ms response time and for fps gaming you want 1-5ms so its decent. Hell to be honest if its free take it no mater if you plan to use it or not worse case scenario is you don't like it and just use it as an auxiliary monitor 

Uh, she's the one with the persecution complex. Here, let me give you an example of why this form of "feminism" (which isn't feminism at all) is wrong:
 
Rosa Parks protested having to sit in the back of the bus and having to give up her seat to white man.
If Parks had Sarkeesian's personality, she would have fought for white men to have to sit in the back and give up their seats.
 
This is the difference. She doesn't fight for equality; she fights for "justice." Even saying that she fights is a bit much because she really just points fingers for the most part. Do you even understand what sexism is? Sexism is blaming masculinity and men for all of the world's problems. Sexism is saying that there need to be separate controllers and control schemes for women (segregation anyone?). Sexism is NOT disliking one woman for misleading most of modern society about an important social movement, setting it back farther every time she opens her mouth. Before you respond to this, I want you to think about something: You're saying that everyone who dislikes her is sexist against all women. You are effectively saying that anyone who doesn't like every single person of a sex is sexist. That's how equality works. If that's not the way you see it, you're putting her on a pedestal. Again, that is the polar opposite of equality. 

Hey guys.
I want to paint my motherboard heatsinks, any tips?
Would a normal spray paint from a random store work?
MoBo: Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3

I posted it in another thread, but I'll say it again here. 
 
If you own Left For Dead or Bioshock Infinite on Steam, you will already have access to this beta, just check your steam library.
Its slightly more limited, as you miss out on one game mode, but its still access. 

That’s a copy of Madden, a new PS4 and an autographed mini-helmet from Lions receiver Calvin Johnson.
 

 
 
Good guy EA, its always nice to see companies step in and help out. 
This kid got lucky haha, Lost a contest for a copy of a game; Gets new Console, Game and a autographed item from EA.
 
Wonder if he already had a PS4 or is a Xbox One fan... Hmmm

Confirms that EA have dug so deep that they're now past the core and finally digging up

Oh God, I was hoping for pictures and there are!
 
Not a bad way to make a quick buck. This wouldn't be happening if Apple priced their products similar across all regions though.

I hate this. When something becomes law, there is very little chance to repeal it. When something doesn't become law, it tries again, sometimes packaged differently hidden in a different bill. It's a loosing battle.

Ikr , lol I have an old hd 7950 that overclocks to 1100 MHz on the core , it's like wtf how is this possible on an old tired reference card

Add fans and OC. Shoudl give you areound 4.5Ghz lumens
 

Is there a water cooling option?
 
Also can I overclock it??

NCIX: http://bit.ly/1zA0MDW Amazon: http://geni.us/F6y  
After four arduous days, the project is finally coming together. But will it complete on time?...
 

you would need quite a few pixel to get a finger print. so thats gonna be pretty close for a standard camera.
 
however an excuse for politicians to were black leather gloves permanently has now arisen. adding to there super villainy 

AMD FX6350
NCIX: http://bit.ly/13FT5lp
Amazon: http://geni.us/1kQ0
 
AMD R9 285
NCIX: http://bit.ly/1JRc11B
Amazon: http://geni.us/1RR9
 
MSI 970 Gaming
NCIX: http://bit.ly/1GZ8xrq
Amazon: http://geni.us/1Cnt
 
AMD RAM
NCIX: http://bit.ly/1GZ8Kek
Amazon: http://geni.us/1AtZ
 
4K has always seemed a bit out of reach for most PC gamers. But with this build, it is SIGNIFICANTLY more affordable than you might expect...