Does WHS need AV? Here’s a Good YES Reason
Posted by admin on November 13, 2009 · Leave a Comment
Over at the HomeServerShow, a very interesting story just popped up that I had to pass along. “Do you need Anti-Virus on your Media Center PC’s?” is the title and it offers up some good reasons why you might want to think twice about whether a computer needs an AV solution or not. Just a little snippet from the article may get you thinking How did I come about such an exploit you may ask? Downloading actor images, and meta data via the MetaBrowser utility! I never imagined I would run across an exploit in such a way but there is also a good chance that it’s just a false positive. I don’t blame MetaBrowser for it but should we be concerned? about the need for an AV solution for your WHS. You may not access the web through a browser on your WHS, but if a utility like My Movies for WHS looks for meta data, it might just grab more than it intended. Food for thought…
Filed under Recent News, Windows Home Server · Tagged with access-the-web, computer-needs, homeservershow, little-snippet, media, metabrowser, movies, never-imagined, reason, security, whs
Using Media Browser’s Parental Control Features
Posted by admin on November 3, 2009 · Leave a Comment
The latest version of Media Browser , code named “Phoenix”, includes the addition of a parental control option. This much requested feature enables the locking of content of a certain rating and requiring a pin number to be able to view the media. Much like the common cable DVR this is enacted to prevent younger audiences from getting access to content that’s inappropriate for their age. The new parental control options inside Media Browser allow you to define a maximum rating above which users will be required to enter the pin number before being able to play the media.
Filed under Media Center, Recent News, Windows 7 · Tagged with browser, content, media, metabrowser, metadata, mpaa, parental, rating, Windows 7