Comments on: PogoPlug II review http://www.linuxuser.co.uk/reviews/pogoplug-ii-review/ Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:53:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Ken Hess http://www.linuxuser.co.uk/reviews/pogoplug-ii-review/comment-page-1/#comment-10109 Ken Hess Fri, 04 Jun 2010 13:34:02 +0000 http://www.linuxuser.co.uk/?p=1759#comment-10109 By the way, it does do Samba. Note the bit about "but Windows and Mac users can optionally download an application that maps the attached drives as if they were local to the accessing computer." By the way, it does do Samba. Note the bit about “but Windows and Mac users can optionally download an application that maps the attached drives as if they were local to the accessing computer.”

]]> By: Ken Hess http://www.linuxuser.co.uk/reviews/pogoplug-ii-review/comment-page-1/#comment-10108 Ken Hess Fri, 04 Jun 2010 13:30:47 +0000 http://www.linuxuser.co.uk/?p=1759#comment-10108 "There should never be a monthly fee for using a product that you own." You mean like a cellular phone? Or Television? Indexing is a default process for the device that finds all the files and indexes them to make searches faster through the browser interface. Limited to browser-based interaction means just that. Most Pogoplug users wouldn't know or care about NFS or CIFS nor will they use SSH. The device is so easy to use, it's for those who just want a plug and play interface and not a technical challenge. “There should never be a monthly fee for using a product that you own.” You mean like a cellular phone? Or Television?
Indexing is a default process for the device that finds all the files and indexes them to make searches faster through the browser interface.

Limited to browser-based interaction means just that. Most Pogoplug users wouldn’t know or care about NFS or CIFS nor will they use SSH. The device is so easy to use, it’s for those who just want a plug and play interface and not a technical challenge.

]]> By: Marek Winicius http://www.linuxuser.co.uk/reviews/pogoplug-ii-review/comment-page-1/#comment-10072 Marek Winicius Thu, 03 Jun 2010 23:59:13 +0000 http://www.linuxuser.co.uk/?p=1759#comment-10072 Too bad it really stinks at accessing those files after a Pogoplug firmware upgrade. Their support is horrible as well - their responses are "contact support" - when I'm already talking to support. I got one of these for Christmas for myself and have been regretting it ever since. In case you think I'm the only pissed-off customer, look at their forums: http://pogoplugged.com. Too bad it really stinks at accessing those files after a Pogoplug firmware upgrade. Their support is horrible as well – their responses are “contact support” – when I’m already talking to support. I got one of these for Christmas for myself and have been regretting it ever since.

In case you think I’m the only pissed-off customer, look at their forums: http://pogoplugged.com.

]]> By: Ronald http://www.linuxuser.co.uk/reviews/pogoplug-ii-review/comment-page-1/#comment-10058 Ronald Thu, 03 Jun 2010 19:47:07 +0000 http://www.linuxuser.co.uk/?p=1759#comment-10058 "Linux is limited to browser-based interaction". I think you mean no NFS. Does it do Samba? Linux could use that, if present. "...no monthly fee for using the service." What service? Do you mean software updates from my.pogoplug.com? This product is not a service, it's a box. There should never be a monthly fee for using a product that you own. And why does it need to do "indexing" anyway? If it's open for SSH then a simple 'find' command does that job. This article lacks clarity. “Linux is limited to browser-based interaction”. I think you mean no NFS. Does it do Samba? Linux could use that, if present. “…no monthly fee for using the service.” What service? Do you mean software updates from my.pogoplug.com? This product is not a service, it’s a box. There should never be a monthly fee for using a product that you own. And why does it need to do “indexing” anyway? If it’s open for SSH then a simple ‘find’ command does that job. This article lacks clarity.

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