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Add-in Review: RipNAS Essentials

Add-in Review: RipNAS Essentials

From the makers of dBpoweramp comes RipNAS Essentials for Windows Home Server, a CD Ripping and Metadata manager. Andrew Carr takes a look to see whether this kind of add-in is at home in a home server sertting.

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Review: Diskeeper Undelete 2009 Server Edition

Review: Diskeeper Undelete 2009 Server Edition

If you're in need of a way of retrieving previously deleted files on your home server, Diskeeper Undelete 2009 Server or Pro Edition may be your best bet until a dedicated product is released for Windows Home Server.

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Hands-On: Toshiba Qosmio G40

Hands-On: Toshiba Qosmio G40

Andrew Carr puts Toshiba's hefty desktop replacement through its aces and finds it to be a well specified, if heavy, Media Center option for the lounge or bedroom.

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Mummy There’s a Kitty On My Server!!

Mummy There’s a Kitty On My Server!!

New Windows Home Server Soft-ware Appears at Ceatec

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Add-In: Addin Cleanup Tool

Add-In: Addin Cleanup Tool

 Removes the add-in debris that other add-ins leave behind!!

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Update to the Windows Live Custom Domains Terms of Service for Windows Home Server

Update to the Windows Live Custom Domains Terms of Service for Windows Home Server

The Terms of Service for Windows Home Server users running a homeserver.com domain via Windows Live Custom Domains has been updated.

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Hi-Grade Won’t Let the HomeServ Come Out to Play

Hi-Grade Won’t Let the HomeServ Come Out to Play

Well, we tried to bring you a review of the Hi-Grade Home Serv, but Hi-Grade don't want us to get our hands on it. We'll let you decide whether it's shyness, aloofness or the fact that it's not actually very good.

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Credit Crunch Hits MAXDATA – Warranty Information Released

Credit Crunch Hits MAXDATA – Warranty Information Released

MAXDATA, owners of the Belinea branded o.center Windows Home Server, file for insolvency.

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Add-In: AutoExit 2008R2 Beta

Add-In: AutoExit 2008R2 Beta

Andrew Carr puts the new beta release of AutoExit 2008R2 through its paces, waking up and shutting down various computers on his home network, and finds an added bonus in ordering cups of tea from family members using other home computers around the house!

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E-mail Made Easy – VPOP3 for Windows Home Server (Beta)

E-mail Made Easy – VPOP3 for Windows Home Server (Beta)

Many users have been requesting this feature for a while, and now you can easily run an email server from Windows Home Server, thanks to a new piece of software from the UK.

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How to…..Install an External Hard Drive on Windows Home Server

How to…..Install an External Hard Drive on Windows Home Server

Spring is here in the UK, the sun is shining and green stuff has started to sprout all over the place in a burst of new activity. Now seems the right time to spring into action myself and add some extra storage to my WHS. I have been keeping a wary eye on my server storage for some time and it’s got to the stage where I need to do something about it.

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Review: F-Secure Home Server Security (Beta)

Up until now in the world of the Windows Home Server, when it comes to anti-virus products there really has only been one choice - Avast! windows Home Server Edition. Now there’s a bit of competition with the recent release of the F-Secure Home Server Security beta. When I was planning this article I thought I would [...]

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