Archive for October, 2008

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How well does WHS protect your data?

Have you ever seen the following error message appear: A user by the name of Linis did after his Seagate 500GB hard drive failed. But has he states in his post: All in all I’m very pleased. I lost some episodes of Numb3rs and a few old Disney movies that I had saved, but not […]

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Tranquil PC SQA-5H turns German

German store Digital Sources will stock the SQA-5H model Home Server’s from Tranquil PC along with it’s accessories the SQA Extender and the SQA HDD enclosure. More information from Digital Sources – Das gute Gefühl – Ihre Daten sind in guten Händen

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If Windows Update is Off, Install Emergency Security Update

Microsoft has released an emergency security update that fixes a critical security hole that is already being exploited in the wild. It fixes a remote code execution vulnerability in the Windows Server Service, which affects WHS as well as other operating systems including XP and Vista. This is the first time in 18 months that […]

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Add-In: AutoExit 2008 R2

Nick from the add-in AutoExit has been in touch to let us know that R2 of the 2008 version is now available for download. Nick says that the beta program of AutoExit is nearly finished and this should be the last version before releasing the final. New features: WOL Server from client automatically. Waking up […]

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The Home Server Show #21

The Home Server Show #21 is now available to listen to. This episode looks at the latest news including the new security update MS08-067 (958644). All the links to this episode are available from here.

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Setup a Live Webcam and Remote Access It on WHS

WeGotServed.co.uk has a great tutorial on how to run a live webcam on Windows Home Server and access it remotely when you’re away from home. And this can all be done using a everyday home USB webcam and a piece of software called Active Webcam. You can read all the details here.

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Tranquil PC SQA-5H Home Server Interview.

Over at TheDigitalLifestyle.com, Ian Dixon interviews David Thompson from Tranquil PC on their new SQA-5H Home Server. You can listen to the podcast from here.

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The Newbie's Guide to Windows Home Server

Buying guide resource DirectoryM.com has a great beginners guide to Windows Home Server. So if you are a newb or would just like to refresh on what WHS can do for you then check out A guide to Windows Home Server.

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Add-In: VPOP3 for WHS 2.6.0g

The add-in email server for Windows Home Server, VPOP3 has been updated. The new version 2.6.0g includes the following bug fixes: Fix problem with connection session not finishing properly if (the obsolete) Sophos update was enabled Don’t report ‘encrypted attachment’ errors from avast! Fix IMAP4 problem with certain types of attachments (Enterprise only) Fix IMAP4 […]

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Online Support for HP MediaSmart Server Users

If you are the owner of a HP MediaSmart Server then here are some links which may be of use to you. Work and play from anywhere with the MediaSmart Server is a 5 page lesson detailing subjects such as What’s a server, and why would you need one at home? which looks at the […]