Home Automation Direct

Windows Home Server

Introduction

In the event of a disaster it’s best not to have all your data in the same place.  The trouble with Windows Home Server backups, is that they are generally in the same building as the client PCs, so if you lose the building, you lose everything.  The following method will allow you to do an encrypted backup to a remote drive that could live, for example, in your garden shed. Read the rest of this entry »

Chromoflex III Stripe

We’ve just added the Chromoflex series of RGB controllers to the product range.  In our opinion, the Chromoflex series offers the best value for money RGB controllers you can buy.  Especially as you can plug them into a PC and modify the in-built programs and settings using freely downloadable software.

Available is the Chromoflex III RC Stripe and i350, which is the wireless version and the Chromoflex II Standard Stripe and i350, plus associated remote controls and dongles.

These step by step instructions will allow you to install Squeezecenter, the software that streams digital music to Logitech’s Squeezebox range of players, on a Windows Home Server.  The hardware in question was a Tranquil PC T7-HSAi but any WHS will do.

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Logitech Squeezebox Classic

The Logitech Squeezebox Classic is now available with FREE shipping.

The aim of installing the home automation hardware was to both lower the energy bills and have more convenience in day to day living.  The Windows Home Server ensured that all the data on the PCs and Laptops was secure and the Squeezebox Duet allowed the CD collection to be put in storage…

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Eco-Eye Elite Energy Monitor

All Eco-Eye products are in stock and are shipped for FREE.  Grab one now and start saving money.

One of the laptops suffered a hard disk failure last week, luckily it was part of the backup regime controlled by a Tranquil PC running Windows Home Server.

Although the steps involved in the  recovery process are simple.  They don’t seem to be documented, so here they are: Read the rest of this entry »

Logitech Squeezebox Boom

Coming soon is the Logitech Squeezebox Boom, another new product from the Slim Devices division.

Welcome to the H.A.D blog.  We hope you’ll find this a useful reference site in the future.