We Got Served

If you have attempted to access your home server remotely from a computer that hasn’t had the WHS Connector software installed (your work PC for example) then you will have encountered a warning page in your browser stating that there’s a problem with your website’s security certificate. Phillip Churchill has more details and a potential [...]

Scott Hanselman has an extensive interview online with Windows Home Server General Manager, Charlie Kindel at his website.
They discuss:
Project Codename: Quattro
Drive Extender Technology vs RAID
Add-Ins (and plug for WGS)
Livenode.com Development
Remote Access Security
Port 80 Blocking Workarounds
WHS Security Certification
Backup Technology
Balancing Storage
WHS Hardware Requirements
Systembuilder SKU Availability
WHS vs the Competition
Well worth 30 minutes of your life if [...]

I’ve been having a few bandwidth/server space issues with my webhost (1 and 1) recently, and was surprised to see they’re actually running a two-tier system, in that new customers are actually getting twice the server space and transfer allowance that they give to their existing, loyal customers for the same price. Cue many [...]

Softpedia has put two and two together and has indeed made four. They pick up on Todd H’s recent post to the Windows Home Server Blog rallying the troops to enter Code2Fame, noting that the deadline for add-in entries is towards the end of August.
They write:
“On June 12, the Release Candidate of Windows Home Server [...]

Whilst a number of companies have announced software support for Windows Home Server, only F-Secure have formally announced that they will be developing a bespoke anti-virus product for Windows Home Server.
However, a post back in April on Avast’s support forums uncovered a planned release of an Avast anti-virus product for WHS. A member of Avast’s [...]

Speaking of supporting non-English languages, Christoph and Lars over at the MS Homeserver Blog have been doing a brilliant job of supporting the German Windows Home Server community over the past few months. I really hope their work gets recognised by the WHS Team at some point in the future.
Today they’ve posted a German [...]

With the RC1 release of Windows Home Server, we’re very close to seeing the final version which will be released later in the year. We are, of course, still waiting for key details such as release date and pricing to be announced. Another big announcement we’re waiting for is which languages Windows Home Server will [...]

So, my guess is that people aren’t going to be queuing up at CompUSA and PC World for it in the autumn, but people all over the world are trying out Windows Home Server, and are liking what they see. Here’s some recent discoveries from around the web:
OSNews – First Look: Windows Home Server RC1
Overall, [...]

I’ve mentioned before that I’m not the biggest fan of the Code2Fame competition – however, if you’re a US developer who’s been working on a killer add-in for Windows Home Server, then you can now enter the competition.
Here’s a quick refresher of the prizes and entry requirements:
Prizes for finalists:
Over $50,000 in cash and prizes is [...]

The guys at MS Homeserver Blog feature a new Windows Home Server Add-in which automatically unzips any compressed files that are uploaded remotely to your home server. This allows you to upload and uncompress multiple files simultaneously and reduce the hit on your transfer bandwidth.

Other options or functions:
- unzip only archives with a special prefix [...]

Congratulations to Simon Hughes and Gordon Wheeler who are the lucky winners of a LobsterTunes licence from last week’s competition.
Thanks to everyone who said hello! Hello to you too!

If you’ve been having issues with the RC1 release of Windows Home Server, then you need to get quickly to the MS Forums and post what you have been experiencing. This is vital to ensure as many bugs as possible can be fixed before the next build is released, or RTM happens – whichever is [...]