Did you know, Mountain Lion Server can be used to host web sites and run your own Wiki!

In this week's show, Todd Olthoff continues his exploration of some of the typical features uses that home users and small businesses might benefit from, this time looking at hosting your own website and sharing information via a Wiki.

For most people, an externally hosted website is probably the best solution, but it is possible to host your own website using OSX server. If your OSX Server is not accessible from the Internet, perhaps it might be useful for your local network or Intranet.

OSX Server allows you to set up a Wiki, a website that allows it's users to add files or add/modify content, making it ideal to share information with family or colleagues.

These tasks are not to be taken lightly and do required some skills and background knowledge of some fairly technical subjects, and as such they are not aimed at inexperienced Mac users. In addition, everyones setup may be slightly different and it's impossible for us to give specific guidance on your own particular setup. However, even if you have no wish to setup your own server, I'm sure you'll find the screencast interesting and it's fascinating to see the inner workings of OSX server.

This full tutorial includes sections on:

• Setting Up the Website Service
• Setting Up the Wiki Service
• Securing the Wiki Website
• Website Overview
• The Website Tool Bar
• Customizing Your Website
• Website Pages
• Setting Up a Wiki
• Uploading & Downloading Files

Apple have released Mountain Lion Server as a simple add on to Mountain Lion, for the incredible price of just $19.99. But is it of any use to home users?

Can Mountain Lion Server be used as a replacement for some iCloud features?

In this week's show, Todd Olthoff continues his exploration of some of the typical features uses that home users might benefit from, this time taking a look at some of the steps required to configure your server, gives some guidance on setting up a Mail service and remotely accessing your home network from the Internet via VPN.

These tasks are not to be taken lightly and do required some skills and background knowledge of some fairly technical subjects, and as such they are not aimed at inexperienced Mac users. In addition, everyones setup may be slightly different and it's impossible for us to give specific guidance on your own particular setup. However, even if you have no wish to setup your own server, I'm sure you'll find the screencast interesting and it's fascinating to see the inner workings of OSX server.

This full tutorial includes sections on:

• Registering & Setting Up a Public Domain Name
• Setting Up the Mail Service
• Setting Up MX Records
• Setting Up Mail on Your Client Computers
• Setting Up VPN
• Connecting to VPN
• Sharing Your Server's Screen Remotely

Apple have released Mountain Lion Server as a simple add on to Mountain Lion, for the incredible price of just $19.99. But is it of any use to home users?

In this week's show, Todd Olthoff continues his exploration of some of the typical features uses that home users might benefit from.

In episode SCOM0375, Todd looked at setting up Mountain Lion server as a private home network server. This week he takes a look at setting up Calendars, Contacts and Messaging.

It should be noted that this configuration of Mountain Lion server is aimed at a private home network. The services set up in this episode cannot be accessed outside of the private network. Todd will take a look at accessing services externally in a future show.

This full tutorial includes sections on:

• Calendar Service Set Up
• Adding the Calendar Service to Your Mac
• Creating Calendar Events on the Server
• Calendar Appointment Syncing
• Contact Server Set Up
• Adding the Contacts Service to Your Mac
• Shared Contacts & Calendars
• Messages Service Set Up
• Setting Up Messages On Your Mac
• Viewing & Communicating With Other Users

Apple have released Mountain Lion Server as a simple add on to Mountain Lion, for the incredible price of just $19.99. But is it of any use to home users?

In this week's show, Todd Olthoff demonstrates setting up Mountain Lion Server and explores some of the typical features uses that home users might benefit from.

Very much an introduction to a potentially complex and powerful application, this week's show covers some considerations for setting up Mountain Lion Server and well as some common tasks for setting up network users and groups. Todd also looks at File Sharing and using Mountain Lion server to set up a centralised Time Machine backup.

This full tutorial includes sections on:

• Introduction
• Hardware Considerations
• Setting Up Your Server
• Server Interface
• Setting Up An Open Directory Master
• Adding User Accounts
• Set Up & Manage Users with Groups
• File Sharing Set Up
• Connecting to AFP Shares
• Auto Mount AFP Shares
• Backing Up to the Server with Time Machine
• Time Machine Server Client Set Up
• Conclusion

This week, I take a look at a new edition to the Mac family - The new Mac mini Server with Snow Leopard Server.

Apple surprised everyone with the recent introduction of a refreshed Mac mini, optimised for duties as a full blown server.

With an increase to 500GB disk capacity, the addition of a second 500GB drive and the removal of the superdrive, the Mac mini turns out to be a surprisingly fully featured server platform, intended for small businesses or workgroups.

Along with the hardware changes, Apple also supplies a full copy of the latest version of its flagship server operating system - Snow Leopard Server. Not only that, Snow Leopard Server is supplied with unlimited client licences!

All for just $999 or £799 - altogether an incredible package and amazing value! But is the Mac mini Server for you? Do I need Snow Leopard Server for my home network?

What advantages does Snow Leopard Server bring over the desktop version of Snow Leopard?

In this overview show I reveal all, answering all these questions and more.

As well as providing some background information, I demonstrate a standard installation of SL Server onto the Mac mini, using the very smart built in remote capabilities. Once installed, I explore some of the server tools and features of Snow Leopard Server.

The full 40 minute show covers:

• The Physical Differences Between The Mac Mini Range
• Comparative Server Supporting Up To 100 Users
• Snow Leopard Server For Home Use?
• Installation Options
• Installing Server Admin Tools On An Administrative Computer
• Remote Server Installation Via Server Admin Utility
• Drive Configuration Considerations
• Server Utilities Overview
• Server Admin
• Server Monitor
• Server Preferences
• Web Technologies Quick Peek

Hopefully by the end of the show, you'll have a full appreciation of the capabilities of the new Mac mini with Snow Leopard Server.