Thursday, September 9, 2010

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BYOB Episode 11

September 6, 2010 by pcdoc  
Filed under BYOB, Windows Home Server

This week we will be discussing some builds from Michael and Tim.  In addition, we have some hardware news on some new video cards and a 10 inch slate from Viewsonic.  We also cover some hardware picks and talk about the OCZ PCI Express SSD drive as well as a new 10 gig PCI Express [...]

Project: BIOS Reset

September 5, 2010 by pcdoc  
Filed under BYOB Hardware, User Builds, Windows Home Server

BYOB Atom Home build.

ClamAV for Windows Home Server Updated

June 4, 2010 by dave  
Filed under Windows Home Server

You recall us talking about ClamAV for WHS in the forums right?
Al West is keeping this project rolling with another update.
Straight from Al:
A quick note to say that the new version of WHSClamAV is out and adds the ability to control the lastest version of ClamWin (v0.96.1) and also provides the ability to scan backup [...]

Movie Streaming 101 (The Basics)

Streaming Basics.

Virtual Machine’s for the masses.

March 8, 2010 by pcdoc  
Filed under Software, Virtualization, Windows Home Server

Ever since I read my first article on the subject I was intrigued by the concept of Virtual machines. I was eager to know how practical, easy, and effective it really was to use in an everyday situation.  My approach was not to try and achieve new technical ground or challenge my own capabilities, but [...]

Icy Dock MB672SKGF Screwless Internal 3.5” SAS/SATA HDD Enclosure

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 part [...]

Total Media Theatre 3

Since Windows Media center is a perfect compliment to WHS in as much as they mesh together perfectly, I immediately fell in love with the concept of being able to play my movies on a PC and be able to display it on a large screen HDTV.  I could always play various movies on my [...]

Add-In: Recorded TV Manager

I have finally set out to do what I’ve said I would do since I started this Podcast.  Yes, I’m finally going to try a Media Center/Windows Home Server Add-In.  I love my Media Center and I love my Windows Home Server.  The problem is they don’t love each other.  Enter Rick Drasch’s Recorded [...]

HP Update Slowing down MediaSmart Windows Home Servers?

July 28, 2008 by Homeserver  
Filed under Add-In, Windows Home Server

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.
Engadget [...]

Microsoft Windows Home Server saves the Home Server Podcast!!!

June 13, 2008 by Homeserver  
Filed under Windows Home Server

It is true.  Today, I used my Windows Home Server to bail me out and help publish podcast number 5.  Let me set this up, it won’t take long.
I use Audacity to record and mix the podcast.  Audacity creates a project file and a folder of data files for the audio for each recording that [...]

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