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Add-In Update: WHS Disk Management v1.0.9.8

The latest version of Sam Wood’s WHS Disk Management add-in for Windows Home Server came out of beta today, and is now available for download.

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Windows Home Server Sessions at 2008’s PDC

Good to see that in amongst the forthcoming hype that will be unleashed around Windows 7 at this year’s Professional Developer’s Conference in Los Angeles (Oct 27-30), there will be a couple of opportunities for developers to learn more about developing for Windows Home Server.

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NBC Olympics Coverage on Media Center, Zune and Xbox

You may remember my post regarding the NBC Olympic coverage in Vista Media Center.  I was originally unable to make use of this software because I am running Vista x64.  TVTonic released a 64-bit version, so I simply had to install it so that I could watch all the events I missed.

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Add-In: WHS Backup Database-Backup (BDBB) 1.0.0.4 Beta

Alex Kuretz, who created the handy Remote Notification add-in for Windows Home Server, has released a public beta of new Add-In called Windows Home Server Backup Database-Backup...

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HP Publish Installation Guidelines for WHS Power Pack 1 and HP Update 1.3

Following a number of recent murmurs online regarding performance of HP MediaSmart Servers running PowerPack 1 and HP’s latest MediaSmart Server update (v1.3), HP have today published an advisory note guiding users on how to best install Windows Home Server Power Pack 1 in conjunction with HP’s Update (notably the PVConnect and McAfee anti-virus add-ins which are supplied with the update).

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Add-In: GridJunction 1.2 Beta

Alexander Kent has updated his power management add-in, GridJunction to version 1.2. The add-in allows you to manage an Uninterruptible Power Supply Battery Backup System via the Windows Home Server Console.

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Podcasts in Vista Media Center?

For the last couple of hours I've been trying to find a good (free) RSS Reader/Podcast downloader for Vista Media Center (x64) and I've hit a wall! I can't believe there aren't any good podcast downloaders for Vista Media Center out there.

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New Downloads Category for Windows Media Center Plugins

Now that our new Windows Home Server add-in section has launched, we're now turning our attention to developing an up to date catalogue of Windows Media Center plugins that we'll keep up to date on an ongoing basis. It's a big job though, and we need your help!

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Online Media…. Or Lack Thereof (In Europe)

This is the beginning of a series reviewing Media Center Plugins featuring all kinds of online media. In countries outside of the U.S. and U.K. there is a distinct lack of local online media without resorting to external plug-ins.

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How To: Write An Add-In For Windows Home Server

If you're a developer thinking about writing an add-in for Windows Home Server, we've pulled together a list of the support resources available to you.

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