Microsoft has released a Microsoft security advisory and a workaround for a vulnerability in the Microsoft Video ActiveX control which could allow remote code execution. The vulnerability effects Windows Server 2003 editions which Windows Home Server is based on thus, it could be infected. Although this affects Internet Explorer (IE), some WHS add-ins enable the […]
I have just seen a really interesting post over at jesseweb.com that explains how to turn your Windows Home Server into a Domain Controller. This looks really good but there are a lot of unknowns with this such as how roaming profiles will work with this whether they will even work at all and will […]
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SMBNation Magazine has an article on Windows Home Server by Aaron Booker entitled "Windows Home Server – Can It Be a Business Solution?" The 2 page article (starting on page 7) is written for the small business specialist but is a good read for all WHS enthusiasts. You can view it online or download a […]
This Add-In is used to put a Windows Home Server into suspended mode, or hibernation and resume on user defined events. Description To go to sleep, you can choose from several methods: · On demand, when no more clients are active · Based on a calendar, as a single action or repeated each weekday · […]
The Home Server Show podcast #48 is up with the latest news and views and this week ioSafe CEO Robb Moore is on the show to chat about the fire and waterproof ioSafe Solo external hard drive. You can listen to/download it here.
Brent Friedman developer of many add-ins including TV Manager and WHS Mobile has written a great tutorial on how to do Time Machine backups from the Mac to your Windows Home Server, just like the HP MediaSmart Servers do. Brent’s guide takes you through enabling the backups to shares, how to create a working sparsebundle […]
FirePlay for Windows Home Server has been updated to version 0.90.06 The add-In automates the install of FirePlay for the Home Server and configures the Windows Firewall and also your Router if it supports UPNP. FirePlay is a Flash based client for accessing the Firefly Media Server which comes pre-installed on the MediaSmart Server. It […]
Introduction HP, who were one of the original entrants into the pre-built WHS market have introduced the MediaSmart LX195 to complement their existing range of machines. This unit is very much an entry level Windows Home Server machine as compared to the specifications of its EX siblings, because of a lower price and hence lower […]
I have been hearing a lot of good things about Microsoft’s new security suite for a while now and have been waiting to get my hands on it for some time. First thoughts were that I would have to keep an open mind and not let Windows One Care cloud my judgment; I can honestly […]
