New WHS Add-in: Directory Watcher

Mon, Oct 5, 2009

  |  Jim Clark

Add-in author Daniel Buschke has released a new add-in called Directory Watcher.  Daniel was inspired by one of the entries in the recent Windows Home Server Add-in Idea Challenge ‘09.

The inspiration:

9th Place
Folder Monitoring + Notification Scheme – Adam Swift
This add-in will give the ability to set up a list of shared folders that will be monitored for file changes (adds or deletes) and will send out a notification to a list of registered users detailing the information on what has changed on the shared folders.  The notification could be set up as either an email alert or perhaps an RSS feed.

The result:

dirwatcher view thumb New WHS Add in: Directory Watcher

How it works:
The add-in provides a configuration interface, which implements the options

  • Set the folder to be monitored
  • Setting file types, which are to be monitored
  • Type of notification (Notification to clients, RSS feed, email)
  • Reading the status of the service
  • Number of days to log the events
  • Care of the email data

dirwatcher settings thumb New WHS Add in: Directory Watcher

As Daniel states: “Why there should be only the one “add-in winner”!?”  I agree which also means that we all become winners as a result.

It’s been a long dry spell for WHS software and hardware news.  Based upon all the things coming through the pipe, one would think Christmas is right around the corner!

More info: Directory Watcher

 

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Jim Clark - who has written 268 posts on We Got Served.

Hello. I’m from the heartland of U.S. Lots of corn and beans, although Iowa is a lot more than just farmland. It also has a few computer enthusiasts (no, not me!). I’ve been around PC’s since I got my 1st PC XT aloooong time ago. WGS is one of the first sites I found centered around WHS. And the best. Every once in awhile, I do get away from the KB and enjoy time with and my wife and our 4 kids. And I do have a day job.

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5 Responses to “New WHS Add-in: Directory Watcher”

  1. Johan de Bruin Says:
    6. October 2009 at 1:57 pm

    Does anybody have any news on the release of the OTHER software from the Add-In Challenge '09? I'm particularly interested in the add-in that claims to be working with Windows LIve, and the sync'ing with SkyDrive in particular…

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  2. Jim_Clark Says:
    6. October 2009 at 2:16 pm

    The way I understand it, only the winning idea would be released as an add-in. It is up to other add-in authors like Daniel to pick up the ball and work on one of the others, if they feel so inclined.

    Not a mandatory thing, however!

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  3. chris Says:
    9. October 2009 at 5:16 am

    Any information on the actual winner of the addin challenge? I voted for it and would like to know how its going?

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    • Jared Says:
      12. October 2009 at 10:53 pm

      Me too! I was the winner (thank you again, by the way). I've emailed Felix but havent heard anything from him lately…

      Reply

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