Sage TV on the Windows Home Server
The promise of Windows Home Server is to centralize all of your media, files, and important things in your life. Through a huge library of add-ins and other programs, WHS has mostly come through on that promise to make all of your digital life centralized in one location. HTPC users have leveraged the power of WHS to point their software of choice to the network shares or use UPnP to stream music, video and pictures to devices around the house. For long time HTPC users, the introduction of a WHS into the home network allows people to make sense out ...
The Indestructible ioSafe External Hard Drive – Ready For Anything?
At CES 2o1o, a couple of us Home Server Show guys (Dave and I) had the opportunity to hang out with the folks from ioSafe for a demo of the almost total destruction of one of their new SSD external drives. If you are new to ioSafe products, their Solo line is a rugged external hard drive that brings disaster protection to the average home user. Their standard claim has been that their drives are both water and fire proof. The SSD model adds another special bonus, shock and crush proof. Really? That is asking a lot of one ...
Windows Home Server spotted at CES 2010
CES 2010 was not a huge year for the Windows Home Server product but there were some sightings on the show floor. Before I show you the servers I should first mention the omissions. The Keynote speech by Steve Ballmer was the first snub. No server seen, no server spoken about. I didn’t really expect a big mention so that wasn’t a major deal. At least Windows Media Center was; pardon the play on words, front and center. The biggest Windows Home Server player missing was HP. HP elected to staff meeting rooms instead of a larger booth presence this year. They ...
Windows Home Server
Core I3–530 HTPC
For quite a while now I have been enjoying my HTPC with everything working perfectly. I finally got lossless audio (TrueHD and DTS-HD) as well as the Blu-Ray integration I was looking for, working the way I expect them to. My HTPC has been the center of all my entertainment needs for quite some time and I consider it one of the more critical components... [Read on...]
The Home Server Show 80
The Home Server Show 80 In today’s episode we go over all the latest news and releases for Windows Home Server. HP and Tivo are in the news and is Avast for WHS recognizing their new 5.0 client? Add-In updates and more. Icy Dock MB662 Avast for WHS recognizing the new 5.0 clients? HP and Tivo WHS Health WHS Quicken, Quickbooks, Add-In Central Chris’s... [Read on...]
Storage Deals
It’s that time again. Daylight Savings Time that is. Spring forward this Sunday. To celebrate, Newegg.com is slashing prices on all sorts of storage items. Here are a few of them. WD 1TB – $89.99 Free Ship WD 2TB – $159.99 Free Ship Antec 300 Case – $54.95 Free Ship Asus TS-Mini Soho with Free 1TB hard drive with promo code... [Read on...]
ICY DOCK MB662US-2S dual bay 3.5" SATA I & II to eSATA / USB 2.0
The MB662US-2S is a dual bay hard drive RAID enclosure that can use two 3.5” SATA hard drives (in my case, 80 GB drives) with 6 different RAID configurations and both USB and e-SATA connectors. A good looking case design, a fan speed controller and hard drive installation that requires no tools or kits rounds out the highlights of features. What’s... [Read on...]
A (much) more advanced look at Home Networking
by AJ Peck (aka usacomp2k3) I hope ya’ll enjoyed reading An Introduction to Home Networking. That gave an overview of some of the basic features of networking and how it relates to many home users. If you’ll join me for another minute (or twenty) to go a little deeper and explore some of the more advanced aspects of networking. While I will use... [Read on...]
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The Home Server Show 80
The Home Server Show 80 In today’s episode we go over all the latest news...
The Home Server Show 79
The Home Server Show 79 In today’s episode we discuss the recent Icy Dock...
The Home Server Show Bonus Edition
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Core I3–530 HTPC
For quite a while now I have been enjoying my HTPC with everything working perfectly. ...
ICY DOCK MB662US-2S dual bay 3.5" SATA I & II to eSATA / USB 2.0
The MB662US-2S is a dual bay hard drive RAID enclosure that can use two 3.5” SATA...
Icy Dock MB561US-4S Quad Bay External Removable Enclosure
This is the Icy Dock MB561US-4S Quad Bay External Removable Enclosure. During CES...
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Core I3–530 HTPC
For quite a while now I have been enjoying my HTPC with everything working perfectly. ...
Icy Dock MB672SKGF Screwless Internal 3.5” SAS/SATA HDD Enclosure
At CES 2010, Home Server Show had the opportunity to meet with the folks at Icy...
VGA/PS2 build project for Media Smart EX and H340 Home Servers.
Hi ya folks, I’m looking at starting a project on building a VGA/PS2 interface...
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Storage Deals
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Weekend Deals
How about some deals for the weekend? We all need some more storage right? How...
HD HomeRun $126 with Free Shipping at Amazon
I’m a converted fan of the HDHR so when I see a good deal on one I like to pass...
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