ServeTheHome has published part 1 of a big drive Windows Home Server series of articles. The series will detail a 30+ drive (wow!) system which amongst other things will run virtual machines, and encode on the fly. You can read about it here.
How do you stream your media? One option is to use TVersity, a program that converts content to the proper formatting. How to install it as a service on Windows Home Server and more is available from here.
On January 4th (2010) security provider McAfee announced an agreement with Hewlett-Packard to provide its subscription-based McAfee Total Protection Service as a pre-installed feature on the HP’s StorageWorks X500 Data Vault server. The service is available through HP as a 90 day trial, after which it becomes subscription-based, with pricing based upon the number of […]
After a recent digital SLR purchase, Nigel Jones’s Buffalo Linkstation Pro NAS device was no longer going to be big enough for his future storage needs, so he needed to look else where. He looked at the HP EX490 but was skeptical as he was a Linux addict but after reading up on it, and […]
Software developer Chris Hammond got to test out the storage folder duplication feature of Windows Home Server when a drive in the server decided it was time to go to hard drive heaven. Hearing what sounded like a dog growling in my office, upon investigation turned out to be the noise of the dying hard […]
A new year and a special day for me today for two reasons. First Its my birthday 🙂 and second for the 3rd year running a have been re-awarded as a Windows Home Server MVP by Microsoft. This allows me to keep my finger in the pie and be kept updated by the MS guys […]
Computer hardware site, Tom’s Hardware takes a look at HP’s MediaSmart EX495 Home Server. The 6 page review compares all three Generations of the HP MediaSmart Server and looks at the software differences between the EX48x and EX49x models. Processor upgrades are also mentioned with 9 models being looked at as worthy upgrades. Finally […]
The Windows Home Server Blog have a great guide on how to troubleshoot remote access problems. The guide highlights 4 common ways to validate and pin-point why your remote access isn’t working. It’s available to read here.
Episode 70 of the Home Server Show podcast has a year end review as well as the latest news and views. Catch it here.
Media Center specialist Pete Stagman has a review of the Rosewill RSV-S8 external drive enclosure. The 8 bay SATA enclosure comes complete with a PCIe eSATA controller card ready to fit into your home built home server providing ample expansion capabilities for your Windows Home Server. Pete has more details here.
