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August 2008


VPN Woes

25. August 2008 - standalone-sysadmin.blogspot.com: Have I told you about my VPN problems? No? Well, sit down a spell and have a listen.

When it comes to my company, we've got two types of VPNs, really. There are the site-to-site VPNs, which connect, well, sites. My office's router (a cluster of Juniper Netscreen 5GTs) have VPNs set up to each of the other sites. It's sort of a mesh configuration, since every site has every other site connected via VPN policy, but with only a few locations, this isn't too unbearable. I'd rather have an MPLS network, but hey, I take what I can get.

The real problem becomes user VPNs. See, we've got a primary site and a secondary site, and something like 15 users who each need to be able to connect to both locations. This means that I've got to maintain 30 accounts on the firewalls, AND 15 user machines which connect up. Neither is fun, but the user machines are the worst part.

We use Juniper Netscreens for the VPNs, and our Mac users typically use VPN Tracker […]. VPN Tracker is easy to set up , and commercial. […] Both do work, however, which makes them better off than our Windows users. Our Windows users are burdened with Netscreen Remote, and an old version, at that. It's just generally bad. It gets confused a lot, and requires reboots to clear the IP configuration so that traffic actually reaches the VPN. Sometimes it will die a slow death; the other day I had a user who could connect to most of the resources on the VPN...then they could only connect to a couple. By the end, the only thing they could reach was the jabber server, over which they were talking to me. A reboot fixed the problem, of course. Lots of times, we'll have people who can get email, can ping everything, but can't SSH into anything.

To fix these strange, strange issues, I'm trying another solution: an SSL vpn.

You might know that IPSec operates over UDP port 500, and requires installed software to be configured beforehand. Basically, an SSL vpn differs from an IPSec VPN by transmitting the traffic over encrypted web-traffic, to port 443 on the VPN device. This allows the client to connect to the VPN merely by visiting a webpage and authenticating themselves. At that point, a java or activeX program is downloaded and installed which acts as a pre-configured VPN client which transmits internal-destined traffic over the SSL tunnel. Anyone who tells you this is a "clientless" operation is lying. The client is just downloaded on the fly.

Anyway, the device I'm going to be using is the Netgear Dual Wan Gigabit SSL VPN. I honestly have no idea if it will work or not, but I'll be sure to let you know.

I'll probably be testing it later this week, so the update on it should come next week.


Using VPN Tracker 5 with a Cisco Easy VPN Server

25. August 2008 - edge-technology.blogspot.com: When I wanted to connect my Mac to a Dynamic Multipoint VPN (a proprietary Cisco VPN technology) I quickly learned this could only be done by creating an Easy VPN Server on the DMVPN Hub and connect VPN Tracker to it. This simple guide explains how to configure VPN Tracker 5 if you rolled out your own Easy VPN Server (the connection to a DMVPN network is optional).

If you want to use VPN Tracker with a Cisco Easy VPN Server that you set up on your router there's no default template (it only ships with templates for the PIX firewall and the Concentrator product line). Fortunately it's all sort of the same and VPN Tracker does support the Cisco Easy VPN protocol perfectly so all you have to do is synchronize the phase 1 and phase 2 settings, set your passwords and off you go. Here's a quick tutorial on how to do it.

First choose to create a new custom profile as shown here:



Next let's set the basic stuff.




- Use Cisco EasyVPN for Client provisioning. It will ensure the proper parameters (like a split-tunnel) are being parsed correctly.
- Enter your VPN Gateway IP address or host name and your primary authentication. This example is based on my setup of an Easy VPN Server as illustrated here. In this case I used preshared keys for authentication (this is your group password). I also used Extended Authentication (local users), you should tick this box and supply a username and password if required.
- The local identifier is the group name that you're trying to connect to. For remote you can set this to Remote Endpoint IP Address.
- I didn't use DNS as I used a split tunnel and didn't run a DNS server in my network. If you don't run a split-tunnel or if you specified dns servers in your client configuration you can tick this box. VPN tracker will warn you if you made the wrong choice here so feel free to experiment.

Now it's time for the advanced settings.



