Rating Summary
“What a home server should be”
- tech savvy, always online, a gadget geek
Windows Home Server Windows Home Server Power Pack 2 —
This is the software that you can install on just about any standard PC and turn it into a first class home server. What makes it unique is its ability to utilize dynamic DNS (aka no matter what address your ISP gives you, you can always find it through this service) to come back into your server through a web browser and access both your files and your computers. With backup for up to 10 machines, and the ability to auto upload your pictures to picasa, flickr, and other photo sharing services this system is actually a pretty good fit even for small business. If you combine it with something like the IOSafe fireproof USB hard drive, you can automatically backup the server to something that can survive a house fire.
