Jellyfin was chief among them, removing the bloat and subscriptions that made Plex feel so much heavier than it needed to be. Having something free, open-source, and can run entirely on my LAN, ...

Cloud subscriptions seem to rely on the same logic as in-game spending, where the first purchase is the hardest barrier to cross over, and every subsequent spend to retain access to your privileges ...

The Synology BeeStation Plus is a good starter NAS for iPhone or Mac owners if you just need storage on your network, but most people will probably want something a bit more full-featured. A ...

The BeeStation Plus is an easy to use cloud storage solution that has zero subscription cost, gives you control of your 8TB of storage, allows for advanced integrations and control over where your ...

The BeeStation Plus personal cloud (for streaming, storage, client backups, and more) is supremely easy to set up and use, and it lets you easily access your data and personal digital media from ...

I grew up in the physical media era when every document and file I owned was stored on a device I could physically hold in my hands. Stacks of floppy disks, tower racks full of CDs, several external ...

I strongly believe that Google Photos has been instrumental in inculcating a backup habit among smartphone photographers. However, if you truly care about backing up your data, local storage is the ...

Karandeep has been with Android Police as a freelance writer since 2019, covering reviews for India, buyer’s guides for the US, and handy tutorials for everyone. He cares more about the impact of ...

Hardware transcoding unlike software transcoding, relies on the server’s CPU to convert media files into different formats, hardware transcoding offloads this intensive task to a dedicated component ...

As an entry-level NAS, the DS223j has plenty going for it, but Synology needs to accept that buyers want 2.5GbE LAN. Synology releases new NAS infrequently these days, leaving over 2.5 years from when ...

As an Amazon Associate, we earn from qualifying purchases. TweakTown may also earn commissions from Newegg and other affiliate partners at no extra cost to you. The DS224+ offers solid performance ...