Copy the general settings as displaed in the picture. In my example I used the following:

crypto ipsec transform-set ts1 esp-3des esp-sha-hmac

This means that the phase 1 negotiations will be using a 3des encryption and a sha1 hash. For phase 2 you can use the crypto isakmp policy. I didn't use NAT-Transversal but you can set it to automatic so you don't have to worry about the different types of routers you'll be connecting through. This is how my policy looked:

crypto isakmp policy 10
encr 3des
authentication pre-share
group 2

In case you want to migrate a Cisco VPN Client profile you can look here for a good guide on how to do this. If you're interested in building your own DMVPN and/or Easy VPN Server you can read my other tutorial here. Any feedback is appreciated.

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Equinux offers VPN Tracker 5 service

18. August 2008 - iwebseeker.com: VPN Tracker is built to meet your growing needs. One of its key features is the ability to easily setup, configure and administer secure access to your virtual private network. Administrators will be happy to note that VPN Tracker incorporates Client Provisioning for a variety of gateways including those from SonicWALL and WatchGuard.

VPN Tracker 5 supports the highest security standards which are complemented by exclusive Mac OS X technologies, including support for Preshared Keys in the Mac OS X keychain. VPN Tracker has also been designed to work alongside more robust security methods, such as those offered by SmartCards, PKI Token and SecurID authentication.

30 DAYS free trial,goto the Website:equinux.com

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If you want to watch TV on your Mac...

11. August 2008 - PCWorld.com: If you want to watch TV on your Mac (if, say, you don't have an upstairs TV, or you habitually check out one or two programs during the day while you're supposed to be working--I won't tell) TubeStick Hybrid, Equinux's USB TV Tuner, coupled with The Tube 2.7 TV viewing software, may just be the ticket. It's easy to use, delivers a surprising volume of high-quality standard- and high-definition channels, and is reasonably priced. However, those great features are somewhat diminished by a variety of distracting performance issues.

Hardware and setup

There's practically nothing to the setup of the TubeStick Hybrid. It's a small, sleek white device that plugs into your Mac's USB port. Attach the included magnetic mini antenna to capture over-the-air analog and digital TV signals, install the software, give TubeStick the command to download all available terrestrial channels, and you're ready to veg out in front of the tube.

The hardware has two built-in receivers that let you view digital TV and over-the-air HDTV and SDTV digital TV signals, as well as analog TV (including over-the-air analog, analog cable, and single-source analog from a camcorder or game console). According to Equinux, TubeStick also supports a host of other TV receivers, such as Miglia's TV mini HD and others. We did not test that functionality for this review.

While Equinux recommends an Intel processor for best results, you can also use the TubeStick with a PowerMac G5. I tested this device on a first-generation MacBook Pro Core Duo at home and on my Mac Pro at the office. I noticed some differences in performance, which I'll detail later.

Interface

The TubeStick Hybrid operates from a single window and it's easy to figure out what to do without referring to the manual. The TV viewing area--which you can watch in four sizes, as well as in full-screen mode--is on the left. On the right is a retractable drawer that contains four tabbed panes: Channels, Talk, EPG (Electronic Program Guide), and Library. Everything can be controlled with either your mouse or the Apple remote.

You can access each set of channels separately (splitting them into analog, digital, and cable channels, for example). Talk is an Equinux-sponsored chat room where you connect with buddies who are watching the same show you are, to discuss the program while you watch. I did not have a lot of success with Talk--not because it didn't work, but because there was generally no one to chat with.

Reception

Digital TV reception quality was impressive for many stations, both at my home and in the office. My desk at work, positioned next to a huge window, has a direct line-of-sight connection to San Francisco's Sutro Tower, a broadcast antenna built in the 1970s to improve the city's TV reception, so you can't be in a better place for capturing terrestrial signals. At work, I got a slew of digital and analog stations; not surprisingly, the digital stations were much clearer and static-free. Analog reception on the few English-language stations I could tune in at work was passable, but on the whole, not enjoyable, mostly because of static interference and poor picture quality.

My home office in Oakland is another story--I typically get poor over-the-air reception at home except for stations that are broadcast in Spanish, Chinese, Japanese, and Korean. Nonetheless, I was pleased to discover that TubeStick had very nice reception for many digital stations--and not so good for the analog, for the same reasons as above. But this varied--on some days reception on both was spotty and marred by interference. However, analog TV's days in the U.S. are numbered, so by February 2009 analog reception as a whole will be a moot point.

