1. Pogoplug will read HFS+ formatted drives, so yes, if you plug the drive containing your iTunes library into the Pogoplug, you will be able to access those files over the web.

Assuming the files are in formats that the Pogoplug can stream, you may also be able to listen to your music and watch your movies in the My.Pogoplug interface.

The Pogoplug, in my experience, is not always well suited to function as a "home" for your iTunes library. I experienced slow access speed when attempting to house my iTunes library directly on the Pogoplug.

My solution for this is simple - I house my iTunes library on a separate drive, and use the Active Copy feature to automatically and dynamically copy my library to the Pogoplug, thus accomplishing two things - having all my files on the Pogoplug for access, and a double backup :)

2. Not in the way you're thinking. The issue with iPhoto is that it puts files in an "iPhoto Library" file, which is really a container containing multiple photos, but the Pogoplug probably won't play nice with it. That being said, I haven't tried it, but you're probably better off copying photos to it manually.

3. Sadly, it doesn't. Pogoplug isn't designed to work as a Time Machine drive with Pogoplug. Cloud Engines (the makers of Pogoplug) are very much aware of the demand for this, though.

Hopefully those answers are helpful, and thanks for posting!

Peter Redmer
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