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Integrating Windows Media Center and Windows Home Server Part 4

This is the fourth in a series of articles detailing how one network went from dilapidated junker to media hero with the help of WMC and WHS.

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Hands-On: Sans Digital TR4M-B 4-Bay SATA DAS Enclosure

If you're running out of space on your home server and want to take the next step in storage, you'll be looking for a Direct Attached Storage solution - often called a hard disk enclosure, which allow you to connect 4 or more drives to a single eSATA port on your home server.  Jim Clark takes a look at one option, the Sans Digital TR4M 4 Bay Enclosure, in a detailed hands-on review. 

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Cutting the Cord: Make a Crystalfontz LCD Display a Wireless Device

How do you create a wireless Ethernet device from a wired USB device?  I show you how to "cut the cord" using a Crystalfontz display so that you can display WHS stats on the other side of the house.

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HP Announce IQ800 TouchSmart PC For the Holidays

A new range of HP's TouchSmart PC will be released in November with a suite of new features.

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1.5Tb External Hard Drives On the Way From Seagate

With storage becoming cheaper by the week, and Seagate today announcing a new range of 1.5Tb External Hard Drives, there's never been a better time to invest in a new backup solution for your home server.

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Hands-On Review: Linksys DMA-2200 Extender for Windows Media Center

If you're in the market for an Extender for Windows Media Center with an integrated DVD player, the Linksys DMA-2200 is currently your only option - but how well does it perform? Find out in our hands on review.

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Microsoft Launches New Worldwide Platform for Broadcast TV on the PC

Today at IBC2008 Microsoft announced a new driver architecture incorporated within the Windows Media Center TV Pack 2008 which will allow TV Tuner manufacturers to directly support new broadcast standards within Windows Media Center.

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WinHEC 2008: Windows Home Server & Windows Media Center Sessions Announced

Following hot on the heels of the PDC in October comes the Windows Hardware Engineering Conference in LA in early November where attendees will get to learn more about Windows Home Server and the future of Windows Media Center, as well as what's planned for Windows 7.

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Fiji Isn’t All Bad News, Especially For Those Outside the USA

Windows Media Center receives Freeview certification in the UK.

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Building the Ultimate Media Center (Part 2 - Hardware)

So now I know what I want this new PC to do, and I’ve decided on what hardware I want, it’s time to put the beast together. I’ve been building my own PC’s on and off for the past 10 years or there about, so it’s not too much of a daunting challenge.

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