It’s a shame that I’m on The Media Center show this week having to discuss the Windows Home Server data corruption bug, rather than other more inspiring aspects of life with Windows Home Server, but there you go. Big thanks to Ian for getting in touch to help us communicate what the bug is all about, [...]
Archive | February, 2008
Add-In: PowerSwitch
PowerSwitch is a new add-in for Windows Home Server which puts your home server into standby and resumes it at user defined times. The add-in is a tab in the settings dialog. In the tab you’ll see two time entries and a drop down for selecting power down state. Simply select the times you [...]
Win a Copy of Windows Home Server for Dummies!
I think it’s about time we had another competition, don’t you? Woody Leonhard’s Windows Home Server for Dummies (UK)is a fantastic resource for learning about all aspects of Windows Home Server, from installation and configuration of the software, through to more advanced topics such as media sharing, for example, playing TV shows, music and video [...]
Breaking: Windows Home Server v2 Codenamed “Vail”
Queen of the Scoops Mary Jo Foley is reporting that the codename for Windows Home Server v2 will be “Vail”, and will include “more entertainment capabilities”. More Info: All About Microsoft
Will We See OneCare for Windows Home Server?
Joe Wilcox revealedlast week that Microsoft are preparing a new version of Windows Live OneCare for Windows Server – the product will be bundled with Windows Small Business Server and Essential Server 2008, providing 12 months of free anti-virus protection for those systems. Given the relationship between SBS and WHS (and the closeness of the [...]
Another Server Upgrade for We Got Served
Things are really now starting to motor here at WGS, and with the forums opening up a few weeks ago (with now over 1000 members, and a lot more guests who haven’t registered yet) and getting on for 200,000 visits a month to the site, I’ve had to move up to the top tier shared [...]
Welcome to Microsoft’s Steven Lindsay!
Please give a big welcome to Steven Lindsay from Microsoft, who will be a resident expert here at We Got Served on many aspects of Windows Home Server and Windows Media Center technologies. I’ll let Steve introduce himself, but as well as being a self-confessed digital enthusiast, he’s part of Microsoft’s new Windows Champions initiative [...]
Data Corruption Bug – The Media Center Show Interview
Just got off the phone with Ian Dixon who interviewed me regarding the data corruption bug for next week’s Media Center Show. Whilst a few websites appear to have gone into meltdown regarding this week’s KB update, we both thought it was important to get some clarity back into the situation, as well destroy a couple [...]
We Got… On TV!
Canadian TV Show DottoTech last week devoted a large section of its program over to Windows Home Server and the HP MediaSmart Server. Host Steve Dotto covered most of the basics of using Windows Home Server in some depth, including the use of WHS as a simple file server to a Mac. If you look [...]
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Are You Thinking Windows 8? (Let Us Know)
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How To Install Microsoft SkyDrive on Windows Home Server 2011
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86% of Windows Home Server 2011 Owners Use Additional Storage Management & Protection
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Add-in Update: Drive Bender v1.3.0.0
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Add-in Update: Drive Bender v1.3.1.0
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Add-in Update: LDisk v3.0.0.3
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Windows Home Server 2011 Step by Step – Part 16: Recovering Your Server
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Add-in Update: StableBit Scanner v2.0.0.1873
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Add-in Update: Cloudberry Backup for Windows Home Server v2.8
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Are You Thinking Windows 8? (Let Us Know)
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SimonBunn: Usiing DrivePool is a dream. I have 6.7 TB and h...
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Soundtweaker: But Win 8 wont have automated backups right?...
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