I start the Home Cloud project by defining the Windows Home Servers I have and what ports they'll be using. Read the rest »
pfSense + 1 Public IP = Home Cloud
My goal is to be able to access several of my home servers from outside my home. A dynamic IP address from my ISP and the limitations of NAT add some complications. But pfSense will help sort things out. This is a summary of what I hope to accomplish in my Home Server Farm series and a overview of my plan to get there. Read the rest »
CrashPlan Update – Week 2
I've been running CrashPlan on Windows Home Server 2011 for a couple of weeks, give or take a extended power outage. Overall I'm impressed and I like it. This summarizes my impressions so far. While WHS 2011 isn't officially supported, the software works well, just no add-in. Read the rest »
Changing Time
This season's time change seemed to cause fewer problems than other recent changes. But it still wasn't problem free with my iPhone and some software having minor issues. Read the rest »
The OSQuest Trail Log #65: October Blizzard Edition
Things got rolling again on the Quest with upgrades all over the place, new router software, new cloud services, new problems and new frustrations. Lion's everyplace I want it to be as is iOS5. I finally joined a social network and I'me using a service based on the buzzowrd "cloud". Then as if to signal I was going down a bad path I lost power for 4 days and the internet for 5. Read the rest »
Powerless Days Are Over – Still No ISP
A October snow storm brought wet heavy snow that brought down the power lines. Forcing off gadgets for a short time and then limiting their usage to when I could grab a recharge. Also learned a few lessons about software that needs internet access and devices that are confused when it's not where expected, Read the rest »