Archive | November, 2007
Add-In: Jungle Disk for Windows Home Server Beta
Jungle Disk have just released the first public beta build of their online back up solution, which is powered by Amazon S3. The add-in came second in Microsoft’s Code2Fame competition, and pricing starts at $0.15 per gigabyte transferred in either direction. Jungle Disk for Windows Home Server is a Windows Home Server add-in that lets you back [...]
Continue reading...The Windows Home Server 120 Day Evaluation Kit
30. November 2007
Those of you already running Windows Home Server probably won’t be ordering the WHS 120 Day Evaluation Kit - the product team sent over a couple of copies a few weeks ago, so I thought I’d take a few quick shots for everyone to see. If you don’t have a copy, and are thinking of trying out [...]
Continue reading...x64 Connector Announcement Coming at CES 2008
29. November 2007
Good news is on the way for those of you who with to use Windows Home Server with x64 home computers. As many of you know, the Windows Home Server Connector does not currently support x64 home computers, which has caused a lot of frustration and angst amongst early adopters of the x64 platform. Microsoft have [...]
Continue reading...Add-In: Tab Scroller
28. November 2007
Brendan Grant’s keeping busy (and me busy!) with another WHS add-in release today. Tab Scroller allows you to scroll through your WHS Console Tab List with your mouse wheel, which makes life a lot more convenient for those users with many add-ins installed on their home server. It’s best used if you have 7 or more Windows [...]
Continue reading...How to… Complete Your November Update Without Stress
27. November 2007
Once you update your home server with the November update, there’s a few tasks you need to complete to get your homeserver.com domain rocking again, this time without any SSL Certificate issues. Fear not, though, as the WHS team have done a quick How To Guide on the team blog to ensure everything ticks over [...]
Continue reading...I Got Podcasted
27. November 2007
A week or so ago, the guys over at PerfectDisk invited me to be interviewed about Windows Home Server, We Got Served and the MVP Program for their PerfectDisk podcast. So, if you want to hear me speak with a very scratchy and gravelly voice over the telephone, (I had a pretty heavy cold on the [...]
Continue reading...Amazon.co.uk Delay Fulfillment of HP MediaSmart Server Orders Until After Xmas
27. November 2007
We’ve just had a report in that Amazon.co.uk are issuing emails to customers who pre-ordered the EX475 a couple of weeks ago indicating that due to supply issues from the manufacturer (HP), orders will not be fulfilled until *after* Christmas. Dear Customer, We wanted to give you an update on the status of your order #xxxxxxxxxxxxxx. Unfortunately, an [...]
Continue reading...It’s November Update Day!
27. November 2007
Good morning! Today is Tuesday 27th November 2007 and your home server will, at some point in the next 25 hours, receive the Windows Home Server November Update which will make it and you feel a little better. Keep an eye on Windows Update, and shout if you see if it’s available. Here’s what you’ll get.
Continue reading...HP MediaSmart Server LED Light Show Easter Egg
27. November 2007
Alex over at MediaSmartServer.net discovered a very cool Easter Egg left by HP’s engineers in the HP MediaSmart Server. It allows you to configure the LED lights on the unit to various different LED light shows. The light shows available are: Default System Lights (Recommended) Holiday Lights Ascending Chaser (all colors) Descending Chaser (all colors) Pulsing (all colors) Night Rider (all colors) Morse Code [...]
Continue reading...Norco DS-520: Hands-On Review
25. November 2007
Model: Norco DS-520G Manufacturer: Norco Website: www.norcotek.com Price: $729 excl. OS and RAM (USA) Over the past few weeks, we’ve had the chance to put a few Windows Home Server systems through their paces. Firstly, the British engineering of Tranquil PC which came in the form of the T7-HSA, a small and silent home server with great environmental credentials. From [...]
Continue reading...- What If: There Were Two Versions of Windows Home Server?
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- Data Corruption Bug - List of Potential Applications Affected Grows
- Windows 7 Media Center Revealed
- Exclusive: The Next Generation HP MediaSmart Server - Codename Encore
- Windows Home Server Data Corruption Bug Fix Slated for June 2008
- HP “Investigating Options” For Official MediaSmart Server Memory Upgrades
- Windows XP SP3 Update Breaks Windows Home Server Remote Access?
- Hands On: HP MediaSmart Connect x280n
- Should Microsoft Release Windows Home Server PP1 Now?
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- Windows Home Server System Builder Software - Now With Power Pack 1
- Add-in Update: Recorded TV Manager Vista Media Center Add-in Beta 2
- Tranquil Announces TLS – The Ultimate Home Server Backup Service
- Get a Deal on Raxco’s PerfectDisk and a Free Upgrade
- Going Green: Recycle Your Old Laptop Case
- Windows Home Server Power Pack 2 Coming Mid-2009
30. November 2007
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