[nfbcs] Accessible NAS Drive Systems

[Gary Wunder]

Hi Peter. It is always good to hear from and chat with you. While I have no
experience with a NAS device and can well understand trying to rid oneself
of a monthly bill, remember your NAS drive will parish in a fire or flood in
the same way your computers will. Storing your important data in the cloud
has the advantage of being not only a backup but an off-site backup. Even if
you get an NAS, I hope you still have some means for exporting important
documents to a place where they are less likely to be harmed by some kind of
personal disaster.

Warmly,

Gary


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Of Peter Donahue
Sent: Monday, July 23, 2012 1:08 PM
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Subject: [nfbcs] Accessible NAS Drive Systems

Good afternoon everyone,

    We have an external drive preparing to "Go south" on us and are in the
market for its replacement. We could buy an external drive for a particular
computer or choose the smarter choice to buy a NAS drive system so all of
our files will be available to any computer we own. This makes more logical
sense rather than having an external drive that will only service to store
files for a particular unit.

    We're wanting to know if any of you have used NAS (Network Access
System) drives and which ones you have found to be the most accessible to
blind computer users. A friend of ours said that products from "Buffalo
Technology" are the best NAS storage products you can get. We're leaning in
this direction. These systems have software you install to configure the
drive and to make the NAS drive available to each node of your network
including smart phones, iPad and iPods. Otherwise the NAS drive appears as
another drive on each device connected to the network.

    Up until now we've been using a remote cloud storage solution which for
the most part is serving us well though it does have a few quirks we would
love to be rid of. Creating a "Private Cloud" could be a far better solution
as it would allow us to store our files in-house and will allow us to
eliminate some monthly expenses. Your feedback concerning NAS devices and
their accessibility will be very much appreciated. All the best.

Peter Donahue
  Peter Donahue

 "No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper."
Isaiah 54:17

 "While for our princes they prepare
In caverns deep a burning snare,
He shot from heaven a piercing ray,
And the dark treachery brought to day."
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