In Feburary 2016 27,
Select your media. Deciding what you want to stream is important because it allows you to estimate the average file size and the number of files you’ll be able to stream simultaneously. Try selecting 20 videos with an average size of 20MB to start.
Build a streaming server rather than subscribe to a hosted service. You can use a second-hand PC with at least 4GB of RAM and a 2 GHz processor at minimum. Install a hard drive that runs at 7,200 rpm and offers at least 100GB of free space.
Install Windows Media Server on your streaming media server. You can download a free trial version and use it for up to six months. By that time, you should know whether you want to purchase streaming media software or go with a streaming service.
Upload your video files to your streaming server. Verify that the streaming media option for each video is enabled. Note all filenames and addresses for future website linkage. You’ll need to create a simple network to include your streaming file server and administrative PC. Remember to use a unique drive letter when naming your streaming drive.
Create your website or modify your existing site using thumbnail images for each video. Then link the thumbnails to the appropriate selections in your streaming video file bank on your server. Always use the complete network address in your links.
Upload your new or modified website to your Web hosting service and then test your streaming video service on a remote computer. You should be able to click on a thumbnail and see the linked video begin to stream across your screen in a few seconds.
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Samstag, 27. Februar 2016
Mittwoch, 17. Februar 2016
How to Build a Rendering ComputerIn Feburary 2016 17,
In Feburary 2016 17,
Create a budget by considering your rendering needs. An Adobe After Effects rendering computer for a novice could use a quad-core processor and non-workstation graphics. A professional architect might need a large workstation to render AutoCAD graphics.
Select the motherboard and processor first. A low-end computer could be built with an AMD quad-core processor, a mid-range could use an Intel quad-core, higher still an Intel 6-core, and dual or quad XEONs with 4-6 cores each is the generally accepted to be top quality.
Find a power supply and case that matches the specifications of your motherboard, CPU and graphics cards. A workstation ATX motherboard will require a larger case than a standard ATX motherboard. The power supply should be around 600-1000 watts to accommodate the energy-hungry graphics cards and hard drives.
Select hard drives that match the RAID connectors on your motherboard. Look for SATA, if possible. Also look for the speed. Never get hard drives with a speed less than 7,200 RPM unless they will be used for storage only. 7,200 RPM or 10,000 RPM in a RAID 5 or 0 array would be best.
Find RAM that is error correcting if the budget allows, otherwise get at least 6 GB for a quad-core CPU, 12 GB for 6 core or dual XEON (quad) and 24 GB for Dual or quad 6-core XEONs. RAM is very important for rendering applications and not having enough can cripple to effectiveness of your CPU.
Purchase an optical disc drive with either a DVD-R or Blu-Ray-R drive. An optical disc drive will not help speed up the rendering process, but might be necessary for exporting the finished product.
Select a video card that is Adobe approved if your computer will be used for video rendering. If you will be using your computer for 3D renderings, select the workstation-approved video cards from Nvidia or ATI. Nvidia's is called Quadro while ATI's is FirePro.
Build the Computer
Mount the power supply in the case and make sure all the fans are tightly screwed in.
Place the motherboard into the case, then secure it. Unlock the CPU lock and put the CPU in pins side down.
Squirt a copious amount of the thermal paste onto the CPU, then place the fan and heat sink on top. Lock both into place using the motherboard clips.
Put the RAM into the motherboard's RAM slots, and make sure they are secure by locking them into place with the clips.
Insert the video card into the PCI-Express slot and attach the power cable. If you are running multiple video cards in SLI, attach the SLI cable.
Place the hard drives into the hard-drive bay and the optical disc drive into its bay. Attach the SATA cables from both to the motherboard, then connect the power cables. If you are using multiple drives with RAID, configure it.
Connect the power cables to the motherboard and check all connections to make sure they are secure. Close the case, attach a monitor, keyboard and mouse. Press the power button. The computer should boot up and display BIOs.
In Feburary 2016 17,
Create a budget by considering your rendering needs. An Adobe After Effects rendering computer for a novice could use a quad-core processor and non-workstation graphics. A professional architect might need a large workstation to render AutoCAD graphics.
Select the motherboard and processor first. A low-end computer could be built with an AMD quad-core processor, a mid-range could use an Intel quad-core, higher still an Intel 6-core, and dual or quad XEONs with 4-6 cores each is the generally accepted to be top quality.
