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Home Server Show #111

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In show #111 we go over the announcement of new Small Business Server products, Microsoft’s Live Essentials and what the products mean for Home Server users, as well as a couple of server builds.  We have tons of news and Add-Ins for you and our featured guests are AJ Peck and Michael Ross.   Don’t forget the bonus at the end! Listen: http://homeservershow.com/the-home-server-show-111.html Small Business Servers Announced Windows Phone 7 Add-In: Windows Phone 7 controls Windows Home Server Add-In: Family Diary Turn your MediaSmart Server in to a Virtual Machine Add-In: DNS Updater Add-In: Home Server SMART No-Control Project Bios Reset

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Home Server Show #110

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Happy Halloween everyone!  In show 110 we talk 3.0 TB Drives in Depth, BYOB on the show, and live on ustream.  This show welcome Mike F. from the BYOB podcast and we grill him on hard drives, SSD’s and everything in between. Listen: http://homeservershow.com/the-home-server-show-110.html Remote Alert Update MediaSmart Chassis as a 4 bay drive enclosure SSD Drives and AHCI SSD Drives, RAID, and Trim

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Like it or not, Twitter could be on Track for 200 million in 2010

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One of the things I ask people all the time is "Tweet" much?  Since I live here in the Heartland of the US, the answer is almost always no.  However, according to a post at PCMAG.com (http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2371826,00.asp) Twitter, the online Social Media giant is big and getting bigger.  In fact, some have claimed that the company is tracking to add it’s 200 millionth tweeter by years end.  While it’s not Facebook numbers, it’s still a bunch!  Most people I ask say they really don’t see the point in twitter.  I hear things like senseless, dumb and lame.  What do those

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Nintendo Rolls Netflix Software Update to the Wii – The Disc is No Longer Needed

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If you own a Nintendo Wii that had been collecting dust since the second week you bought it, now it the time to put it to good use.  The latest software upgrade for the Wii (did you know there are updates?) now allows you to install the Wii channel directly to the console and stream movies from Netflix just like you might have done from your XBOX 360 or PS3.  It’s not a blue-ray quality picture, but it’s easier than going to the video store or even RedBox!  Go to your Wii menu, download and install the Netflix application from

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ioSafe Solo 1.5TB External Hard Drive Deal–$219 at RadioShack

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I’ve talked about the ioSafe Solo many times at the HomeServerShow.com podcast.  The ioSafe Solo is a external enclosure that is both fire and water proof.  Pretty handy if you want to protect your data from a fire or flood in your home.  I don’t know about you, but a good majority of my computer equipment is in the basement and near the floor.  Since I live on a hill, I’m not too worried about flooding.  But, if the house caught fire, between the heat of the fire and the water it would take to put it out, I would

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Can 240 Million People Be Wrong? Windows 7 One Year Later!

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It been one year since the October 21, 2009 launch of Windows 7.  This also means that it was one year ago that I was hosting the most nerdy party in the world by hosting a Windows 7 Launch Party!  Oh what fun we had! Needless to say, Windows 7 has been the most successful OS for Microsoft since Windows 95.  It’s fast, lean and just works. If you are still on Windows XP and you have been waiting to purchase that new PC with a better OS, that wait should be over.  Put it on your Christmas list…buy it

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