Have you thought about running a proxy server or an Internet proxy on Windows Home Server. But why would you do that? One reason is that you could view sites that your company blocks access to (naughty!) or to control web content served in your home by blocking sites (porn etc.) or even keywords to […]
Add-In TV Manager has been updated to version 1.0.1. The add-in moves your Media Center recordings to your server for storage and management. You can also watch the recordings from the TV Manager Web Interface to non-MC PCs over your local and Internet connection. New in v1.0.1 is the ability to have TV Manager notify […]
Digital photography enthusiast Ian Weatherburn has been blogging about his Backup strategies, which includes having his office computers configured as RAID-0, using a Drobo unit with 4TB of storage along with synchronization software Allways Synch. But that’s not all! Next is an Intel NAS RAID-5 Server which has 4 500GB hard-drives configured as RAID-5 which […]
Blog “Home Automation Direct” has a step by step guide on how to install SqueezeCenter 7 on Windows Home Server. SqueezeCenter from Logitech is a powerful and free Open Source software that will power any Squeezebox, Transporter or any software MP3 player on your network and includes the following features: Web Interface—control the player and […]
This must be the mod of mods. A user by the name of “Diehard” has posted images of his MediaSmart Server modification, where he inserts the insides of a PopCorn Hour device (a Digital Media Streaming product designed for end-users, enthusiasts and professionals) into his server. Modder “Diehard” stated: I just have to finish the […]
MediaSmartServer.net the site designed for HP MediaSmart users has had a makeover, with some cosmetic and feature oriented updates. The Wiki is still there, a new frontend and the heart of MediaSmartServer.net the forums with a new color scheme and forum software upgrade. So if you are a proud owner of HP’s MediaSmart Server or […]
MediaSmartHome.com has a tutorial on obtaining a secure SSL certificate for a custom domain name and installing that certificate on the Windows Home Server. We are shown how to obtain the custom SSL certificate and how to get into the Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager on the Home Server to import the new certificate. Read […]
The first public release of the add-in Router Control has been released that allows you more control over your UPnP Internet gateway. Its current main feature is the traffic graph as well as RouterControl online update check and schema upload. More features are to come in future updates, including: Show and modify UPNP port forwards […]
In the October issue of the Microsoft Action Pack Subscription will be one licence for Windows Home Server. The Microsoft Action Pack Subscription (or MAPS) is an annual subscription for Microsoft Registered Partners that provides full-version software and sales resources for their internal-use. From this link click "Welcome Kits and Quarterly Update Kits" and then […]
Busy blogger Joe DiFiglia ran across an issue where an existing hard drive was imaged to a larger one but the original disk name remained in the Windows Home Sever Console. As Joe states: This poses no problems, but is more of an annoyance than anything. If you want to change the name, you can. […]