Find a power supply and case that matches the specifications of your motherboard, CPU and graphics cards. A workstation ATX motherboard will require a larger case than a standard ATX motherboard. The power supply should be around 600-1000 watts to accommodate the energy-hungry graphics cards and hard drives.
Select hard drives that match the RAID connectors on your motherboard. Look for SATA, if possible. Also look for the speed. Never get hard drives with a speed less than 7,200 RPM unless they will be used for storage only. 7,200 RPM or 10,000 RPM in a RAID 5 or 0 array would be best.
Find RAM that is error correcting if the budget allows, otherwise get at least 6 GB for a quad-core CPU, 12 GB for 6 core or dual XEON (quad) and 24 GB for Dual or quad 6-core XEONs. RAM is very important for rendering applications and not having enough can cripple to effectiveness of your CPU.
Purchase an optical disc drive with either a DVD-R or Blu-Ray-R drive. An optical disc drive will not help speed up the rendering process, but might be necessary for exporting the finished product.
Select a video card that is Adobe approved if your computer will be used for video rendering. If you will be using your computer for 3D renderings, select the workstation-approved video cards from Nvidia or ATI. Nvidia's is called Quadro while ATI's is FirePro.
Build the Computer
Mount the power supply in the case and make sure all the fans are tightly screwed in.
Place the motherboard into the case, then secure it. Unlock the CPU lock and put the CPU in pins side down.
Squirt a copious amount of the thermal paste onto the CPU, then place the fan and heat sink on top. Lock both into place using the motherboard clips.
Put the RAM into the motherboard's RAM slots, and make sure they are secure by locking them into place with the clips.
Insert the video card into the PCI-Express slot and attach the power cable. If you are running multiple video cards in SLI, attach the SLI cable.
Place the hard drives into the hard-drive bay and the optical disc drive into its bay. Attach the SATA cables from both to the motherboard, then connect the power cables. If you are using multiple drives with RAID, configure it.
Connect the power cables to the motherboard and check all connections to make sure they are secure. Close the case, attach a monitor, keyboard and mouse. Press the power button. The computer should boot up and display BIOs.
In Feburary 2016 17,
Montag, 15. Februar 2016
The Best Ways to Backup a ServerIn Feburary 2016 15,
In Feburary 2016 15,
Tape backup drives can be integral to the network or housed at remote locations. Tape backup provides a high amount of data storage at an economical price, but tape drive technology is becoming dated in computer fields. The largest disadvantage of a tape backup is the speed, which can be critical in situations where a restore is necessary. A DVD recorder can be used as a backup system that operates faster than a tape drive at a comparable price. The disadvantage here is the need to have personnel on location to change and label the disks.
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Tapes and floppies are economical, but slow for server backups.
Disk Image Backups
A disk image is an exact duplicate of a hard drive compressed into a single large file. Disk backups can be stored on the server or on other media devices. Disk images can be created using common disk copying and burning software. The main disadvantage for using disk images is you cannot access specific folders or other data in the image; you must install the complete image to get to the data. Disk images are suited more towards laptop or home networks than large network applications.
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A disk image makes an exact, compressed copy of the hard drive contents.
Cloned Drives
A cloned drive is an exact copy of one computer hard drive onto another hard drive. In the event of a drive failure, the two can be swapped out, returning the system to the last clone session. Cloning requires investing in dual drives and running frequent backup sequences. Automated cloning systems have the potential to transfer a computer virus or other malicious software, rendering the backup useless for a recovery. Scheduled cloning of server drives provides the ability to restore a drive to as little as minutes before a crash but must be monitored to prevent the introduction of undesirable code errors.
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External hard drives are useful for disk cloning backups.
NAS Backups
Network attached storage (NAS) are essentially self-contained hard drives connected to the network. NAS systems may be the most dependable on-site backup for servers. They can be set up to operate using backups, clones or disk images. The least favorable aspect of a NAS is the price, which can be much higher than other types of server backup hardware.
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A NAS box resemble as computer case, but lacks a motherboard and CPU.
