In Part 1, we covered the unboxing, installation and setup of the new ioSafe 1 TB external hard drive that is both fire and water proof. You can find the entire post here. By now, I have the ioSafe running and the contents of my Home Server folders backed up and protected. There is one [...]
You know, I know, everybody knows. PP3 was released to public beta today. The news is everywhere. What you might not know is there is a public forum to discuss PP3 in all it’s “beta-ness.” There are a couple in fact. Microsoft’s Official PP3 Beta Forum MediaSmartServer.net PP3 Beta Forum Don’t forget that you will [...]
After watching Dave burn his “evaluation” drive from ioSafe, I knew I had to have one. No, I’m not going to burn mine, but I am going to install it on my Home Server as a back up drive and use it to store copies of my files and PC backups. Safely and soundly. I [...]
The Home Server Show – 49 Avast and Antivirus software on your Windows Home Server On today’s show we talk about whether or not you should run Antivirus software on your Windows Home Server. We also go in depth on Avast for Windows Home Server. There is a lot of info in this show and [...]
To scan or not to scan (the Windows Home Server)…that is the question. On Show #28 on the The Home Server Show, a few of us discussed just that particular question. It was even the topic of a post in a January 2008 review at We Got Served. If you have looked for an antivirus [...]
Subsonic is a free, web-based media streamer, providing ubiquitous access to your music. Use it to share your music with friends, or to listen to your own music while at work. You can stream to multiple players simultaneously, for instance to one player in your kitchen and another in your living room. Subsonic is designed [...]
OverDrive Audiobooks as mentioned by Chris Lux. Congratulations to Jared Finkenbinder for winning AIC 2009. Announcement at WeGotServed.com. Add-In: Fireplay Installer Jim Collison Blog – Follow Jim’s SmartPhone Search Long time listener and friend of the show, Jose Ortiz, Pixel Concept – Tech news with a heavy dose of Cell Phones. ioSafe – It has [...]
I recently discovered that my public library system in Indianapolis is now using a service called OverDrive to distribute digital audio books (as are many other libraries). After downloading a small Media Console you log onto your local library page and search for books. Some are available immediately and some you can add to your queue and receive when it’s available.
The console is clean and self explanatory. Books are downloaded in parts and stored on your machine. I chose to store the files on my home server which can be selected in the preferences. From the console, you can transfer the books to your portable audio device (a Zune in my case). Some titles can even be burned to CD from the console.
As you can see, I checked out a copy of The Call of the Wild by Jack London and was able to transfer it in under a minute. I synced my Zune and was off on my bike ride to work listening to a great audio book. I have 3 weeks to listen to it before I have to renew the item with my library.
I listen to several podcasts that have Audible.com as an advertiser. I tried it once as a promotion, but didn’t want to pay for a long term subscription. OverDrive is a fantastic FREE alternative that may not have the same selection of books, but will certainly keep me occupied for quite some time.
HP has a good deal on the LX195 Windows Home Server. If you purchase any desktop or laptop computer from hpdirect you can get the LX195 for 50% off. That’s $199 and a pretty good deal if your in the market for a new pc. Start customizing your HP PC today. Can you ever have [...]
Today I am joined by Jim and John and we talk about everything under the sun. We might even mention a home server here and there! We mostly cover the ioSafe Solo video that was posted on July 1st as well as the new MVP’s, and some smartphone discussions. Here are the links to items [...]
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