We Got Served

Whilst browsing in Borders late last week, I noticed the first available Windows Home Server book lurking in between two hardcore Windows Server 2003 manuals. Windows Home Server Unleashed, by Paul McFedries, is a huge book running over 912 pages with an exhaustive overview of setting up, configuring and maintaining your home server, as well as some advanced tips, tricks and tweaks you can make to the registry to improving the running of your server. Here’s Amazon’s overview:

Microsoft® Windows® Home Server Unleashed is the first book on the market that takes a deep look at what makes this new server operating system tick. Inside you’ll learn how the Windows Home Server storage system combines multiple hard disks (both internal and external) into a single storage space that expands and contracts automatically as you add and remove hard disks, making it easy for home users to share folders, files, and digital media of all kinds. We show you how to access your files from any PC in the network and provide secure access to the network via the Internet for your users. We also show you how to automate the backup of every computer on your network, including performing complete system image backups of each computer and restoring previous versions of individual files.

 

Detailed information on how to…

• Access your files from any computer in the house or while you’re on the road
• Set up security–both local (user accounts) and remote (Internet access)
• Take advantage of the power of the Windows Server 2003 code underlying Windows Home Server
• Make working with Windows Home Server faster and easier
• Use real-world examples and network configurations that will help you get the most out of your Home Server set up
• Use Windows Home Server power tools to put you in complete control over your server and the network

You can leaf through the first few pages of the book over at Amazon (US)|(UK) - thanks to Paul for a small link to We Got Served at the back of the book