For those of you looking for an in-depth looking into installing, configuring and running Windows Home Server day to day, two books have been announced which may just help.
Windows Home Server For Dummies
Here’s what Amazon say:
This book will get you rolling with everything you need to know to set up and configure Home Server on your home network, add users, and start sharing photos, music, videos, and other files from any PC in the home.
It will also provide instruction on using Home Server to perform networking functions like back-up, virus scanning and protection, working with a print server, and managing the network remotely as well as accessing files you need when away from home or streaming your own media files to your laptop while on vacation.
Finally, it will show you how to get the most multimedia bang for your buck by doing things like managing your digital photo library, recording TV programs to the server, and streaming content from the server to your Xbox 360 for your living room enjoyment.
In October, Apress will be publishing the Windows Home Server User’s Guide
If you’re searching for a practical and comprehensive guide to installing, configuring, and troubleshooting Microsoft’s Windows Home Server, look no further. Inside Windows Home Server User’s Guide, you’ll learn how to install, configure, and use Windows Home Server and understand how to connect to and manage different clients such as Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows Media Center, and more. Its straightforward and easy-to-understand style will help you maximize all the benefits that Windows Home Server can bring.
This guide includes the following:
• Step-by-step instructions for configurations
• Lots of troubleshooting tips
• Comprehensive coverage of different clients that can connect to, manage and be managed by Windows Home Server
• Many useful illustrations for a quick-to-learn approach
Packed with handy hints, tips, and extensive walkthroughs to get you up and running as quickly and painlessly as possible, author Andrew Edney is your expert guide to help you get the most out of Windows Home Server.
What you’ll learn
• Discover the benefits of Windows Home Server.
• Centrally back up all of your home machines.
• Manage the configuration and operation of all computers in your household.
• Configure centralized storage so all computers can store files in one location.
• Bring many of the benefits of a Windows Server–based domain to your house without the overhead and expense of a traditional server product.
• Understand how to monitor and maintain the health of all of your machines.
Who is this book for?
This book is for IT administrators, or anyone with some professional IT experience, who wants to learn about the Windows Home Server and how it can be used in their homes. Experience with Windows Server will be beneficial, but even with only some general computing experience, you will find this book a valuable companion to Windows Home Server.
June 18th, 2007 at 5:31 pm
Hi guys
Thanks for mentioning my book
I would be very interested to hear from people what sort of things they might think would be useful in the book - so that I dont forget something!
I can be reached at andrew@firebirdconsulting.co.uk and look forward to hearing from anyone.
Andrew
June 19th, 2007 at 1:41 am
Thanks, Terry!
I’m madly plugging away on WHS For Dummies. Discovering all sorts of interesting things.
It’s turning into a fascinating book both because of the never-ending battle to Keep It Simple, and because WHS rules as such a dynamite tool. I’ve been beta testing Microsoft stuff since Word 2.0, and there have been very, very few products that intrigued me as much as WHS. The team’s done a tremendous job. I’m also very impressed by management’s willingness to wait until it’s ready - we got an RC that’s truly a Release Candidate. Haven’t seen that in a long time. Kudos up and down the line.
If it’s any indication, I downloaded WHS RC the minute it was posted (quite literally), installed it immediately, and use it incessantly. They’ll have to pry WHS away from my cold, dead CPU.
I’m following the forum closely, so the best way to ensure your pet part of WHS gets coverage in the book is to post away - the good, the bad and the terminally warty. Those of you who have read my other books or followed the antics at http://www.AskWoody.com know that I’m available all day, every day at Woody (at) Ask Woody (dot) com. Drop by or drop a line…