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Hands On: HP MediaSmart Connect x280n

The first Extender for Media Center to fully support Windows Home Server lands at We Got Served, and we love it! Get the lowdown and find out why.

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How To: Play Media Stored On Your Playstation 3 With Windows Home Server and PVConnect/TwonkyMedia

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.

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How to: Convert VHS Tapes to a Digital Format

We all know that Windows Home Server is great for backing up our digital memories - but what if they're on an old, obsolete format like VHS? Jim Clark takes us through converting his old VHS tapes to a digital format that can be easily backed up and stored on your home server.

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WMC Plugin: MediaControl 5.3

An introduction to a newly discovered plugin of mine which will allow you to control new file types such as mkv files from inside WMC.

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HP MediaSmart Server and Windows Home Server - Analysts React

HP have passed us through a YouTube video with interviews with noted Tech Analysts Richard Doherty and Rob Enderle singing the praises of Windows Home Server and, of course, the HP MediaSmart Server. If you have a spare five minutes, check it out below:

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HP Update Regarding the Windows Home Server Data Corruption Bug

I had the opportunity to catch up with Allen Buckner from the HP MediaSmart team yesterday, regarding progress on the data corruption bug. He told me that HP share Microsoft’s point of view that the bug has only hit a very small percentage of their customers, although reiterating that whilst it’s an obscure bug, it [...]

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How To: Install Orb on Windows Home Server

If, like me, you have a long weekend coming up thanks to the Easter holiday, you may be looking for a project to work on with your home server. May I suggest working through the following How To developed by WGS forum member GaMeR, which walks you through installing Orb on your Windows Home Server system. Orb [...]

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Top 5 Things You Didn’t Know You Can Do With Your Windows Vista Media Center PC

Hey guys I put together a video tips video on soapbox of the top 5 things you can do with your Windows Vista Media Center PC. This isn’t purist Home Server but one of the tips is! Let me know what you think! Video: The Top 5 Things YOU didn’t know you could do with your Vista [...]

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Windows Home Server Video Training from Scott Lowe and Train Signal

Here at We Got Served, we’ve featured quite a few Windows Home Server related books which help you build, install, configure and manage your new home server. Some people are much more visual thinkers however, and if you’re one of these type of people, or you don’t have the time to read a manual, a [...]

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HP Moves MediaSmart Server Update Back to April

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 [...]

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