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Getting Windows Home Server Ship Shape

By on May 31, 2007 in Software, Windows Home Server

So with the Release Candidate of Windows Home Server due this week, and subsequently the final version hitting RTM before long, I would imagine that life is pretty busy over at Redmond right now in the WHS corridors. But what goes into getting a product ready to ship? Find out here.

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WinHEC 2007: WHS Software Partner Press Releases Erm… Released

By on May 18, 2007 in Software, Windows Home Server

Further to my post this morning regarding the software partners for WHS announced at WinHEC, the Microsoft PressPass site has now been updated with Press Releases for each of the partners announced. LAGOTEK provides remote access to home Control with Windows Home Server Riptopia Chosen as an Independent Software Vendor for Microsoft Windows Home Server [...]

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WHS Add-ins Page Added

By on May 18, 2007 in Add-ins & Apps, Software, Windows Home Server

Seems like the WHS Developer Community out there is starting to flex its muscles to create some great new add-ins for Windows Home Server, so I thought it would be a good idea to create a new page on the blog to keep track of what people are releasing. As ever, if you see something [...]

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Photosync for Windows Home Server

By on May 18, 2007 in Add-ins & Apps, Software, Windows Home Server

The list of WHS Add-ins continues to grow with the Beta 1 release of Photosync for Windows Home Server, an application which monitors the Photos folder on WHS and automatically uploads the contents to Flickr to allow you to easily share (and remotely backup) your digital photo files. With add-ins like this, I’m starting to [...]

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WinHEC 2007: Software Partners Announced for Windows Home Server

By on May 18, 2007 in Software, Windows Home Server, Windows Media Center

At WinHEC, Microsoft have announced a number of partners currently developing applications specifically for Windows Home Server. They range from nice home automation products, through digital media serving, all the way to (at last, for those worried about their beta machine) an anti-virus application. Let’s take a look at the list! • Diskeeper Corp.’s Diskeeper [...]

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WinHEC 2007: Win $10,000 with a Windows Home Server Add-In

By on May 17, 2007 in Add-ins & Apps, Hardware, Software, Windows Home Server

All of you developers out there could be in with a chance of winning up to $10k by developing a new add-in for Windows Home Server. The Code2Fame Challenge is coding competition for (I guess) amateur coders to develop applications which extend the functionality of Windows Home Server, using the WHS SDK. This is a [...]

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