One of the best features of store bought servers is the ability to add and remove drives without having to take a case apart and mess with those tiny screws. For home builders, that convenience just doesn’t exist. Last year at CES, we met with the people at Icy Dock and were excited to see [...]
When I heard the first description of Windows Home Server, it fit into my vision of home computing perfectly. I had an old machine sitting around just asking for the beta to be installed. My first experiences were so positive that I bought the OEM from Newegg in the first week it was available. It [...]
View Full Album Well folks, the new server is built and is fully operational. It even got a little WHS logo on the front. So far, I’m very happy with the ridiculously oversized case and miniscule motherboard. Hey, it works and it’s quiet. What more can you ask for? Check out the pictures for some [...]
by Chris Lux / IndyLux When HomeServerShow.com was at CES this year, we met up with the folks at Icy Dock at their booth. CES is, in addition to a consumer electronics show, a great place to collect wicked swag! Icy Dock had some cool Origami Hard Drive storage containers to give away and I [...]
by IndyLux / Christopher Lux Before show 86, Jim, John, Tim Daleo and I were chatting about a new WHS build. My vote was for an Intel Atom based system to maximize efficiency and minimize expense. Jim suggested changing his planned Core i3/5 build in the forums and was handily shot down! Here are the [...]
At CES 2010, Home Server Show had the opportunity to meet with the folks at Icy Dock and view their product line. We shot a video interview with Roland Pantaleo and we agreed that their product line should be of interest to the home server community particularly those who are building their own machines. As [...]
Check out Newegg for a great deal on an EX485. I’ve purchased recertified products from HP a few times with no problems. HP MediaSmart EX485, Intel Celeron 2.0 Ghz 2GB DDR2 750GB HDD, Mac Compatible, Powered by Windows Home Server – $299 Recertified: HP MediaSmart EX485, Intel Celeron 2.0 Ghz 2GB DDR2 750GB HDD, Mac [...]
Ever wonder why Microsoft doesn’t advertise their Windows Home Server products more? At CES this year, there was little or no news about our beloved WHS products and the advertising was mostly left over from last year. We did come across one thing that warmed our hearts (and scared us a little). At some point, [...]
by Christopher Lux (IndyLux) Sometimes great things come in small packages. This definitely applies to the Lenovo Q110 nettop. A nettop is a small form factor PC with similar specs to a netbook but without a monitor. It can function as a low-powered desktop PC to check e-mail and browse the internet or, if properly [...]
Last time, we discussed using CrashPlan on our home servers to create off site backup in what we’re calling social cloud backup. You can hear a discussion about how this works on podcast #54. Right now, CrashPlan doesn’t officially support WHS. In Part 2, we’ll discuss how we got it working on our machines. It’s [...]
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