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Microsoft Training For The Connected Home

15. August 2008

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Microsoft Training For The Connected Home

The event is called “The Connected Home Day”. It’s a full day training for novice computer users who want to learn how to build and secure a home network, use Microsoft Media Center to it’s full potential and use Windows Home Server to store and backup their important documents and precious Digital Photos and Videos.

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Installation of the Vista Media Center RTM TV Pack

7. August 2008

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Installation of the Vista Media Center RTM TV Pack

Engadget HD got hold of the RTM build of "Fiji" (also known as the Windows Media Center TV Pack 2008) and have a brief review. It's not something we can talk about ourselves though right now ;-)

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MyMovies Media Center Plug-in

25. July 2008

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MyMovies Media Center Plug-in

There are a lot of plug-ins for MC out in the wild, but very few of them are actually useful on a day to day basis. MyMovies is one of the useful ones. James Quintin tells you why.

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Backing Up Windows Home Server With Power Pack 1

24. July 2008

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Backing Up Windows Home Server With Power Pack 1

One of the new features included in PP1 is the ability to backup your shares on your WHS.  Here is the illustrated step by step method on how do it.

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Microsoft KB 955690: Outlook Personal Folder Files & Database Files Unsupported via Network on Windows Home Server

20. July 2008

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Microsoft KB 955690: Outlook Personal Folder Files & Database Files Unsupported via Network on Windows Home Server

Microsoft released a Knowledge Base article KB 955690 on 17 July which discusses the kinds of files that are unsupported on a home network that uses Windows Home Server

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Power Saving Tips For Your Windows Home Server

14. July 2008

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Power Saving Tips For Your Windows Home Server

With the current ‘Credit Crunch’ and the threat of global warming, having your server on 24/7 is probably not the best thing for your pocket and the environment. So what can be done?

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A Guide to Windows Home Server Power Pack 1 Beta - Part 3

11. June 2008

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A Guide to Windows Home Server Power Pack 1 Beta - Part 3

By now, you probably have Power Pack 1 Beta installed. I know I do. But what exactly are you supposed to do with it? What does the team want from you? Well, as ever they want your input. But first, we are going to go over how to gather that feedback and properly submit it to the Microsoft Connect site.

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A Guide to Windows Home Server Power Pack 1 Beta - Part 2

9. June 2008

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A Guide to Windows Home Server Power Pack 1 Beta - Part 2

We are going to go over some of the options of how to test PP1 and how to backup your data Remember, you are supposed to break it, so bad things don't happen when it is released!

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Routers That Successfully Auto-Configure with Windows Home Server

25. April 2008

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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 [...]

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