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How To… Run a Mail Server on Windows Home Server

By on January 30, 2008 in How to Guides, Windows Home Server, Windows Home Server v1

Whilst users have been excited about the backup and remote access capabilities Windows Home Server brings to the home, many have cited the lack of a mail server as a major weakness of the product. Clearly, the WHS team are aware of the community’s desire for a mail server within Windows Home Server, but this [...]

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FAQ: Windows Home Server and Port Forwarding

By on January 29, 2008 in How to Guides, Networking, Windows Home Server v1

Next up in the series of FAQs from the We Got Served forums is a common issue with router configuration. Windows Home Server has the ability to automatically configure many routers to permit access to your home server when away from home, using a technology called uPnP. Unfortunately, not all routers are compatible with uPnP [...]

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Add-In: WebGuide for Windows Home Server

By on January 10, 2008 in Add-ins & Apps, Software, Windows Home Server

Great news for those of you who have been hanging on for Microsoft to do something with WebGuide for Windows Home Server since their acquisition of the product earlier in the year – from today you can download it as a free add-in for WHS. Webguide for Windows Home Server enables you to remotely access, [...]

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Windows Home Server Power Pack 1 In Depth: WHS Connector Installation Walkthrough

By on January 7, 2008 in Windows Home Server

Windows Home Server Power Pack 1 brings a number of enhancements and fixes to the WHS Connector. The Windows Home Server Connector can now be installed on home computers running Windows Vista x64. Functionality is added to detect that the version of the Windows Home Server Connector software is aligned with the version of Windows [...]

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Windows Home Server “How To” Tutorials Updated

By on December 27, 2007 in Site Updates, Windows Home Server

I’m whizzing through the holiday tasks now on the site – the WHS How To page has now been updated with links to a bunch of new tutorials that have been written for Windows Home Server by enthusiasts over the last few months – great work guys! More Info: WHS How Tos

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Great Set of How To Guides Over at MyHomeServer.com

By on December 27, 2007 in Under the Hood, Windows Home Server

Eric over at myhomeserver.com has written a great suite of tutorials for extending the use of your home server, including setting up a printer to allow you to print over the internet, setting a static IP adress for your home server, and upgrading the RAM in a HP MediaSmart Server (a task I’m increasingly thinking [...]

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Windows Home Server for Dummies Now Shipping

By on November 18, 2007 in Windows Home Server

Just in time for the holidays, Woody Leonhard’s Windows Home Server for Dummies is now available and shipping from Amazon. The book provides a guide to using Windows Home Server, sharing and storing files will hints and tips to help you get the most out of your home server. Here’s the blurb: If you work [...]

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Check Out the HP Mediasmart Server Reviewer’s Guide

By on November 1, 2007 in Hardware, Windows Home Server

   Whilst you’re waiting to hear news about the release date and other news on the HP Mediasmart Server, HP sent through a Reviewer’s Guide for the system, which is being sent out to the press right now, and they’ve kindly given permission for me to post it up on the blog for you to download. So [...]

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Windows Home Server User’s Guide – Available Next Week

By on October 21, 2007 in Windows Home Server

Over the summer, I was lucky enough to be invited by Apress to be the Technical Reviewer on Andrew Edney’s Windows Home Server User’s Guide. The job entailed ensuring Andrew’s text was technically correct, all walkthroughs, hints and tips did what they were meant to, and generally give a steer on ensuring that the technical [...]

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Windows Home Server Documentation Updated

By on September 26, 2007 in Under the Hood, Windows Home Server

Over at microsoft.com, the Windows Home Server team have updated the Windows Home Server Reviewer’s Guide with some very minor changes (mostly formatting) and have [Update: this has now been pulled] released two new documents – a Troubleshooting guide for installing the WHS Connector plus a Technical Brief for Windows Home Server Remote Access. The [...]

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