Archive for February, 2009

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Home Server Meet – Connecticut in the US

A session on Home Server will be held at DACS, which is several local computer organizations on March 2nd 2009 in Connecticut in the US. Presented by Jay Ferron, who is a CIO for Interactive Security Training, LLC the free event is taking place at the Danbury Hospital auditorium in Danbury, CT. Activities begin at […]

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Upload Pics to Flickr Using the HP EX48x

MediaSmarthome.com has a tutorial on how to upload your pics to Flickr using the HP Photo Publisher on the EX48x range of MediaSmart Server’s. The guide only takes 5 – 10 minutes to complete and for those with an existing  EX47x model the article recommends using the PhotoSync Beta2 for Windows Home Server add-in as […]

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EX485 MediaSmart Server Review

Website “Creative Lifestyle Review” has a review of the HP EX485 MediaSmart Server and goes through the various software features and specifications of the new unit form HP. Read it here.

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CyberPower Windows Home Server 100

The Windows Home Server 100 is another small form factor home-based server, this time from CyberPower Inc. a manufacturer of custom gaming machines and high performance workstations. The unit features a Intel energy-saving ATOM 330 Dual Core CPU (45nm, FSB 533MHz, 1.6GHz, 1 MB L2) on a Intel Mini-ITX mainboard with Gigabit Ethernet, a 500GB […]

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Mac Backup with a EX48x MediaSmart Server

If you would you like to know how to back up an Apple Mac with the new range of HP MediaSmart Server’s, then the Using Windows Home Server site has the details. Author Andrew Edney takes us through the steps necessary to get your Mac backups working with the EX485 or EX487 from HP. You […]

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Drive Balancing Tool

The AV Science Forums have a post for Windows Home Server users about a new tool that helps with drive balancing. The utility balances all the data on your drive pool equally, the main purpose being that when a person adds a drive to the pool, it doesn’t necessarily start getting used for a while. […]

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SharePoint on Windows Home Server Update

Tom Ziegmann has updated his guide and scripts for installing SharePoint on Windows Home Server. The document is now at revision 2.02 and the scripts at 1.1 and include the following changes: Scripts have been updated to correct a typo in the filename location of the Search Database and Log files Guide has been linked […]

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The Wild Home Server

The February 16th print edition of BusinessWeek magazine has a Windows Home Server article in Wildstrom’s Technology column which is now up on their website alongside a HP MediaSmart Server Podcast. Thanks to Mike McGeehan for the link which can be found here.

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Windows Home Server Offsite Backup

Microsoft employee Omar talks a little about the backup methods employed in Windows Home Server and looks at a few of the different company’s which you can use for offsite backup for Windows Home Server. Omar also checks which of these support block level backups. And if your not sure what that is then the […]

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The WHS that Fits in your Hand

The Fanless Aleutia F5 is a 2TB Windows Home Server that fits in your hand. Powered by a Via Eden Ultra Low Voltage 1.5GHz CPU and 1GB of RAM, it has a 12V DC input and a thick solid aluminum case that is unbreakable in case you decide to drop it. The Aleutia F5 will […]