RAID Systems
In a redundant array of independent disks (RAID) system, for every active drive within the server, a duplicate, identical drive exists. When data is written to one disk, it is simultaneously written to the other. RAID systems provide real-time backups that other server backup devices cannot match. For disadvantages, RAID systems are controlled at the motherboard or BIOS level and can be difficult to install. Because both disks receive the same data, older computers may face severe reduction in CPU performance. RAID systems do not have any defense against malicious code, and data written on the primary drive immediately corrupts the secondary drive as well.
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RAID systems are usually installed in the server.
In Feburary 2016 15,
Tape backup drives can be integral to the network or housed at remote locations. Tape backup provides a high amount of data storage at an economical price, but tape drive technology is becoming dated in computer fields. The largest disadvantage of a tape backup is the speed, which can be critical in situations where a restore is necessary. A DVD recorder can be used as a backup system that operates faster than a tape drive at a comparable price. The disadvantage here is the need to have personnel on location to change and label the disks.
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Tapes and floppies are economical, but slow for server backups.
Disk Image Backups
A disk image is an exact duplicate of a hard drive compressed into a single large file. Disk backups can be stored on the server or on other media devices. Disk images can be created using common disk copying and burning software. The main disadvantage for using disk images is you cannot access specific folders or other data in the image; you must install the complete image to get to the data. Disk images are suited more towards laptop or home networks than large network applications.
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A disk image makes an exact, compressed copy of the hard drive contents.
Cloned Drives
A cloned drive is an exact copy of one computer hard drive onto another hard drive. In the event of a drive failure, the two can be swapped out, returning the system to the last clone session. Cloning requires investing in dual drives and running frequent backup sequences. Automated cloning systems have the potential to transfer a computer virus or other malicious software, rendering the backup useless for a recovery. Scheduled cloning of server drives provides the ability to restore a drive to as little as minutes before a crash but must be monitored to prevent the introduction of undesirable code errors.
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External hard drives are useful for disk cloning backups.
NAS Backups
Network attached storage (NAS) are essentially self-contained hard drives connected to the network. NAS systems may be the most dependable on-site backup for servers. They can be set up to operate using backups, clones or disk images. The least favorable aspect of a NAS is the price, which can be much higher than other types of server backup hardware.
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A NAS box resemble as computer case, but lacks a motherboard and CPU.
RAID Systems
In a redundant array of independent disks (RAID) system, for every active drive within the server, a duplicate, identical drive exists. When data is written to one disk, it is simultaneously written to the other. RAID systems provide real-time backups that other server backup devices cannot match. For disadvantages, RAID systems are controlled at the motherboard or BIOS level and can be difficult to install. Because both disks receive the same data, older computers may face severe reduction in CPU performance. RAID systems do not have any defense against malicious code, and data written on the primary drive immediately corrupts the secondary drive as well.
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RAID systems are usually installed in the server.
In Feburary 2016 15,
Sonntag, 7. Februar 2016
How to Host Pictures for eBay Auctions Using ImageshackIn Feburary 2016 07,
In Feburary 2016 07,
Register for an account at Imageshack. It is free to register and host your pictures there.
Log into your Imageshack account.
Click on 'Upload Images' in the middle of the page.
Use the 'Browse' button to choose the pictures from your computer hard drive that you want to put into your eBay auction.
Upload your pictures to Imageshack by clicking on the 'Host It' button located below the browse button.
Repeat the process until you have uploaded all of the pictures that you will need for your auction.
Go to your album of pictures by clicking on 'My Images' at the top of the page.
Copy the HTML tag onto your clipboard. The HTML tag that you will need to use in your eBay auctions is the second one on the list next to each picture. It is labeled as 'Sites.'
Paste the HTML tag from your clipboard into your eBay auction description.
In Feburary 2016 07,
Register for an account at Imageshack. It is free to register and host your pictures there.
Log into your Imageshack account.
Click on 'Upload Images' in the middle of the page.
Use the 'Browse' button to choose the pictures from your computer hard drive that you want to put into your eBay auction.
Upload your pictures to Imageshack by clicking on the 'Host It' button located below the browse button.
Repeat the process until you have uploaded all of the pictures that you will need for your auction.
Go to your album of pictures by clicking on 'My Images' at the top of the page.
Copy the HTML tag onto your clipboard. The HTML tag that you will need to use in your eBay auctions is the second one on the list next to each picture. It is labeled as 'Sites.'
Paste the HTML tag from your clipboard into your eBay auction description.
In Feburary 2016 07,
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