The Home Server Show – 12 HP MediaSmart Server Update
Show 12 covers news, e-mail, and the HP MediaSmart Server Update including PVConnect and McAfee. More show notes and links after the click…
Archive for July, 2008
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Here is another good deal on a 500Gig hard drive. New Egg Seagate Barracuda 500GB SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive for $69.99 w/ Free Shipping Use Promo Code: EMCAHCKAF at checkout!
HP Update Slowing down MediaSmart Windows Home Servers?
In Podcast 11 I reported a slowdown of my HP Media Smart Server after installing PVConnect. I attributed this to PVConnect creating a database of the many Photos, Videos, and Music files I have stored on my MSS. I viewed it as a normal process. Indexing takes CPU cycles and hits the hard drives hard. [...]
How to access PVConnect from a Web Browser
It is possible to access the PVConnect settings from a browser but you first have to enable it. In order to access it from PC’s on your network you have to first make changes from the local browser. You will need to be comfortable with Remote Desktop in order to continue. 1. Start a Remote [...]
Hard Drive Deals at NewEgg.com
I mentioned in Podcast 11 that I’ll be on the lookout for hard drive deals. Here are the latest deals at NewEgg.com Western Digital Caviar SE16 640GB 3.5″ SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive $84.99 with promo code: EMCAHCFAD Free Shipping! Western Digital Caviar SE16 500GB 3.5″ SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive $74.99 with Promo Code: EMCAHCFAF Free [...]
The Home Server Show 11 – Power Pack 1 Extravaganza!
Todays Show – PP1 eXtravaganza! PVConnect review, restore CD for Windows Home Server, PP1 external backup, email and news. Don’t forget to vote at Podcast Alley. News Drashna and GaMeR have proven that MCE2005 will run on WHS and you can check their progress in the WGS forums. I have a new blog over on [...]
Power Pack 1 Integration in progress!
Windows Home Server users have been busy for the last couple of days. PP1 was released on Monday, July 21st, and after the celebration WHS owners got busy. Downloading and installing PP1 was the easy part but each PC on your network had to be updated with a new connector. A few ran into troubles [...]
PP1 Released! Windows Home Server Users Rejoice!!!
At 9:00 PST Microsoft announced the release of PP1. This is a big day for Windows Home Server Owners who have patiently awaited the “bug fix” that has plagued this platform thus far. Even though the pre-requisites required in order to be affected by the bug are numerous, it nevertheless hurt the platform immensly. The [...]
TheHome Server Show 10 – News and Review
Today we will be discussing the news and going over an external eSata enclosure. MSWHS – Hi Grade Home Server Review PCMag(I referred to it as PCWeek in the podcast) Home Server Build HomeServerHacks.com – Home Server Build (Updated) Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 500GB 3.5″ SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive – $74.99 July 18th price is $79.99 [...]
