Archive | June, 2010
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Hands On: SiliconDust Dual-Tuner HDHomeRun

Recently, I made the HDHomeRun the tuner of choice for use with Windows Media Center inside a virtualized Window 7 OS on Vail.  It is time to take a closer look at just the HDHomeRun.

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HP StorageWorks X510 Data Vault Heads to Japan

1.5TB and 3TB small business servers launched next month for the Japanese market, with localised add-ins and iPhone media streaming app.

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Enhancing We Got Served Forums With Windows Client Discussion and Support

Put the WGS Community to the test with your Windows 7, XP and Vista issues!

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Hands On: TonidoPlug NAS

What is a TonidoPlug?  Only the smallest NAS device you will ever see.  And want.

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Find Out More About the Windows Home Server Vail SDK

Channel 9 has published an interview with Windows Home Server SDK Program Manager, Fabian Uhse, regarding the improvements made in Vail’s developer tools.

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UK iPhone 4 Stock “Extremely Limited” – O2 Reserve Handsets for Existing Customers Only

If you’ve been thinking of jumping over to O2 next week when the iPhone 4 is finally available in the UK, then think again. The carrier has just announced that due to stock being “extremely limited” only existing customers will be able to purchase the new phone.

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Transform Windows Home Server Vail Into a Media Center, Part 7

This series has been titled “Transform Windows Home Server Vail Into a Media Center”.   A series has to end sometime and this is the end.  The question is, did I successfully transform Vail?

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Tranquil PC iXL Mini HTPC – First Shots

Tranquil PC have released the first shots of their new Intel Core i3-530 based iXL – a fanless mini-HTPC with slot loading DVD/Blu-ray, twin eSATA ports, Gigabit LAN and HDMI out. Check them out!

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VIA Artigo A1100 Revisited – A Solution for HD Video Issues?

Following last week’s Hands On Review of the VIA Artigo A1100, we got in touch with the company to discuss the issues we experienced with high definition video playback, or rather, lack of it. VIA’s engineers have been beavering away this week to investigate the issue, and today came back to us with a proposed solution.

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Transform Windows Home Server Vail Into a Media Center, Part 6

If you check the WGS blog on any kind of a regular basis, I would assume you have taken a look at some of the earlier parts of this series.  We are getting down to the end and is there a solution in sight?

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