Best device for personal media streaming??

Hello i am pretty new to the mac world. I Have about ten years worth of digital media ( mostly home movies ,pics and mp3s) that i have brought with me over the years and can't seem to find a device that will allow me to save and stream this content without filling up the hdd on my mac. My main goal is to access my content on my apple tv. Any thoughts ?
I currently have the following devices
Apple tv 3rd gen
macbook pro
ipad air
2 iphone 5c

A Mac Mini makes a mean little media server.. plus player.. you do not need the latest.. indeed the latest is a pain because apple stopped our ability to upgrade.. a 2011 or 2012 model will generally work great.. the later having a big advantage of USB3 ports so you can plug in a cheap and large (4TB are easy to find) external drive. They are quiet and very low power consumption.. you can have it plugged straight into the TV or stream to the ATV..
Some models of the 2011 might be a bit cheaper and have proper video chip onboard.. this was discontinued on the later 2012. But you have slower USB2 ports.
And then you can run plex or itunes or whatever you want. It can also act as a main server to the whole network.

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quicken should work with lion.
Quicken Essentials will work with Lion. Most people that have used Quicken for a while (i.e. Quicken 2007) have found that Quicken Essentials isn't much better than a basic spreadsheet. It is a significant step down from previous versions and does not offer many of the features previously offered. Right now, it seems like the two most common options are iBank and MoneyDance.
Frankly... this is a major opportunity for these companies. The largest commercial distributor of this type of product has been Intuit (Quicken). That makes it hard for any other company to get any of that market as so many people were already using Quicken and may have had years of data stored in it. Now, with Quicken effectively out of the picture, it's a great chance for another company. Just imagine if iPhones were suddenly off the market. That would give other manufacturers a tremendous opportunity since they wouldn't have to fight an up hill battle against a market giant.

Best device for external monitoring? Sure to be a popular topic.

Any thoughts on the best device? I am a one person shop and am very pleased with the update. I like X and have been using FCP since version 1. I had a Kona 3 and was very pleased with the product so I will most likely purchase the new io XT. Customer support was great. And the party AJA threw at NAB wasn't bad either. Now that I cut on a an iMac, I have been waiting for this update. I see that Blackmagic has a device at a much lower price point. Are you getting what you pay for? What product has the best features?
I would really appreciate any thoughts.
Cheers.
Tom

Hi,
it is not necessary to enter the exact amount for external service in PM order ,
exact amount must be confirmed during service entry sheet ml81n
or it also be adjusted during miro ( invoicing )
and for prininting , most of the part as u said are covered in standard printing of Maintenance order, PR and PO
otherwise there must be customized PO printing in ur organisation that can be change if ur requirements does not meet
Regards,
Jitender

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You don't need to post the same question twice.
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This is my first time posting in a forum, so I will apologize in advance if I'm doing something wrong. I've tried to search for a very clear answer to my questions in the existing discussions, but have not had much luck.
I ordered a Macbook Pro today and would like to sell my current iMac to supplement some of the cost. I purchased my iMac in March of 2011 with OS X Snow Leopard preinstalled. I've since updated to Mountain Lion. When my computer came in it did not have OS DVDs, so I am not sure exactly how to take it back to factory default and remove ALL of my information safely in order to prepare it for sale. I'm afraid to tell it to format if I am going to need a boot disc/drive to reinstall the OS. I've been trying to research all day and have learned that I will not be able to sell it with the current OS, only the one that came with the computer at the time of purchase (to the best of my understanding).
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Whoever said you can't sell you iMac with the current Mac OS X is wrong, I believe.
Unfortunately, it is not wrong.
Any OS purchased/obtained at the app store - as is the case here - is not transferable. The license is tied forever to the Apple ID used to obtain it. The SLA states that the seller needs to erase the drive and reinstall the original system.
@ Kamikazwe:
You can call Apple and give them your serial number and they will send you copies of your original disks at a nominal charge.
You do need to use your original Snow Leopard disk, boot from it, erase the drive, and reinstall Snow Leopard. The buyer of the machine will need to purchase his/her own copy of Lion or Mountain Lion with their own Apple ID or they will never be able to reinstall or update the OS.
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3. Transfer.
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other storage device; and (iv) the party receiving the Apple Software accepts the terms andcconditions of this License. For purposes of this License, if Apple provides an update (e.g., version 10.8 to 10.8.1) to the Apple Software, the update is considered part of the Apple
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accept the terms and conditions of the Original Apple OS license.

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What is best laptop for personal use ?? my requirement is gaming and whole day personal usage ?

am fed up for buying a new laptops ?

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I exported a clip of H.264, Middium Quality, Size-below 640xXXX in 16:9 mode. File size about 16MB & bad quality at last!
What's your suggestion setting either via FCP or Compressor for export?
Better quality & better file size ;)
Thanks!!

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