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
Continue reading...Wednesday, July 9, 2008
Yes it’s true. We’re finally getting a fully fledged dual-band router in Europe that’s affordable. Since Linksys still hasn’t released the WRT600N router in these parts I’m pretty damn anxious to get my hands on this baby. You’re probably wondering why I’m so excited about this. Well I’ll first explain what so special about this router.
Continue reading...Monday, March 10, 2008
Rob Durfee has updated TiVo Publisher to version 1.3: This update adds the following features: FLAC, OGG, M4A (AAC unprotected) audio formats are now supported. Updated ffmpeg to newer release (2/5/2008, r11870). TagLib# library is now used to read audio file tags. Additional Video Metadata fields are now viewable on the TiVo (e.g., year, cast, ratings). Updated the Video Metadata Editor [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, January 31, 2008
Rick Drasch has released the final version of his Recorded TV Manager add-in to the web. The add-in, previously in beta, is designed to help you manage your recorded TV programs and series between your Media Center PCs and Windows Home Server. Features include: Collections - Collect series episodes automatically to the Home Server (or other location) [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, January 22, 2008
Over in Germany, Andreas M has released a new add-in for Windows Home Server - Advanced Admin Console. The add-in is for advanced users who want access to a wider range of controls for their home server, from within the Windows Home Server Console. The add-in provides tabbed access to the following areas: Control Panel Printers and Faxes Administrative [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, January 3, 2008
So, wrapping up the HP MediaSmart announcement for CES, comes a range of HP MediaSmart TVs. Remember that MediaSmart Receiver I told you about earlier? It’s built-in, so it’ll work with your home server and bundles in Extender for Windows Media Center (still a mouthful) for good meansure. You also get 1080p resolution, 3 HDMI ports [...]
Continue reading...Saturday, September 8, 2007
A while back, I mentioned that we were in the process of fully refurbishing our home, which we moved into back in May. We’re about two thirds of the way through the work, which has been a hard slog, but the work is really starting to pay off, with big chunks of the house now [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, August 16, 2007
Brendan Grant has released a new Windows Home Server Add-in for testing and feedback over at the MS Forums. It’s a DHCP server for WHS. DHCP is a protocol used by networked computers (clients) to obtain IP addresses and other parameters such as the default gateway, subnet mask, and IP addresses of DNS servers from a [...]
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Sunday, July 20, 2008
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