Following a number of recent murmurs online regarding performance of HP MediaSmart Servers running PowerPack 1 and HP’s latest MediaSmart Server update (v1.3), HP have today published an advisory note guiding users on how to best install Windows Home Server Power Pack 1 in conjunction with HP’s Update (notably the PVConnect and McAfee anti-virus add-ins which are supplied with the update).
Continue reading...Tuesday, July 29, 2008
Over the past few days a number of articles online highlighted a pretty major performance hit on the HP MediaSmart Server following the installation of the PVConnect and McAfee add-ins included in HP's latest update. We asked HP what was going on - here's what they told us...
Continue reading...Friday, July 25, 2008
Having problems playing back media on Windows Home Server with your Playstation 3. You went out and got TwonkyMedia didn't you, thinking that would solve it. Then that stopped working, right? Okay, let's fix it.
Continue reading...Tuesday, July 22, 2008
If you have Logitech's Squeezebox audio receivers running on your home network, upgrading to the latest HP MediaSmart Server software, with PVConnect will take them out of action. Have no fear, we've got the solution.
Continue reading...Monday, July 21, 2008
Hot on the heels of today's release of Windows Home Server Power Pack 1, HP have released their long-awaited update for the HP MediaSmart Server
Continue reading...Wednesday, June 25, 2008
The main news from today's webinar is that HP have taken the decision to hold the release of their long-awaited update for the MediaSmart Server until the final release of Windows Home Server Power Pack 1, to ensure full compatibility with Microsoft's update.
Continue reading...Thursday, May 22, 2008
HP have released their "April" update for the HP MediaSmart Server to the Web, which brings new, DLNA-complaint media streaming and anti-virus capabilities to the home server, along with a suite of bug-fixes for HP's own add-ins.
Continue reading...Tuesday, February 19, 2008
We now have full details on the two Fujitsu-Siemens Scaleo Home Server models which will be shipping in Germany this week, and the UK from February 27th. Some of this information was released at IFA last year, but everything is now confirmed. There will be two models available to order - the Scaleo Home Server 1500 [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, February 13, 2008
We’ve just heard from HP that they will be moving their planned February update for the HP MediaSmart Server back a couple of months to early April due to the need for “additional testing”. The update, announced in early January, is set to bring a suite of new features to the MediaSmart Server, including enhanced media streaming from [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, January 9, 2008
Tuesday was Day 2 and CES, and I still feel like I’ve only just scratched the surface of this show - all the articles you read about the size and scale of CES - it’s true, but then double the size and scale you actually think it is. Then add aching feet and 150000 people in [...]
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Tuesday, August 12, 2008
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