HTTP and Web Hosting Threats This is Part 9 of Securing Your WHS & Network.  This part identifies the risks and benefits of using the Internet to share public information.   Security and privacy issues related to the use of computers available for public use and web hosting of non-sensitive information are identified.  We explain how [...]

HP kept their promise and made available the Amazon S3 Online Backup and Apple Time Machine application for the first generation MediaSmart Server products (EX470, EX475).  The Online Backup application is powered by the Amazon S3 service and allows users to specify select shared folders to securely upload for online backup. The Apple Time Machine [...]

This update fixes the Windows Home Server console on resolutions that are lower than 1024×768, commonly found among Netbooks and smaller portable devices: changing the minimum resolution from 1025×768 to 1024 x 600. The update (KB963032) will automatically install as part of Windows Updates – if automatic updates are enabled on the Windows Home Server. [...]

My Movies and Tranquil PC are presenting their customers and end-users a chance to win a Tranquil AVA RS5 “Special Edition” Media Server. The Tranquil AVA RS5 is a fully-featured Windows Home Server which has room for 5 tray-loaded hard disk drives but can be extended with an additional 5 drives using the SQA-Ex extension.

Do you have a safe, well how about an offsite vault for your valuable data on your Windows Home Server? If the answer is no then head on over to mswhs.com to leave a great comment about why you would like a KeepVault account and your wish could be granted via Philip Churchill’s slick contest giveaway. 

Internet Threats and the Network Router This is Part 8 of the Securing Your WHS & Network series.  In this part we address the threats and vulnerabilities that can be expected by being connected to the Internet.  We explain the role of the router, its capabilities, and its limitations.  We look at several methods that [...]

WHS Outlook is a Windows Home Server add-in that integrates Microsoft Outlook with the Windows Home Server Console application. A brand new feature loaded 2.0 version of the WHS Outlook add-in is taking shape and the author is looking for German, French and Spanish language translation assistance. Any translation help you can provide would be [...]

Home Server Hacks' Donavon West has released a Windows Home Server Add-in that automatically updates your Twitter account with WHS health status notification messages.  " @WHSTweet is a Windows Home Server Add-in that monitors your WHS health status (i.e. the little messages that appear in the tray when you have "Display Network Health Notifications" turned [...]