Record, play, sync

TubeStick's built-in recorder lets you record any program you're watching. You can view your recording on your monitor in iTunes, or you can export it for viewing on your iPhone, iPod, or Apple TV. Using the EPG, you can choose the programs you want to record ahead of time, and TubeStick will automatically record them. All these functions worked as expected, and I found these recordings very watchable. You can automatically sync your programs to iTunes as well as to an online Web gallery called TubeToGo. With this feature, you scan the program guide and choose which programs to record, and then automatically upload those programs to your Web gallery (which is actually hosted by your MobileMe account or your FTP server) so you can watch them whenever or wherever you want. You can even subscribe to them via an RSS podcast. You can also export your channel lists to use with different Macs in alternate locations. Using iChat's Theater feature, you can share programs with your chat buddies in real time--very ingenious.

I had less luck with encoding camcorder recordings. With two different camcorders, the audio contained an unacceptable amount of buzzing, though the video quality was generally comparable to TubeStick's on-air TV recordings.

Time shifting

One of the biggest attractions of TubeStick is its time-shifting feature, which lets you pause and rewind a program as you're watching it. A checkbox in the TubeStick preferences allows you to specify that you will want to review part of a program, a function that works seamlessly in the background and does not affect performance. The program's Activity window shows you a timeline so you can keep track of when time shifting begins. The clock starts at 0 for all programs, but time is not preserved across programs, so if you change a channel while the Tube is caching video, you'll lose the saved parts of the program.

The timer also has recording controls so you can record all or part of a program in case you get interrupted while you're watching. If you want to pause a program--to answer the doorbell or the telephone--the time-shifting feature keeps caching the program until you return to view what you've missed. The feature worked very well for the most part. However, it is possible to move the slider bar too far, and when I did that, the app crashed. Equinux acknowledges the problem with HD content, which it plans to fix for the next software version.

MediaCentral

MediaCentral, a utility you can access via The Tube, can also be used as a standalone app with a separate subscription. You cannot use MediaCentral at the same time as you are using The Tube, so despite its integration into the interface of the TubeStick, MediaCentral remains what it had been before--a souped-up Front Row with broadcast capabilities.

System resources and stability

For all its functionality, the TubeStick Hybrid suffered from stability issues of various kinds. Running TubeStick had a large impact on my first-generation MacBook Pro at home, and less of an impact on my Mac Pro at work. That's more or less what I expected. But be aware that if you're using older Macs--even older Intel Macs--you may find it necessary to close down applications in order to get a smooth TV viewing experience. On several occasions while performing different CPU-intensive operations, both computers crashed and had to be restarted. I found that TubeStick ran best when it ran by itself or with a modest number of other apps running at the same time.

Syncing between TubeStick and iTunes or the Internet both expended system resources and often destabilized TubeStick. Reception was a lot smoother and clearer when I turned off syncing. There were also odd kernel panics at various points, and none seemed to relate to anything specific. Equinux says that this problem is likely caused by the OS X command set, not TubeStick itself.

And sometimes, while you're watching, a "Loading EPG" dialog box will appear from out of nowhere. You can cancel this by clicking the Stop button in the dialog, but in those seconds, you miss the narrative of the program.

The recording technology is good, but you can't watch one thing and record another thing at the same time. If you try to switch channels while a recording is in process, it will stop.

TubeStick makes a claim it can't live up to concerning the program guide. Equinux says that program information is available for up to a two-week interval, but I never saw any programs listings past three days. And the XML guide, available in Europe, is not available for free in the U.S. yet. Then there are minor annoyances, such as the clock being on military time, a bug that will be corrected in the next version of the software, according to Equinux.

Macworld's buying advice

The TubeStick Hybrid features some very advanced technology for a reasonable US$129. While it's not particularly flexible in letting you do two things at once--record one thing and watch another--and the time-shifting feature can be a little confusing and hard to manage, generally this app lets you do a lot of TV watching on your Mac with a host of considerate extras. You need to take your hardware and bandwidth capabilities into account before you buy. However, if you have a reasonably recent Mac and a broadband Internet connection, you can easily catch your favorite programs via TubeStick. Now if they could just eliminate the commercials.

[Jackie Dove is Macworld's senior reviews editor.]

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Turn any PC into a media center

11. August 2008 - TechWorld.com.au: ...Macintosh users have choices as well, though they're a bit limited in TV and DVR features. The OS X-bundled, remote-controllable Front Row serves up music, videos, photos, and DVDs, all couched in a dazzling turntable-style interface. But it doesn't support TV programming, even if you add a tuner. For that, look to MediaCentral, a US$30 program that performs all the best media-center tricks and can play/pause live TV too....

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When it comes to selling...

