Review: Software-based NAS offers free/low-cost storage

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FCC's in-flight cellphone plan carries a lot of baggage 10 things we learned – or didn't -- from Cisco's Insieme launch Network World Daily News AM November 25, 2013 Share this email Review: Software-based NAS offers free/low-cost storage Earlier this year we tested Network Attached Storage (NAS) appliances. Now we're reviewing software-based NAS that you can load onto your own equipment — whether it's a PC, server, virtual machine, or in the cloud. READ MORE   Issue highlights 1. FCC's in-flight cellphone plan carries a lot of baggage 2. 10 things we learned – or didn't -- from Cisco's Insieme launch 3. Is open source encryption the answer to NSA snooping? 4. Review: Plantronics Voyager Legend CS Bluetooth Headset System and Logitech Mobile Speakerphone P710e 5. One million Xbox One consoles sold but Microsoft's cloud choked on launch day 6. Did Satoshi Nakamoto transfer 1,000 bitcoins to the Silk Road? 7. 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