A home file server is, in theory, a great convenience. In reality, setting up, configuring and running a home file server to link multiple personal computers has been a great pain in the neck. Now, manufacturers are putting out dedicated home file servers, but they can be confusing and complicated. You can build one - I promise you won't enjoy building a file server.
We wanted all our music, videos data, pictures, backups and other types of files on one computer so anyone in the house could access them without having to store duplicate and triplicate copies. Like this: I make a photograph and store it on my laptop. My daughter wants to send it to her friend. If we aren't sharing folders within a Windows home network, we have to figure out who has the file, then put the picture on a disk. Then port it over, name it, file it and then use it.
Even worse when we're talking home business - files have to be moved, shared, edited, and reedited. A home file server is a great home technology idea. If it's easy to set up. If users can configure it easily. If it's lean and quiet rather than bulky and buzzy.
A few weeks ago, CyberPower of California jumped into the home technology market with a dedicated home file server called Windows Home Server 100. They claim the product is a high-performance energy saver that makes storage easy and fast.
We wanted all our music, videos data, pictures, backups and other types of files on one computer so anyone in the house could access them without having to store duplicate and triplicate copies. Like this: I make a photograph and store it on my laptop. My daughter wants to send it to her friend. If we aren't sharing folders within a Windows home network, we have to figure out who has the file, then put the picture on a disk. Then port it over, name it, file it and then use it.
Even worse when we're talking home business - files have to be moved, shared, edited, and reedited. A home file server is a great home technology idea. If it's easy to set up. If users can configure it easily. If it's lean and quiet rather than bulky and buzzy.
A few weeks ago, CyberPower of California jumped into the home technology market with a dedicated home file server called Windows Home Server 100. They claim the product is a high-performance energy saver that makes storage easy and fast.
- It's got Intel inside with 2 gig of DDR memory.
- The server has a 500GB SATA-II 3.0Gb/s 16MB Cache 7200RPM hard drive - for those who just got bowled over by the string of numbers, that's a pretty nice hard drive. I'd say it's more storage than you'd ever need, but the way programs expand, who knows? Geeks will tell you you need a terabyte - you can add it for $50.
- The operating system is MS Windows 2003 Home Server - so you needn't learn another system.
- Home Server 100 can automatically backup your computers each evening, a nice plus.
- It appears Home Server is remotely accessible so you can grab home files when you're at work or school. Also nice.
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