What Are You Using Right Now?

garak0410

A geekier "What Are You Doing Right Now" topic but with the ever changing IT world and it can change month to month sometimes, I'd like to see what everyone uses as far as desktop OS, mobile, phone type, tablet, laptop, mini, etc? And why it makes your life easier....And what you may use for media center. Would be fascinating to see how it changes over the years and perhaps we can get some ideas from everyone.

So, I'll start...

Home Server:
Lenovo ThinkServer Core i3
8GB RAM
340GB Solid State Drive (hosts OS and my picture and OneDrive Documents)
Windows Media Center
Plex Server

NAS:
Seagate Business Storage with Windows Storage Server 2012
8TB (5.4TB formatted, with 4 drives)
4TB Western Digital My Live Duo
2TB Western Digital My Live EX
Various 4TB external drives for backups using Backup4All.

Desktop/Laptop/Tablet
Surface Pro 3 Core i7 512GB
Docking Station

Phone:
Nokia Lumia ICON with Windows 8.1.1

Media Center:
XBOX One
Plex
Various steaming services (XBOX Video, Netflix, Amazon Instant Video)

Other:
Dell Venue 8 Pro 64GB Windows 8.1 tablet
iPad Mini
MacMini (2014 version)
AlienWare 14" laptop for gaming when I have time.

scottalanmiller

Posting from a hotel room from an HP Folio 13 running Windows 8.1 Pro. Have an iPad Mini and an iPhone 5s with me too.

garak0410

@scottalanmiller said:

Posting from a hotel room from an HP Folio 13 running Windows 8.1 Pro. Have an iPad Mini and an iPhone 5s with me too.

You have an MacMini too correct?

scottalanmiller

I have an ancient Mac Mini G4 that I keep in storage. @Minion-Queen has a real Mac Mini that she uses.

Dashrender

Personal
Lenovo Yoga 2 Pro Windows 8.1
OneDrive for Business
Office 365 small business

Phone
Lumia 635 with Windows 8.1
Samsung S4, Android 4.4.4 (not rooted)

garak0410

@scottalanmiller said:

I have an ancient Mac Mini G4 that I keep in storage. @Minion-Queen has a real Mac Mini that she uses.

I may hit her up then on the video editing problems I've had...really want to use it as a good video editor but it has been buggy and slow.

scottalanmiller

What editor have you been trying to use on it?

JaredBusch

Catching up laying in bed using my Pertino branded iPad 4

Minion Queen

Media Server:
Netgear ReadyNAS
How we watch movies etc.
HP consumer grade Windows 7 desktop

NTG:
WhiteBox desktop @Mike-Ralston built for me. I do call it the Purple Princess if that tells ya what it looks like at least.
Surface Pro2 w/docking station

GroveSocial:
Mac-Mini
MacBook Pro

Mobile Devices:
Ipad Air
Samsung Tab4 (Tmobile)
IPhone 6 (Verizon)
Lumia 925 (Tmobile, for testing purposes)
Samsung Galaxy Note 3 ( Tmobile for testing purposes)

garak0410

@scottalanmiller said:

What editor have you been trying to use on it?

iMovie...I know it is no Final Cut but I heard good things about it.

Minion Queen

I really haven't used it much. But can check it out. What format are you working with?

Minion Queen

My Christmas break assistant has used it a bit. So start a thread and we will help anyway we can.

Mike Ralston

@Minion-Queen Aww, you didn't even mention how kick-butt the rig you're on now is, either,

Minion Queen

@Mike-Ralston it is awesome!

Minion Queen

Oh and PURPLE!

thanksajdotcom

@Mike-Ralston said:

@Minion-Queen Aww, you didn't even mention how kick-butt the rig you're on now is, either,

Yeah, but I guarantee you know the specs better than she does!

Minion Queen

@thanksaj said:

@Mike-Ralston said:

@Minion-Queen Aww, you didn't even mention how kick-butt the rig you're on now is, either,

Yeah, but I guarantee you know the specs better than she does!

He should he built it.

I got minions for that! I don't have to do it!

thanksajdotcom

@Minion-Queen said:

@thanksaj said:

@Mike-Ralston said:

@Minion-Queen Aww, you didn't even mention how kick-butt the rig you're on now is, either,

Yeah, but I guarantee you know the specs better than she does!

He should he built it.

Exactly my point.

Mike Ralston

@thanksaj It's got 16GB of RAM, AMD FX 8320 8-Core Processor, and an AMD R7 260X for the GPU, a 600 Watt Semi-Modular Corsair PSU, Samsung 840 Pro 128GB SSD for boot drive, and a standard 1TB mechanical for storage. Boots in a little over 6 seconds

thanksajdotcom

@Mike-Ralston said:

@thanksaj It's got 16GB of RAM, AMD FX 8320 8-Core Processor, and an AMD R7 260X for the GPU, a 600 Watt Semi-Modular Corsair PSU, Samsung 840 Pro 128GB SSD for boot drive, and a standard 1TB mechanical for storage. Boots in a little over 6 seconds

Excuse me while I go wipe the drool from my face...