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Add-in Update: AutoExit 2008 R2 Release Candidate

Good news arrives from Belgium where Nick from Asoft is about to issue the release candidate of AutoExit 2008 R2 – the add-in which lets you shut down, wake and reboot machines in your home network from within the Windows Home Server Console.

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Add-in Review: RipNAS Essentials

From the makers of dBpoweramp comes RipNAS Essentials for Windows Home Server, a CD Ripping and Metadata manager. Andrew Carr takes a look to see whether this kind of add-in is at home in a home server sertting.

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Add-in Review: MyMovies For Windows Home Server

James Quintin takes a look at the latest add-in for Windows Home Server, MyMovies. Will it be good enough to replace MyMovies for Windows Media Center at the Quintin household?

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F-Secure and ISPs to Provide Unlimited Online Backup

F-Secure have today announced a plan to work with ISPs to offer secure and unlimited online backup. But at what price?

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Add-In: My Movies for Windows Home Server v1.0.0.3

A pre-release version of My Movies for Windows Home Server is now available for public download and testing.

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Update Your Home Servers - KB950193 Is Here

 There's a new update waiting for your home server - go grab it.

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My Personal TV Digital

I recently came across a post over at Ian Dixon's Digital Lifestyle blog, and first reported by Broadcast Buyer, talking about a new addin that will be available in November from Microsoft as a free update to Vista Media Center.

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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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Why You Really Should Switch Automatic Updates On

This security bulletin has been covered extensively around the net, but if you have Automatic Updates switched on on your home server, then the necessary patch should have already been downloaded and installed to your system in the last two weeks. Automatic Updates is there for your protection - use it. Update: The WHS Product team confirmed to [...]

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FAQ: Windows Home Server and Port Forwarding

Next up in the series of FAQs from the We Got Served forums is a common issue with router configuration. Windows Home Server has the ability to automatically configure many routers to permit access to your home server when away from home, using a technology called uPnP. Unfortunately, not all routers are compatible with uPnP and [...]

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