Good to see that in amongst the forthcoming hype that will be unleashed around Windows 7 at this year’s Professional Developer’s Conference in Los Angeles (Oct 27-30), there will be a couple of opportunities for developers to learn more about developing for Windows Home Server.
Continue reading...Thursday, July 17, 2008
A number of websites have run articles featuring ways to build the cheapest, and greenest home servers – we thought it would be fun to pull together a guide on building a hardcore, maxed out home server, that would blow everything else away in terms of power. Intel's Stephen Murha rolls up his sleeves, sharpens his screwdriver and shows us how.
Continue reading...Saturday, June 7, 2008
A few weeks ago, one of the forum members (Etoa) messaged me that he had bought pretty much all the parts for the "Better Box" that I had put up on the WGS Wiki and wanted to know if I would like it if he took pictures as he assembled it and write up a page with instructions on how to assemble it too. Etoa didn't use the exact configuration that I presented, but customized it his needs, which is exactly what I put up the pages for.
Continue reading...Tuesday, April 22, 2008
One of the criticisms I hear a lot regarding Windows Home Server is that its an expensive option compared to a Linux-based NAS box. However, if you select the right components, and hunt around for deals, you can build a Windows Home Server machine much more cheaply than buying one off the shelf. I bumped into Donavon [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, April 22, 2008
Which WHS System Are You Using? We’ve been asking our members and visitors to the WGS forums what WHS systems they are using for just over two months now. We believe this is the best source of data available anywhere on what people are using for WHS. As well as the limited numbers of commercial systems available [...]
Continue reading...Saturday, March 15, 2008
Australian Magazine PC Authority is running a 14 page Windows Home Server special feature this month, coveing a wide range of Home Server related topics, including building your own home server (with details on components required), purchasing OEM software, recommendations on Barebones Systems, server cases, motherboards, processors, hard disks - everything you need to build a [...]
Continue reading...Saturday, March 15, 2008
Since I announced on 11 February that we have a poll on the WGS forums about what you use for your WHS system we’ve had another 236 responses - so now 273 of you have responded. Thanks to all of you who have responded - I think it’s fair to say that this poll now [...]
Continue reading...Friday, March 14, 2008
MSDN this week are running a video interview with WHS GM, Charlie Kindel in which he outlines the background to Windows Home Server, its target user as well as outlining what servers he runs himself at home. In the interview, he also discusses your options for building or purchasing a home server. More Info: MSDN Technet
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Tuesday, August 19, 2008
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