Windows Home Server (eBook)

Rick Hallihan is an industry expert with a wide range ofexperience in technology, networking, and software development.Over the years he has developed software using Java, C, C++, andC#. Rick also has experience managing servers running Linux,Windows 2000 Server, and Windows Server 2003, including ActiveDirectory and Group Policy management, and building networks withCisco routing and networking hardware.In addition, Rick has been an active technology enthusiast for manyyears. He has been blogging about Microsoft technologies and theInternet since March 2004. His blog can be found athttp://onemanshouting.com. In January 2006, Rick was selected byMicrosoft to participate in "Search Champs," acollection of industry participants that meet in Redmond, WA, tolearn about, discuss, and provide feedback on Microsoft'sInternet-oriented products and services.Rick began his involvement with Microsoft's Windows HomeServer unknowingly with a blog post in January 2005, where heoutlined a vision for a "Windows Server, Home Edition"that would leverage Microsoft's Small Business Serverplatform. Little did Rick know that Microsoft was already hard atwork building something similar. Soon after Windows Home Server wasannounced to the public, Rick was afforded the opportunity todiscuss the product in-depth with Charlie Kindel, Microsoft'sgeneral manager for Windows Home Server, mostly because of thatpredictive posting that he had made two years before.Because of his involvement with the community, Rick was grantedMicrosoft's MVP Award for Windows Home Server. Rick looksforward to being part of the emerging community that is developingaround Windows Home Server.

Acknowledgments.Introduction.Chapter 1 Introducing Windows Home Server.Chapter 2 Your Digital Life.Chapter 3 Selecting Your Home Server.Chapter 4 Setting Up Your Home Network.Chapter 5 Getting Started with Windows Home Server.Chapter 6 Creating and Using Accounts.Chapter 7 Creating and Managing Backups.Chapter 8 Digital Spring-Cleaning.Chapter 9 The Center of Your Digital Home.Chapter 10 Recovering Lost Data.Chapter 11 Remotely Accessing Files and Computers.Chapter 12 Taking Care of Your Home Server.Chapter 13 Security and Your Home Server.Chapter 14 Expanding Your Windows Home Server.Appendix A Finding More Information.Index.