Comments on: Vote for the Winner of the Windows Home Server Add-in Idea Challenge ‘09

By: willy

willy — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 15:12:57 +0000

A photo app on the home server that helps you organize your photos so they are easy to sort and easy to find what you are looking for.

By: Jared Finkenbinder

Jared Finkenbinder — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 17:15:11 +0000

So when do the results get posted? I couldn't sleep last night. I'm excited about the competition, and honored to be included in the finalists. Thank you so very much for the opportunity!

By: The Home Server Show - 46 Add In Challenge 2009 Top Ten

The Home Server Show - 46 Add In Challenge 2009 Top Ten — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 01:38:24 +0000

[...] Add-In Challenge 2009 Go here to vote! [...]

By: Jen

Jen — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 20:16:52 +0000

Jared you have some really awesome ideas and you make us think with our minds. Keep up the great work to making our lives easyer. Hope you win. Jennifer SageB)

By: Jared Finkenbinder

Jared Finkenbinder — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 15:24:39 +0000

You could probably achieve something similar with sharepoint, but the point is not to have another server (Exchange or SharePoint), and installing WSS on the WHS is not an easy plugin affair as this add-in could be.

The other point of Home Calendar, Tasks, Contacts is to make the data as generic and platform agnostic as possible so you could access it wether you had Outlook on a PC, Entourage or Ical on a MAC, or Gmail on a Linux box.

By: arebesee

arebesee — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 14:09:10 +0000

Doesn't sound so much like the full WSS/MOSS would be required, but maybe Sharepoint Workspaces … which I believe Groove will be converted to in Office 2010 (beta out next month). Hopefully they integrate Outlook into it very closely.

By: SUOrangeman

SUOrangeman — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 17:29:53 +0000

The option entitled "Home Calendar, Tasks, Contacts" … can this be achieved today via Sharepoint (either WSS or the full-blown SharePoint Server)?

Not directly related, but I would love an add-in that lets me mount a shared folder from another host as a network drive in WHS. This would be something that is accessible without being logged into WHS (i.e., "mounted" via a service, if you will).

By: tezzer

tezzer — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 06:45:32 +0000

I hope so too, Adam – good luck in the competition!

By: tezzer

tezzer — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 06:45:11 +0000

Okay Marc, we'll include you at this end….

By: Marc Brooks

Marc Brooks — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 03:21:47 +0000

I voted, saw no address, and can't revote even in a different browser… IDisposable at gmail dot com

By: Adam

Adam — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 22:24:10 +0000

I just want to say that this contest is a great idea. I really hope some other developers might pick up the reins on a few of the add-ins that don't win this. My idea is the Folder Monitoring one up there and I can see I'm up against some tough competition. Best of luck to everyone!

By: RE Wood

RE Wood — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 17:37:48 +0000

I voted for the undelete. It's a great idea and something that should have been implemented by Microsoft anyways.