04. August 2008 - MacLife:

When it comes to selling your old junk—er, lightly used treasures—eBay is the first stop for many. However, building your auctions via eBay's Web interface isn't exactly a fun process, especially for novices. That's where equinux iSale comes in. iSale is a beautiful application for Mac OS X Leopard that assists you in creating and managing eBay auctions. iSale makes everything easy, from jazzing up your listing to managing shipments, in a familiar iTunes-style interface.

Any seasoned eBay seller will tell you that price isn't the only factor in moving goods on the Web. A good-looking auction will attract more page views and higher bids. iSale provides tons of nifty features to create a better, more attractive listing. Ready-made templates will help your items stand out, and video integration and easy image hosting make adding visual elements a snap.

Choose a design for your listing from more than 200 HTML templates, all of which are editable to your liking. Via customizable layouts, iSale lets you add pictures, video, and text to your listing. iSale even lets you easily host images on other servers, including MobileMe, Picasa Web Albums, or any FTP server, instead of paying eBay to host additional images. As you build and tweak your listings, iSale can display a preview of your work, so you can get your listing just right before it goes live on eBay.

The app can even help with creating product descriptions for your auction. iSale's Research Assistant harnesses the power of the Internet to find product descriptions, images, and other relevant information. Tight integration with other OS X apps like FileMaker and Delicious Monster's Delicious Library ($40, www
.delicious-monster.com) makes it easy to grab information you already have on hand. And once your auction is in full swing, iSale lets you easily track the number of page views, and the number of people watching your auction—both handy tools for gauging the effectiveness of your listings.

iSale doesn't stop working for you when your auction ends, either. Integration with Address Book and iCal makes handling shipments a breeze, and iSale uses some powerful Spotlight searching to allow you to track email correspondence regarding your auctions from inside iSale. The app can also keep tabs on your eBay feedback, reminding you to leave feedback for purchasers, with links to the appropriate eBay pages. 

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Promozione estiva di equinux, 60 euro risparmiati

04. August 2008 - setteb.it:

Il sintonizzatore USB per la televisione digitale terrestre più MediaCentral 2 ed iSale 4 a soli 50 euro invece che 110 euro.
 
Fino a giovedì 7 agosto sarà possibile ordinare dallo store online di equinux un'offerta promozionale al prezzo scontato di 50 euro invece che 110 euro.

TubeStick Special Edition con software The Tube 2 più MediaCentral 2 ed iSale 4, acquistati assieme, faranno risparmiare 60 euro, ai quali sarà necessario bisognerà aggiungere la spedizione UPS da 19 euro.
 
Il piccolo sintonizzatore per la televisione digitale di equinux assieme al software che integra i filmati di YouTube e Skype si affianca alla soluzione per le aste personalizzate di eBay.
 
Per approfittare dell'offerta è sufficiente cliccare qui, il link può essere passato ad altri 5 amici interessati.

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July 2008


Test : TubeStick d'Equinux, une clé USB TNT pour Mac

21. July 2008 - newbiemac:

J'ai eu la chance ces derniers jours d'être contacté par la société allemande equinux pour procéder au test de certains produits. C'est donc avec grand plaisir que je vous propose la lecture de mes impressions sur TubeStick, une solution matérielle et logicielle permettant d'utiliser son Mac pour recevoir et enregistrer les programmes de la TNT. Il existe différentes solutions pour recevoir la TNT sur son Mac que ce soit par le biais d'un Fournisseur d'accès Internet comme Free par exemple ou grâce au branchement d'une clé USB tuner TNT comme c'est le cas de TubeStick. Ce type de produit m'a toujours intéressé mais je n'avais jamais eu l'occasion d'en savoir plus sur ces solutions. Ce test est donc uniquement centré sur TubeStick et ne tient pas compte de ce que peut proposer la concurrence. Il ne s'agit pas d'un comparatif mais bien d'une retranscription de mes impressions sur TubeStick.

Conclusion

TubeStick est un produit qui m'a véritablement surpris. Je n'avais pas eu l'occasion de tester une clé Usb Tuner TNT pour Mac mais ce genre de produit m'intéressait franchement. Je suis particulièrement convaincu et séduit par cette solution signée Equinux et plus particulièrement par le logiciel fourni : The Tube, excellente application particulièrement bien intégrée à l'univers Mac. Simplicité d'utilisation, ergonomie et interaction naturelle avec l'application, installation et prise en main aisée le tout pour un prix prix particulièrement accessible et attractif (40 €) !

