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    in Air National Guard / Air Force Reserves

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    I'm working at putting together a spreadsheet of all the ANG fighter units (A-10, F-15, F-16, F-22) and when their next UPT board will be, when the application is due, who the Point of Contact is, phone number, email, and the URL of the website listing the opening.

    Let me know if you are interested.  Message or email me.

    Then if you get their permission, maybe we could post them all on www.guardreservejobs.com ?

    Quote issues

    in AFTO-781

    Posted

    Whenever I try to quote someone, the page quotes that person and also pulls a random quote from the user pcola from somewhere else in the forums and adds it to the quote.  

    Say what!? That's weird... Can you post a link to one of those posts? That'll help me troubleshoot. The only thing I can think is that your account has a stuck "multi-quote"

    How to play all of those movies/TV shows you got while deployed

    in Useful Product Reviews & Military Discounts

    Posted

    So out of curiosity, do you feel like the mac mini and hard drives are cheaper and easier than a WD MyCloud EX2100? The MyCloud runs Plex as well. Assuming a new mini = $500 and two external 5 tb @ about $140 each = $280, so total of $780. Compared to MyCloud w/ 12 TB = $580 or w/ 8 TB = $477. Additionally, assuming the mac mini has gigabit, you're limiting your max transfer speed to a very theoretical 800 Mbps (firewire 800 also assumed). The MyCloud has nearly hit 1000 Mbps in my tests.

    How to play all of those movies/TV shows you got while deployed

    in Useful Product Reviews & Military Discounts

    Posted

    While recently deployed, I've found a lot of people are interested in setting up a home media server to play the movies and TV shows they "acquire" while they're down range. So, I wrote up a quick list of gear that helps a lot, and I will write up a "how-to" to follow!

    For the gear you need at home, there's three main categories: Something to play the media (Raspberry Pi 2 is my favorite choice), something to serve the media (WD My Cloud EX 2100 or similar is what I like), and a decent network to tie it together (I list a few examples).

    For the Raspberry Pi Kits:
    Raspberry Pi Kit with everything you need, I have one of these and I prefer the case more than the other kit:
    Other Raspberry Pi Kit, don't care for the case as much:
    With both of these kits, you can use "NOOBS" which is pre-installed on the SD Card in the kits. With "NOOBS", you just plug the SD Card in and boot up the Raspberry Pi. You'll get a screen with a list of options, and you just pick OSMC. Each of these particular kits are $69
     
    For the NAS:
    The Ex 2100 w/ 4 TB is newer, and faster than the Ex 2. However, it's slightly more expensive
     
    The Ex 2 w/ 4 TB is obviously then older and a little bit slower. But this is the system I'm using in the media room now, and it works great.
     
    If you're considering spending the $385 on the EX 2100, you may also want to consider buying the EX 2 with 6 TB instead.
     
    For the Router:
    TP-Link
    This is what I own, it's a great price and works great:
     
    This is the next model up. it's a little bit faster, but costs a little bit more:
     
    This thing is ridiculous, but you won't need to upgrade for like 10 years (or 3):
     
    Linksys
    This is what I will probably buy next, I'm a huge fan of Cisco products, and this one seems legit:

    So, if you have inputs about something you've found that you like better, let us know! I ordered an Amazon Fire TV stick, but I haven't been home yet to test it with the NAS. 

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    What's your favorite US based airline

    in Useful Product Reviews & Military Discounts

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    Here's a fun one:

    I'm Delta Silver Medallion, planning a trip from Italy to Florida for February (two months ago I planned this trip). I find out that American has a 1 stop option through British Airways via LGW. I call up American and they will do a 90 day Status Challenge to Platinum (fly 10,000 Elite Qualifying Points), and give me Gold status to match my Silver Medallion. Sounds great, but they can't activate the challenge until 6 weeks prior to the 90 day clock (math in public, but Feb minus 90 = Dec, Dec - 6 weeks = End of October). So fast forward to now, I call them up and find out they have stopped offering Status Challenge, and won't apply it to my AAdvantage account, even though I was told 2 months ago that they put a note on my account and would honor the request *whenever* I called back in (I even planned out the call-back date with the rep on the phone).

    So now the question:

    With USAA's trip insurance (okay, not really theirs, but offered through their site), I can cancel for any reason for a full refund. Anybody tried that and had good results? 

    New baseops.net design

    in Squadron Bar

    Posted

    Well friends,

    I rolled out the new design today. It still needs a little bit of work, but I think it is leaps and bounds above the old site. I will start to incorporate more and more of these great pics as time goes on. Thanks for your help!

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