Small little personal server

I have had this server running a while couple of months maybe (i just used Google) and found all i needed, im pretty good with Linux myself have used it for sometime so that wasn't a obstacle to me.

I have been reading loads and a lot brought me to here, but only today decided to sign up, well what it is i have about 4 family members on my server and that's fine with me.

So upon my reading and wandering around the WWW i have discovered that you can swop with other people like myself, is this a safe venture to do so? as i do not know anyone personal to me to do such a thing and by the looks of it it seems to all be a online activity.

If i do swop, what are the benefits of doing it and what are the draw backs if any, can it damage my server?

Any information you could provide would be a great starting point for me.

Satisfy

I think i have figured out from your fantastic reply what it all means and how it works, i do have a redundant 1.2m dish from a few years ago pointing to 13e before the wife came along that has not been used in over 2 years, but has weathered really well, not in a bad way, i may run a new wire from there to the front room and see if its in position, if not i can wobble it about maybe, see what free to air is on there, if it works i may consider fixing a motorized thing to it, (not down with the lingo) but i have searched the net and seen many a post about them.

I will take on board what you have said and have a little bit of time to fully digest what is possible, as i have seemed to have opened a whole new world from one post.

Thank you for your reply

Quote from Banny

There are bits of software for phones and such that can help you fine tune your dish, depending on which mobile you have.

Obviously you can also buy equipment to help you as well but something you probably want to avoid at this stage :)

Not really into all the tech stuff, but the wife does have a ipad latest one as she uses it on the trains going to and from meetings for work, most i have done on it is play angry birds, so not sure if this is of anything you maybe thinking about that's possible to aid me in anyway, as apps are cheap as chips and a lot are for free, were unable to jailbreak it as her work has insisted she does not as it could open a security risk of her's and works private and confidential data.

Have you any idea of any apps that are possible available to aid me?

Well i have ventured out into the back of the garden to run a wire into the house, seeing as i am off for rest of the week, thought id do something constructive, only sign of a tiny bit of rust is around the edge of the dish, i think i will need to get a bit of gardening around the dish as a tree is hanging over, so i'm going to concentrate on doing that for a hour or so then i will pop down to the local TV shop that fits satellites and get some coax cable and run it to the house, i will set it up in the conservatory for the time being, as that is a lot closer and the wife will go nuts if i dirty our cream carpets being in and out of the house.

So once i have done the preparation i should be in a better place to determine the outcome of the redundant satellite dish if it is worth salvaging of start a fresh, if it is able to be salvaged then fingers crossed all i will need to buy is a motor, seeing that there are quite a number of them on the current market, is there any in particular that is advisable i should consider getting and ones to stay away from? two that keep popping up are a dark motor and techno-mate if memory serves to be correct, the two don't seem to be overly expensive at around £40-50

Any guidance on the type of motor is appreciated and if all is well with the satellite today i will purchase one at recommendation

Well, the weeding/foliage has been cut back and have washed the dish down with warm soapy water to rid of sap from the tree, i was quite mystified to say the least at how clean and new looking the satellite looks, I'm some what pleased with how well it has stood up to the the weather.

Upon the recommendation of motor i will purchase the one specified as £40 is not all that much and seems a worth while investment, I'm also going to update my receiver to a newer model, as to me it seems somewhat a waste not being able to watch HD and 3D on my 60" 3D TV, so i am certainly going to look for a good reliable box that i can record and set it to record as me and my partner work away quite a lot and we miss a lot of our programs that we like to indulge ourselves relaxing from a very busy life style due to work.

I have looked around the link provided at there equipment and a couple of receivers tick the boxes for me, I'm familiar with the Dreambox and see they have a few types also i have seen the VU receiver widely commented on so it will be a toss up between the 2, i may well purchase both just as comparison, unless any of you have a personal opinion on them, i always stride myself to accept peoples comments and opinions on matters i am lesser informed on, so on that note the choice is all yours, so please feel free to indulge your personal opinion on each receiver i have mentioned above, maybe a few pro's and con's, just to make my decision a lot easier for me.

Thanks for participating in my post, it is hugely appreciated