Beaucoup de points positifs donc, les seuls points noirs venant selon moi de la nécessité absolue d'être dans une zone très bien couverte par La TNT et de disposer d'une bonne installation. L'autre remarque vient du mode d'activation qui oblige l'utilisateur à disposer d'une connexion Internet, ce qui n'est pas toujours évident dans le cas d'une utilisation nomade. À noter également que dans le cadre d'une utilisation de longue durée, la clé a tendance à chauffer. Mais au final, Equinux m'a offert la possibilité de tester un excellent produit qui ne devrait pas avoir de mal à percer sur le marché français. Si TubeStick m'a séduit sur un "simple" MacBook, j'ose imaginer que le rendu doit être très intéressant sur un iMac 24 pouces. Une vrai réussite et je le recommande donc fortement si vous souhaitez faire de votre Mac un téléviseur et ainsi le mettre définitivement au centre de votre vie numérique.

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Mac-Software und schicke Hardware: Erweiterungen für iPhone und iPod touch

16. July 2008 - macnews.de:

Fernsehen zum Mitnehmen

Sie müssen Filme nicht unbedingt kaufen, wenn Sie mit Ihrem iPhone auf Videoinhalte zugreifen wollen. Sie können auch in Ihrem Fernsehprogramm nach passenden Inhalten suchen und sich Filme aufzeichnen. Die Fernsehsoftware The Tube bietet dann die Möglichkeit, mit der Funktion TubeToGo alle aufgezeichneten Videos im Internet zu veröffentlichen - auf einer Webgalerie, die für iPhone und iPod touch optimiert ist. Voraussetzung ist genügend Speicherplatz im Internet, entweder auf einem FTP-Server oder WebDAV-Server oder auch bei MobileMe. Das Programmieren von Aufzeichnungen lässt sich mit The Tube ebenfalls unterwegs erledigen.

The Tube

kostet gemeinsam mit einem USB-Stick für DVB-T-Empfang 39,95 Euro.

83,9 Megabyte Download - mindestens Mac OS 10.4 - deutsch - 19,95 Euro.

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Test du TubeStick d'equinux par AppleXchange

10. July 2008 - AppleXchange:

En cette période de "tension" liée à la très prochaine sortie de l'iPhone 3G, nous vous proposons le test d'un décodeur TNT pour Mac. Il s'agit du TubeStick d'equinux, associé à The Tube, l'application du même éditeur.

En parlant de décodeur TNT, on pense rapidement à l'EyeTV d'Elgato, oubliant que d'autres, comme equinux, proposent également ce genre de produits qui ont leur lot de points forts (mais également de points faibles comment nous le verrons).

TubeStick désigne justement le récepteur TNT. Commençons par l'emballage. Celui-ci est assez compact :

Dans la boîte, on trouve : Le TubeStick, L'application The Tube, Un câble de rallonge USB, Une antenne, Un adaptateur pour pouvoir brancher un câble coaxial, Le manuel de démarrage avec le code d'activation

Le TubeStick est assez compact et son design est réussi. Vêtu de blanc, il se mariera très bien avec votre Mac, surtout s'il s'agit d'un MacBook. Il est juste assez fin pour laisser un autre périphérique se brancher sur le port USB suivant. Une petite LED sur le dessus indique que le TubeStick est utilisé. À son extrémité, on trouve le branchement pour l'antenne ou l'adaptateur coaxial.

L'antenne, blanche également, accompagnée d'une petite étiquette indiquant à l'utilisateur de ne pas approcher l'aimant (sous l'antenne) du disque dur.

TheTube est l'application qui, couplée avec le TubeStick, permet de regarder, enregistrer la télévision.

Premier point négatif, le logiciel n'est disponible qu'en Allemand et en Anglais. Espérons qu'equinux internationalise bientôt son application.

Commençons par l'installation :

Celle-ci s'avère relativement simple. L'activation de la license est quand à elle plus complexe. Effectivement, le système d'equinux, que l'on pourrait comparer aux DRM d'Apple, nécessite une activation, et chaque license peut être utilisée sur 5 ordinateurs à la fois. Il est possible de retirer l'autorisation via les menus de TheTube.

On lance TheTube, on branche le TubeStick, et là, TheTube nous propose directement de scanner les "aires" afin de référence les chaînes TNT disponibles. L'interface de TheTube est assez simple et compacte. Tout est réuni dans une seul fenêtre : les chaînes, les programmes TV, la télévision, la librairie ainsi qu'un onglet chat sur lequel nous reviendrons tout à l'heure.

