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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September Update – Edited Highlights
So, if you’re waiting to get hold of Windows Home Server RTM, and you’re feeling a little left out regarding the September Update, here’s a few screenshots for you.
Add-in: Recorded TV Manager for Windows Home Server (Beta)
Recorded TV Manager is a new add-in from Fredrick Drash which monitors Recorded TV folders on your Media Center home computers and automatically moves or copies the content over to your home server. The add-in is based on Recorded TV Manager 2 and is currently in beta – Fredrick submitted the add-in for the Code2Fame developer [...]
Exclusive: Diskeeper 2007 Home Server Trial Edition – Now Available to Download
Now this is pretty cool. We’ve been tracking the development of Diskeeper for Windows Home Server over the past few months, since it was announced at CES in January. For those of you who are new WHS, Diskeeper automatically keeps all of the hard disks (both internal and external) on your home server defragmented to optimise [...]
Submit Your Ideas and Feedback for Windows Home Server v2
In August, Kevin Beares, the Community Lead for Windows Home Server was seeking ideas for an appropriate communication channel for users to share their feedback, thoughts and ideas for future releases of Windows Home Server. Having collated opinions from the community, the Windows Home Server have opened up a feedback channel at Microsoft Connect through [...]
Avast Anti-Virus for Windows Home Server – Public Beta October 1st, Shipping End October
Further to the article we published last month with preliminary details on Avast Anti-Virus for Windows Home Server, we’ve heard indirectly that a public beta of the application will be released on October 1st, with the final build shipping at the end of October. That’s one short beta period! Keep an eye on http://www.avast.com over the coming weeks!
How to… Upgrade Windows Home Server RC to Windows Home Server RTM
If you’ve been running the Windows Home Server beta releases, you’ll be eagerly awaiting your copy of the Windows Home Server RTM final release to drop through your letter box. Whilst the upgrade from the Release Candidate to the final release is pretty straightforward, there are a couple of watch-outs to pay attention to, which [...]
USA: Windows Home Server Now Pre-Ordering at Buy.com
America wait no more – it may feel like the rest of the world had Windows Home Server before you (and for some strange reason, they did), but retailers are now beginning to list the Windows Home Server System Builder Kit for you to pre-order. In terms of the big guys, buy.com appear to [...]
Windows Home Server System Builder Kit: Unboxed
With a nod and a wink to Engadget, as we’ve been talking about Windows Home Server for so long, I guess it’s only fair to do a few unboxing shots of the System Builder kit, which arrived here at WGS today. The DVD comes in a white sleeve, with lots of warnings. If you install [...]
Add-in: Remote Notification
Remote Notification is a add-in from a developer called Alex Kuretz which performs a simple, but effective task – to forward System Health notifications from Windows Home Server directly to an email address if your choice. So, if you’re out and about and want to keep in touch with your home server’s health, this [...]
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