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Know Who's Peeping Your Pics - 11-19 - 11-25
Grab a stack of photos from your last family vacation, then flag someone down on the street and hand them over. What? You would never do that? Sound a little too crazy? Well guess what...... More »
Outsmart the S.M.A.R.T. Failure - 11-12-08 - 11-18-08
It doesn't matter which kind of hard drive you buy or how much you spend, all of them are destined to fail, crash, blow up, or whatever you want to call it. The point here... More »
Get It Anywhere, Anytime: 11-5 - 11-11
Has it happened to you? You know, getting ready to give your extended family a slide show of your latest vacation, but realizing you didn't load the pictures to your flash drive. Have you gotten... More »
Setting Up Router Port Forwarding
On your MediaSmart Server, you can allow remote access (incoming requests from the Internet) by configuring three open ports on the Windows Home Server firewall. Port 80 will accept Web requests. Port 443 is for... More »
Streaming Your Itunes Music Library Over the Internet From Your HP MediaSmart Server
Ever want to listen to your music collection while you are at work without having to carry it around with you? Our latest tutorial shows you how to use the HP MediaSmart along with the included Firefly media server to stream your Itunes music collection over the Internet! It requires a small zipped download of 3 files and a few configuration steps and you are ready to roll. Stream your music from anywhere with Internet access and a browser.
More »How To Convert FAT/FAT32 to NTFS
Newcomers to the MediaSmart Server may encounter a strange message when they install the Home Server Connector software on their computer. This message can occur when the software goes to set up the automatic backup... More »
Step-by-Step to Installing the Microsoft Vista 64-bit Client Software for Windows Home Server
Before you begin, it's important to note that the HP MediaSmart Server software and the Windows Home Server Connector must be installed on one network computer running a Microsoft Windows XP or Vista 32-bit operating... More »
Keeping your home computer stuff safe
Quick and easy steps to help protect photos, music, videos, and documents on your HP MediaSmart Server
More »Getting to Know the HP MediaSmart Server - Overview From a New Owner
Those who went through high school with a basic computer course were often told to “save early, save often” by their instructors. Of course, gone are the days when floppy disks held our important documents,... More »
Recommended UPnP Routers for Easy Remote Access
Are you having problems getting UPnP Remote Access to work with your router? HP has created a list of recommended routers that best support UPnP configuration for easy remote access setup and functionality on the... More »
Recent Discussions
| Title | Replies | Most Recent Post |
|---|---|---|
ISP Issues With HP MediaSmart Server |
5 | JohnBick November 13, 2008 12:30 PM |
HP Media Valult vs. HP MediaSmart Server |
5 | jhaus October 10, 2008 1:54 PM |
Multiple Media Smart Servers |
1 | JohnBick October 5, 2008 7:42 PM |
mss and Sony Movie Studio |
new | JCole August 23, 2008 9:37 PM |
Rising System Temperatures |
4 | JohnBick July 15, 2008 7:44 PM |
Promised HP Update to the MediaSmart Server??? |
1 | Mastiha May 5, 2008 4:05 PM |
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