Archive | July, 2008

HP Respond to Criticism on MediaSmart Server Performance Issues

By on July 29, 2008 in Add-ins & Apps, Hardware, Windows Home Server

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…


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Add-In: WHS Outlook Beta

By on July 29, 2008 in Add-ins & Apps, Software, Windows Home Server

A new add-in, WHS Outlook, allows you to run Outlook on your home server and monitor your email from any home computer via the Windows Home Server console. Find out how how to apply for access to the forthcoming private beta.

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Codecs For Windows Vista

By on July 29, 2008 in Software, Video, Windows Media Center

There are many codec packages in the wild to fill the blanks that Microsoft leaves out from WMP and VMC.  If you have Vista and are in “codec hell”, try this package out.

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Hands On: HP MediaSmart Connect x280n

By on July 28, 2008 in Digital Media Receiver Reviews, Digital Media Receivers, Hardware, Reviews, Windows Home Server, Windows Media Center

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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New Add-Ins Section Launched at We Got Served

By on July 27, 2008 in Add-ins & Apps, Site Updates, Windows Home Server

Our new add-ins section has just gone live here at We Got Served – check out the new features!

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How to: Protect Bare Hot Swappable Hard Drives

By on July 26, 2008 in Hardware, Hardware, How to Guides, Windows Home Server

Got some bare hard drives laying around gathering dust?  Here’s a simple, yet elegant, storage idea to try out.

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Do You Want Your Next Home Storage Solution to Be an Appliance?

By on July 25, 2008 in Hardware, Windows Home Server

Comments in a recent aticle at CRN propose that Windows Home Server hardware should be geared more towards embedded, router based devices than the systems we see today. What’s your view?

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

By on July 25, 2008 in Add-ins & Apps, Digital Media Receivers, Hardware, Video, Windows Home Server

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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And Now For Some WMC Comedy Relief

By on July 25, 2008 in Windows Media Center

No, It’s Not Really a David Letterman Top 10 List, but It could Be.

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The Beginners Guide to Windows Media Center – Part 4

By on July 25, 2008 in Software, Video, Windows Home Server, Windows Media Center

I am finishing this series up by giving a (very) brief discussion of what I term the Competing Interests to Windows Media Center and how it effects the Average Consumer.

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