7/16/2023 0 Comments Dockstar free![]() ![]() The Pogoplug or DockStar essentially calls home when you plug it in. This means you need an Internet gateway and a running NAS box. ![]() First you sign up for a My Pogoplug account and then add your newly purchased Pogoplug or DockStar to the list of devices you have access to. Setting up the systems is interesting because it requires an Internet connection. Still, one of the three ports is to one side providing convenient access for a flash drive with two on the rear for long term hard drive connections. I would have like to see one of the DockStar's extra USB ports on the top of the unit allowing a single handed insertion and removal of a flash drive. These are handy for permanent connections but it is a two handed operation when using a flash drive. The other three USB connectors are spaced around the DockStar. There is a micro USB connector on top with a holder allowing the FreeAgent Go to drop onto the connector. The Seagate DockStar is designed to work with the Seagate FreeAgent Go (see Seagate FreeAgent Go External Hard Disk) 2.5-in hard drives. This allows the front panel connection to be used when copying files to and from the flash drive. Typically the connections on the back are used for long term connections while the front panel is handy for a flash drive. The CloudEngine's Pogoplug has three USB connections on its back panel and one on the front. This includes most hard disk drives and flash drives. Both support up to four USB 2.0 disk drives. Internally the Pogoplug and DockStar are almost identical although the Pogoplug hides its power brick inside while DockStar has an external power brick. They compete with products like TonidoPlug (see Tonido's Personal Cloud Storage) from Tonido and Ctera Networks' CteraPlug (see New NAS is More Than Storage). It is this service that makes these products stand out from the conventional NAS boxes. This makes it possible to access your files over the Internet even using smartphones like the iPod and the Droid. Both also take advantage of CloudEngine's My PogoPlug website for remote access and distribution of files. ![]() They are based on Armada microcontrollers from Marvell designed for plug computing platforms with a Gigabit Ethernet port. They are designed to provide local as well as cloud accessible storage (see Cloud Storage Delivers Reliability and Accessibility). This helps a lot when picking up a downed rider.Īt the end of the day, I don't think I would pay a ton of money extra to have dockstar, but all else equal, I would not let that make or break my decision on purchasing a boat.CloudEngine's Pogoplug and Seagate's DockStar are NAS (network attached storage) boxes that provide file sharing over a LAN or the Internet. I actually like dockstar because it also seems to help maneuver the boat at low speeds when going forward as well. If you hit something big, yeah, they could get damaged- but if you didn't have dockstar it would hit the prop anyways and possibly take out the strut, driveline, etc. The dockstar rudders are directly inline with the prop- so if you hit something small- maybe they will actually protect the prop from being dinged. If you hit something, that's a different story - and always a bad thing- dockstar or not. They will probably outlast most of us under normal use. Dockstar is just two extra small rudders, not really anything special about it- the technology for that has been around for some time - I don't think you should worry about them wearing out or being one more thing to break. ![]()
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