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WHS Backup

WHS Backup

by AJ Peck (aka usacomp2k3) The purpose of this article isn’t to do a backup 101, but rather more of a 201 or 301 perspective. It assumes a general understanding of the user-side of Backups. Basically what we are going to do is take a look at how Microsoft’s Windows Home Server handles backups. This [...]

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A (much) more advanced look at Home Networking

A (much) more advanced look at Home Networking

So we left off last time just talking about the basic aspects of IP addresses, so let’s go a little deeper.

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An Introduction to Home Networking

An Introduction to Home Networking

Everyone who listens to this show or reads this blog is using a network of some sort. It is becoming a very important part of our daily lives. So where does one begin when trying to understand about networks and how they work? What I have created here is a basic introduction to Home Networking. [...]

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DLNA, what’s under the hood?

DLNA, what’s under the hood?

by AJ Peck (aka usacomp2k3) What is DLNA? Many of you have probably heard the term before, but never fully understood what it is. Well let me do my best to break it down and help to bring some clarification to the quagmire. All of us suffer from the lack of interoperability between devices on [...]

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Cooling an entertainment center

Cooling an entertainment center

by AJ Peck (aka usacomp2k3) One of the difficult aspects to having all of one’s equipment in a cabinet is knowing what to do about the heat. In my setup, the 3 main heat generating equipment are the xbox 360, the receiver, and the DVR (in descending order to the best of my knowledge). I [...]

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An adventure in Wiring

An adventure in Wiring

by AJ Peck (usacomp2k3) My wife and I bought our house earlier this year. It is a 3-year old house, but it didn’t have proper communication wiring. There are a handful of phone lines run to various rooms (which we don’t use because we are a cell-phone only house) and another handful of coax lines. [...]

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