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New Windows Home Server Advertising Campaign Launches

The next phase in Microsoft’s communication of the home server concept kicked off yesterday with the launch of Stay at Home Servers - a website holding a faux political debate about the need for a home server. Looks like a bit of fun to try to educate the masses about the need for a home server. I [...]

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Windows Home Server for Dummies Now Shipping

Just in time for the holidays, Woody Leonhard’s Windows Home Server for Dummies is now available and shipping from Amazon. The book provides a guide to using Windows Home Server, sharing and storing files will hints and tips to help you get the most out of your home server. Here’s the blurb: If you work in [...]

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Get a Preview of Windows Home Server for Dummies

Woody Leonhard’s “Windows Home Server for Dummies” will be published in late November. However, if you’re itching for a preview of what’s in-store, Windows Secrets is offering a download of two chapters of the book in e-book form. (You do have to register on this site, and, in Radiohead style, offer a voluntary financial contribution depending on [...]

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Windows Home Server User’s Guide - Available Next Week

Over the summer, I was lucky enough to be invited by Apress to be the Technical Reviewer on Andrew Edney’s Windows Home Server User’s Guide. The job entailed ensuring Andrew’s text was technically correct, all walkthroughs, hints and tips did what they were meant to, and generally give a steer on ensuring that the technical [...]

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New Blog - Windows Home Server User’s Guide

If you’ve been reading the blog for a while, you’ll have read about Andrew Edney’s new book, Windows Home Server User’s Guide, which is released in October via Apress. Now that the book is complete, Andrew’s opened up a blog to support the book, which you can check out at http://usingwindowshomeserver.com Disclosure: At this point, I should [...]

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Book: Microsoft Windows Home Server Unleashed - Online Preview

As we progress towards the general availability of Windows Home Server systems and software, a plethora of authors are hard at work putting the finishing touches to books covering the new operating system. One of the first to be released will be Paul McFedries’ Microsoft Windows Home Server Unleashed, from Sam’s Publishing, which is published late [...]

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Two New Books Announced For Windows Home Server

For those of you looking for an in-depth looking into installing, configuring and running Windows Home Server day to day, two books have been announced which may just help. Windows Home Server For Dummies (US Link) is currently slated for the end of December, and promises 384 pages of Home Server tips and tricks. Here’s what Amazon [...]

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