Intel has shown off it’s latest slab of silicone and it’s far from it’s desktop and server boards this time. This is the NUC. Intel has dubbed it the Next Unit of Computing. NUC for short. It’s powered by a 17-watt Core i3-3217U processor that is attached to the board. (second photo middle) It’s clocked at [...]
I had been running Windows 8 Release Preview on my GA-Z77X-UD5H and when I noticed on July 26th that the official Gigabyte Windows 8 drivers were posted on Gigabyte’s website. I downloaded them and found that they loaded well and actually cleared up a minor issue or two I had been having with with Windows [...]
By: John Stutsman I listened live to “The Home Server Show 180” and one item in particular caught my attention. It was their discussion of a new App called SplashTop and how it could be loaded onto an iPad and linked into Windows 8 – enabling the user to experience Windows 8 touch capabilities on [...]
Not having such great luck with defrag programs in the past, I have stayed away from this type of software. When I had tried them before, they tended to be more problematic than they where worth. For starters, they hogged CPU, thrashed your hard drives constantly, and in some cases even caused corruption. Taking the [...]
In a previous post we documented how to install SQL Server 2008 onto Windows Home Server 2011. Being able to run SQL Server on my new 2011 box is pretty cool, but what do I need a database at home for? Here is one use that I have found… archiving my reef tank’s XML data [...]
That title will make any Media Center owner do a double take. Ahhhh, but here is the heartbreak. A Mac is required. The new Elgato powered HDHomeRun is compatible with Media Center but you can only stream to the iPad or iPhone if you’re running EyeTV software for Mac. It’s also a tad pricier than [...]
This is the Boxee Box. No doubt you have seen it and read reviews about it. Instead of boring you with the usual review my goal is to setup the Boxee Box and test it with Windows Home Server. Pretty Simple. What you will see here is a whole lot of un-professional photos of the [...]
One of the cool things you can do with Windows Media Center is connect it to WHS to access your media content. Here we will take a look at the process of using WMC Connector in Windows 7 to access WHS media. This is another post in the WHS-101 Series. Connect Windows Media Center with [...]
I know you are familiar with the HD HomeRun network tuner. AverMedia showed us their dual tuner network device complete with iPad and iPhone app tonight at ShowStoppers CES 2011. It was a demo without the live TV feed but we got the basic feel for it. The iPad app had the ability to change [...]
If you are itching to try out WHS Vail, but don’t have an extra box to run it on, a good choice is to install it in a Virtual Machine. Also, since the Vail Refresh isn’t ready for prime time yet, using a virtual environment is well worth considering. You can run Vail on VMware [...]
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