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La liste des chaînes est réorganisable et mémorisable. Il est possible de gérer plusieurs "locations" (pour reprendre les termes anglais du logiciel) avec chacune une liste de chaîne dédiée.

À droite du nom de la chaîne s'affiche le programme en cours, en-bas, les détails de celui-ci. Les touches fléchées ou un clique dans la liste bascule la télévision vers la chaîne souhaitée.

Comme tout bon programme de TV numérique, TheTube intègre une mémoire tampon permettant de mettre en pause à n'importe quel moment pour reprendre l'émission là où celle-ci a été laissée. Chez equinux cette fonction s'appelle "Timeshift". La taille de cette mémoire tampon est configurable dans les préférences.

Venons-en maitenant au contrôleur de lecture.

Celui-ci en est réduit au strict minimum : play/pause, enregistrer, une barre de défilement, le son et l'accès au media center d'equinux, Media Central.

On regrette que la barre de défilement soit si petite. Effectivement, se déplacer dans une émission enregistrée pourrait se révéler pénible à la longue. Ceci est un des points négatifs face à l'EyeTV d'Elgato, qui propose des contrôles plus "grands", directement dans la télévision.

Les touches flèches changeront de chaînes (à la place de se déplacer dans l'enregistrement Timeshift). Quant au plein écran, il ne permet pas grand chose. Effectivement, aucun contrôleur n'est visible.

Passons maintenant à l'onglet "Talk" :

Bonne idée d'equinux :

ouvrir un salon de discussion pour chaque chaîne, où il sera possible de discuter de l'émission en cours avec d'autres utilisateurs de TheTube. Bonne idée, manque encore les personnes avec lesquelles discuter ! Si le TubeStick remporte un certain succès, ce système pourrait s'avérer sympa.

On arrive à l'onget "EPG", les programmes. Point très important. equinux a abordé un style tout à fait différent qu'Elgato avec ses tableaux chronologiques. On a affaire ici à une "simple" liste, où toutes les émissions de toutes les chaînes sont mélangées. Passé ce point qui plaira (ou pas), il est très aisé de programmer l'enregistrement d'une émission en cliquant simplement sur le point gris, qui deviendra alors rouge. Il suffira de cliquer sur le bouton noir avec une icône d'horloge pour n'afficher que les émissions programmées pour l'enregistrement.

La liste arbore un design à la iPhone

Dernier onglet, "Library". C'est ici que l'on retrouve tous les enregistrements. Classés soit par date, soit par ordre alphabétique. Peu de chose à dire la-dessus, ce qui nous mène donc à TubeToGo. TubeToGo est un système qui permet de choisir un emplacement web (.Mac ou plutôt MobileMe, un serveur FTP) où il sera possible d'envoyer les enregistrement effectués pour les voir à partir d'un iPhone ou d'un autre ordinateur. Tout ceci est réglable dans les préférences de TheTube.

À propos des préférences, celles-ci incluent quelques options intelligentes comme l'exclusion des enregistrements de la sauvegarde Time Machine. Effectivement, on peut rapidement se retrouver avec un disque saturé alors que l'on ne souhaite pas garder les émissons déjà visionnées. TheTube propose également de stopper automatiquement un enregistrement à la fin de l'émission en cours, même si celui-ci a été déclenché manuellement (avec le bouton "Record").

Conclusion

equinux aura su présenté ici un produit qui a son mot à dire face à son principal concurrent qu'est l'EyeTV. Malgès cela, l'intuitivité de l'interface est encore améliorable ainsi que la stabilité du signal. Nous avons eu parfois beaucoup de problèmes à capter un signal, là où l'EyeTV fonctionne parfaitement.

Finalement, un des arguments du TubeStick face à la concurrence sera son prix. Effectivement, le TubeStick est vendu 40€ (environ CHF 65.-), tandis que l'EyeTV TNT est vendu CHF 98.- .

Points forts :

- Prix (40€) - Interface soignée et réunie dans une seule et même fenêtre - Design blanc du matériel qui se marie bien avec le Mac - Publication automatique des émissions avec TubeToGo - Salons de discussions

Points faibles :

- Problèmes de réception (durant nos tests en tout cas) - Contrôles de lectures minimalistes et peu intuitifs. - Interface parfois peu intuitive - Contrôles très limités en mode plein écran

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