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CES 2008: Windows Home Server No Shows
Missing in Action: Lacie and Iomega…. If you’ve been holding on to see what Lacie and Iomega were doing with their announced Windows Home Server systems, then you will need to wait until well into this year before you see anything. Neither business had any WHS product on show here at CES, and I caught up with [...]
Continue reading...Today at CES…
7. January 2008
Now that the WHS PP1 announcement is out of the way, what’s happening today at CES for Windows Home Server? CES “officially” starts today, so the Convention Center opens for visitors to check out various manufacturer’s booths. I’ll be over in the Convention Center this morning taking a good look around, before heading over to spend [...]
Continue reading...It’s The Windows Home Server Power Pack 1 Press Release!
7. January 2008
Here’s today’s PP1 press release in full: For Release 6 a.m. PST Jan. 7, 2008 Windows Home Server Breaks Ground on New Features, Expands Into More Homes Worldwide New Power Pack 1 adds support for Windows Vista x64, enhances remote access capabilities, extends data protection and supports the Chinese and Japanese languages. LAS VEGAS — Jan. 7, 2008 — Attendees [...]
Continue reading...Windows Home Server Power Pack 1 In Depth: Remote Access
7. January 2008
It’s not just the WHS Console that’s had some improvements in Power Pack 1 - there’s a few new goodies to make your remote access experience easier and more enjoyable too. New thumbnail view for your files to make identification faster and simpler. Drag and drop interface (in IE6 and IE7) to allow you to select and [...]
Continue reading...Windows Home Server Power Pack 1 In Depth: External Backup
7. January 2008
One of the most requested features (or should that be “biggest missings”? ) in Windows Home Server is the ability to backup the server itself. Sure, WHS is looking after all of your home computers, but who’s looking after WHS? If your home server fails - what happens to your backups? If there’s a fire, [...]
Continue reading...Windows Home Server Power Pack 1 In Depth: WHS Connector Installation Walkthrough
7. January 2008
Windows Home Server Power Pack 1 brings a number of enhancements and fixes to the WHS Connector. The Windows Home Server Connector can now be installed on home computers running Windows Vista x64. Functionality is added to detect that the version of the Windows Home Server Connector software is aligned with the version of Windows Home Server [...]
Continue reading...Windows Home Server Power Pack 1 – Coming Your Way!
7. January 2008
This morning at the CES conference in Las Vegas, Microsoft will announce the forthcoming release of Windows Home Server Power Pack 1 (formerly known as Windows Home Server Update Release 1). This is a feature update pack that will be released as a free upgrade through Windows Update to all Windows Home Server users in [...]
Continue reading...CES 2008: HP MediaSmart Range Product Data Sheets Online
7. January 2008
Following last week’s announcement of the new HP MediaSmart range on show here at CES, you can now download product data sheets for the MediaSmart TV, MediaSmart Receiver MediaSmart Server and the MediaVault. More Info: HP at CES
Continue reading...CES 2008: New HP MediaSmart TV Range
3. January 2008
So, wrapping up the HP MediaSmart announcement for CES, comes a range of HP MediaSmart TVs. Remember that MediaSmart Receiver I told you about earlier? It’s built-in, so it’ll work with your home server and bundles in Extender for Windows Media Center (still a mouthful) for good meansure. You also get 1080p resolution, 3 HDMI ports [...]
Continue reading...CES 2008: HP Media Vault mv2100 and mv5100 Announced
3. January 2008
Either someone’s just got busy with a saw, or HP just announced the HP Media Vault mv2100 and Media Vault Pro mv5100. Not so interesting for us as it’s a Linux-based NAS device, (and hopefully we’ve already got our backup covered, thanks very much,) but it looks like a mini MediaSmart Server which is pretty fun. As with the EX470 [...]
Continue reading...- HP MediaSmart Server EX475 - Hands On Review
- What Do You Want to See in Windows Home Server v2?
- Amazon.co.uk Delay Fulfillment of HP MediaSmart Server Orders Until After Xmas
- Data Corruption Bug - List of Potential Applications Affected Grows
- Windows Home Server Data Corruption Bug Fix Slated for June 2008
- HP “Investigating Options” For Official MediaSmart Server Memory Upgrades
- Exclusive: The Next Generation HP MediaSmart Server - Codename Encore
- Should Microsoft Release Windows Home Server PP1 Now?
- Windows XP SP3 Update Breaks Windows Home Server Remote Access?
- WHS Data Corruption Issue: KB 946676 - Only Applies to Multi-Drive Home Servers
- Jim Clark: I would prefer just one version of WHS. I would l...
- Rick (RB 1): Thank you for the writeup Terry. Now that PP1 ...
- Rick (RB 1): Multiple versions has its pro's and con's. Pro'...
- soaklord: @Kevin: Well, one advantage is storage. I can pa...
- Drashna: Well, straight off, Media Center in both. Period. ...
- F-Secure Home Server Security 2009 Released
- What If: There Were Two Versions of Windows Home Server?
- S1Digital to Launch WHS500 Home Server To the Custom Installer Channel
- The Moment Is Now: At $199, Xbox 360 Invites Everyone to Play
- Microsoft Showcases Windows Media Center Momentum at CEDIA EXPO 2008
- Niveus Cargo: 16 Terabytes of Windows Home Server
8. January 2008
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