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Windows Server Aurora Preview Deep Dive

Following an announcement in July at Microsoft’s Worldwide Partner Conference, the company have released their first public preview of the new small business server platform. Designed for SMBs with less than 25 employees, Aurora is an enterprise-grade server solution for small business owners who do not have the time, resource or expertise to install Microsoft’s existing Small Business Server or Windows Server 2008 R2 platforms. Let’s take a look at how well it achieves this.

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Walkthrough: Fitting the Xtreamer Cooler

The Xtreamer’s a great little DMR, but that fan is really annoying. Let’s switch it off and cool things a little more passively with the XSC side cooler.

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How To Troubleshoot Your WHS Network Connection

Olaf Engelke has published a WHS network troubleshooting guide over at Microsoft’s Windows Home Server Forums.

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Connected Home/DLNA Best Practices

If you’re new to media streaming, check out this great guide to doing more with your home server.

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Get Started: Add a Shared Folder to Windows Home Server

If you’ve been wondering hw to add your own shared folders to Windows Home Server, the next feature in our Get Started series is just for you!

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Get Started: Install the Windows Home Server Connector

In the next part of our Get Started series, we connect computers around the home to Windows Home Server.

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Add Channel Logos to your Media Center TV Guide

Plugin for Media Center allows you to customise your TV Guide with channel logos, improving navigation.

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Hands-On: Tranquil PC SQA-5H Home Server

Could Squash be 2008′s Best Home Server? Read on to find out…..

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Integrating Windows Media Center and Windows Home Server Part 3

This is the third in a series of articles detailing how one network went from dilapidated junker to media hero with the help of WMC and WHS. 

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My Personal TV Digital

I recently came across a post over at Ian Dixon’s Digital Lifestyle blog, and first reported by Broadcast Buyer, talking about a new addin that will be available in November from Microsoft as a free update to Vista Media Center.

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