Archive | April, 2008
Add-In: GridJunction 1.0
GridJunction is a new add-in from Alexander Kent (who previously authored Vista Caller-ID for Windows Home Server) which allows you to monitor the state of any Uninterruptible Power Supply attached to your home server, either by USB or Serial connection. If the home server switches to battery power (i.e. lead unplugged, no power etc) it will use the [...]
Continue reading...Turn Your USB Flash Drive into a Windows Install Disk
30. April 2008
Many of us more technically-inclined poeple have probably built our own Windows Home Server systems by now or are considering it. But one of the more tricky problems with building your own Home Server is how to install it. Sure there is picking up a spare DVD drive just to install Home Server intially, but most [...]
Continue reading...PlayTech Windows Home Server Reviewed in New Zealand PCWorld
29. April 2008
Helping New Zealand rank well at number 2 on the global WHS World Cup standings are a wide range of home servers from local system builders. One of these systems, the PlayTech Home Server which is a AMD Athlon X2 4600+ processor based system, is reviewed in the May issue of New Zealand ‘s PC World. The review is authored by [...]
Continue reading...Add-In: EasyRadius (Beta)
28. April 2008
Brent Freidman is keeping himself and the rest of us busy with another add-in release this week. EasyRadius allows the simple installation and management of a Radius Server to provide added security for your home server. Features: Install (or uninstall) Internet Authentication Services Configure IAS for Radius use (on install) Create the Radius User Group Manage Radius Users Add/Remove Radius Users Change [...]
Continue reading...WGS Most Wanted…
28. April 2008
In case you’ve missed any of our posts this year, I thought it would be fun to check out what have been the most popular posts so far this year. Here’s the rundown: Windows Home Server Power Pack 1 - Coming Your Way Add-In Review: Website Manager Windows Home Server Power Pack 1 In Depth: External Backup Add-In Review: [...]
Continue reading...Add-In Update: Firefly WHS 0.0.2
27. April 2008
Nic Bedford has updated his Firefly WHS add-in which controls the settings for Firefly Media Server running on Windows Home Server. Version 0.0.2 fixes a problem whereby the add-in stated that the service needed restarting even when no settings had been changed. Download: Firefly WHS | Forum
Continue reading...Windows Home Server Blogs Gadget
27. April 2008
It’s great to see a number of Windows Home Server blogs popping up all over the internet - if, like me, you spend time checking out a few of the blogs, Donovan West has created a cool sidebar gadget for Windows Vista that scrolls headlines from We Got Served, the Windows Home Server Team Blog, [...]
Continue reading...Add-In: DupeCleaner (Beta)
26. April 2008
Here’s a great example of why Windows Home Server, and the community that’s developed around it, completely rocks. On Wednesday, a post in the WGS add-ins forums asks if there’s an add-in which can find duplicate files on a home server. Nothing like it exists. So someone writes one and makes it available today, Friday. [...]
Continue reading...Routers That Successfully Auto-Configure with Windows Home Server
25. April 2008
Over on the WGS Forums, we’re compiling a master list of Routers that auto-configure with Windows Home Server using uPnP. You’ll probably know that Windows Home Server is meant to be able to configure remote access for your router if it supports uPnP, but in fact, this only seems to work with some routers. If you’re having [...]
Continue reading...Add-In Update: LightsOut 0.7.5
24. April 2008
Power Management Add-In, LightsOut, has today been updated to version 0.75. Here’s a rundown of the changes: New: Calendar Items sorted with their start time Check for double clients Check for the process sbsrexe Changed: Changed the Calendar control with a newly developed component Restart of services on the PowerStatusChange event Client Service protocols less events Client service increases the time between pings when [...]
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30. April 2008
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