Archives for the 'Windows Home Server' Category
P*O*R*N* Blocking and Windows Home Server (Windows Wednesday) [Tech Rest]
If you want to know about a free way to block adult oriented sites, then this post is for you. If you have a Windows Home Server and want to block adult oriented sites, then this post is especially for you.
A little background. When you type a web address like http://www.google.com/ into your browser, [...]
A Righteous Resolution – Better Backups (Tech Thursday) [Tech Rest]
If you lost every hard drive that you are responsible for today could you easily recover them? If not, you need better backups.
Fact 1: All hard drives fail it’s just a matter of time.
Fact 2: If you don’t make backups easy, you won’t do them.
Many of us have computer jobs at work and aren’t real [...]
Easy Photo Sync For WHS (Windows Wednesday) [Tech Rest]
This is a review of PhotoSync Beta2 for Windows Home Server. It’s an Add-In that automatically uploads photos from your server to your Flickr account.
Installation. Installation was straightforward and simple. The steps were as follows (Steps 1-4 apply to any Add-In):
Download the msi file to a machine on your network
Open Shared Folders on the server [...]
Backup - What I Love And What I Want [Tech Rest]
All hard drives fail. It’s not a matter of if but of when. Since you are reading this, chances are computers are mission critical in your home. Windows Home Server (WHS) is the best solution for backing up the computers in your house. You can rest easier knowing that if a hard drive fails you [...]
Windows Home Server – Easy Enough For Anyone? [Tech Rest]
Based on my experience: YES!
For several months I have been beta testing Windows Home Server (WHS). It seemed to be a product with a lot of promise but I wondered if Microsoft would make it easy enough for the average person to install.
Well, thanks to great service from NewEgg, I got my copy of the [...]