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ReadyNAS Photos without registering on external site?
I would like to use a photo sharing solution that resides on the ReadyNAS alone and does not require any third party website registrations. I carefully read the description of the Photo add-on but ...
lol, old post and no real answer... I'm gonna post under it anyway.
I'm disappointed with my purchase (Duo). One among many reasons is I bought the most expensive one in the store and brought it home only to discover it's a model 3 yrs old and all the cool software the netgear site is hyping won't work on it. ah well, my bad for making an impulse buy without researching the product.
but since i have it, guess i'll mess around with it for a few days before i chuck it out the window (for several other reasons as well).
the point i want to grind in is along the same line as the original post- all the packaging hype about using the built-in photo sharing software, the fact the netgear site makes a big deal about using this instead of 3-rd party sites so you never lose anything, and yet in the end i discover the only way it works is by using THEIR (3rd party) site. lol. seriously?
The box should also make it very clear you MUST use their folder structure. That's really lame.
Why can't I access this locally with local user accounts (as annoying as THOSE are to setup- users can't be simply assigned membership in multiple groups)? In the name of security and sanity, why must I allow access to my unit from outside just to share pictures locally in a UI friendly manner? What happens when the modem is down? Why does anyone think it's ok to force yet another site signup for EVERYONE that wants to access this? What happens when that service disappears? it will disappear, they always do.
I should have spent the money and repaired my real server. Just thought this would be a quick out of the box solution. bah. that's what i get for being lazy.
I'm disappointed with my purchase (Duo). One among many reasons is I bought the most expensive one in the store and brought it home only to discover it's a model 3 yrs old and all the cool software the netgear site is hyping won't work on it. ah well, my bad for making an impulse buy without researching the product.
but since i have it, guess i'll mess around with it for a few days before i chuck it out the window (for several other reasons as well).
the point i want to grind in is along the same line as the original post- all the packaging hype about using the built-in photo sharing software, the fact the netgear site makes a big deal about using this instead of 3-rd party sites so you never lose anything, and yet in the end i discover the only way it works is by using THEIR (3rd party) site. lol. seriously?
The box should also make it very clear you MUST use their folder structure. That's really lame.
Why can't I access this locally with local user accounts (as annoying as THOSE are to setup- users can't be simply assigned membership in multiple groups)? In the name of security and sanity, why must I allow access to my unit from outside just to share pictures locally in a UI friendly manner? What happens when the modem is down? Why does anyone think it's ok to force yet another site signup for EVERYONE that wants to access this? What happens when that service disappears? it will disappear, they always do.
I should have spent the money and repaired my real server. Just thought this would be a quick out of the box solution. bah. that's what i get for being lazy.
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