Before we get into the finer details of life with Windows Home Server, we should take a step back and ask a pretty important question. Just what is a home server? Ask a hundred people in the street, and you’ll find many blank faces and the odd comedian who’ll ask you if it has something to do with household chores.
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Windows Home Server 2011 Step By Step – Introduction
Welcome to Windows Home Server 2011 – Step by Step and for many of you, to the Windows Home Server platform itself. If you’re new to WHS, I hope this book will help you quickly discover how easy it is to install, configure and use Windows Home Server, and how useful its features are in both the home and small business environments. Whether you’re interested in streaming music, video and photos around your home and beyond, seeking an easy way to share files with friends and colleagues, or simply looking for an easy way to protect your PCs and Macs, you’ll learn that Windows Home Server can play an essential role at the heart of your network.
WGS’ New eBook “Windows Home Server 2011 Step By Step” Is Now Available
Following the release in December of our popular Using OS X Lion Server at Home eBook, we were asked a question, “Why haven’t you done a guide to Windows Home Server”? We couldn’t think of a smart enough answer, so got to work writing one over Christmas…. and it’s ready for release! Authored by Microsoft Windows Home Server MVPs Terry Walsh and Jim Clark, Windows Home Server 2011 Step by Step is WGS’ comprehensive guide to Microsoft’s home server platform, covering hardware, software, add-ins, apps, tips, tricks, advice, support and a whole lot more.
Get 20% Off Using OS X Lion Server at Home (This Weekend Only)
Our Using OS X Lion Server at Home series and eBook has been surprisingly popular – it seems that many WGS readers are planning, or have bought and are configuring Apple’s OS X Lion Server for use as a home server. With a paucity of information out there on working through Lion Server’s (sometimes quirky) configuration and setup, I hope the guide has been useful to everyone whose taken a look at it so far.
For those who haven’t checked it out, and are thinking about a switch then this weekend, we’re running a special 20% discount on all sales of the Using OS X Lion Server at Home eBook!
Using OS X Lion Server as a Home Server Is Now an eBook – Grab It Now!
I’d like to say a big thank you to everyone who’s taken time out to read and comment on We Got Served’s OS X Lion Server series, Using OS X Lion Server as a Home Server. It’s been our longest feature series to date (13 parts and still only half way through), and has received hundreds of comments from readers interested in experimenting with a Mac Home Server.
Over the last few months, I’ve had quite a few comments asking for the series to be presented in full in PDF or eBook format – now it’s here!
How to: Back Up Your OS X Lion Apple Mac to Windows Home Server
As many users know, Mac OS X Lion will no longer backup to a Windows (SMB/CIFS) shared folder when using Time Machine. Only HFS+J formatted USB drives and AFP shares will work. Luckily, an open source package exists that provides support for AFP and Bonjour on Windows Home Server, called Netatalk. Though it was originally developed for Unix systems, it is possible to load a very small Linux virtual machine (<384MB of space) which will host Netatalk, and be configured to run at startup like a service. Follow this guide and you’ll be able to backup your Mac once again to Windows Home Server.
Using OS X Lion Server as a Home Server (Part 11 – Shared Address Book)
In the last part of our series, we looked at File and Folder Sharing – one of the foundation elements of a server platform. In the next few parts, we’ll be looking more at the applications which are bundled with OS X Lion Server. First off, it’s the turn of Lion Server’s Address Book, a central repository of contacts which can be searched and accessed by users and devices across your home network.
Using Apple OS X Lion Server as a Home Server (Part 5 – The Server App)
Our detailed look at Apple’s OS X Lion Server continues with an overview of the Server app – what are the features you’ll need to configure on your Apple-flavoured home server?
Want to Learn More About Windows Server Aurora?
Whilst the Aurora Small Business Server beta program has been up an running for over a week now, you may not have had a chance to download and take a look at the features offered. But if you’re keen to learn more before downloading, Microsoft have published a wide range of resources to help you discover what’s new.
Windows Server Aurora Preview Deep Dive
Following an announcement in July at Microsoft’s Worldwide Partner Conference, the company have released their first public preview of the new small business server platform. Designed for SMBs with less than 25 employees, Aurora is an enterprise-grade server solution for small business owners who do not have the time, resource or expertise to install Microsoft’s existing Small Business Server or Windows Server 2008 R2 platforms. Let’s take a look at how well it achieves this.
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Windows Home Server 2011 Finally Gets Anti-Virus Protection -
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How To: Map A Windows Home Server 2011 Network Location To a Windows 7 Client -
How to: Install Microsoft Forefront Client Security Antivirus on Windows Home Server 2011 -
The $249 HP MicroServer & Windows Home Server 2011 Combo is Back
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Add-in Update: Cloudberry Backup v2.6.2 -
Add-in Update: Lights-Out Service Pack 2 Beta Refresh -
Using Apple OS X Lion Server as a Home Server (VPN Configuration) -
Add-in Update: AWIECO Wake on LAN v1.2
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