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The HP MediaSmart Server Team Answer Your Questions!

Update: Last day today for your questions – send them in! Back in October last year, we ran a pretty cool Q&A with the Windows Home Server team in which WGS readers submitted their questions and Todd Headrick, Charlie Kindel and Joel Sider from the WHS team at Microsoft came back with their answers – during the interview, [...]

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The Fujitsu-Siemens Scaleo is On Its Way

After a long wait and the signing of a release form yesterday agreeing to be invoiced £469.99 if I don’t return it (the things you have to do to run a simple blog!), the Fujitsu-Siemens Scaleo 1900 should be on its way to me this week. Fujitsu-Siemens are the second largest OEM to partner with [...]

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Tranquil PC M one Media Server Press Release

Tranquil PC today released further details of the M one Media Server – pricing will be announced tomorrow. Rather than blather on about it, here’s what they have to say: The  M One  from Tranquil – your media, your life Digital media is all around us.  Music, images, video and television. It was not so long ago [...]

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More on the Tranquil PC M one Media Server

Lots of you have emailed asking for more information on the Tranquil PC M one Media Server, especially regarding controlling the server from your lounge. Firstly, the server utilises Sage TV’s Media Server software for Windows Home Server for its Live TV viewing, media recording and EPG service. The M one also comes bundled with a number [...]

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Fujitsu-Siemens Scaleo Home Server FAQ Published

Fujitsu-Siemens today released a FAQ page for their Scaleo Home Server – these are now shipping in Germany, but right now, I’m still waiting to receive our review system. More Info: Fujitsu-Siemens Scaleo Home Server

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Three Waves of Home Server in Portugal, from Tsunami

From the looks of things, the home server market is starting to warm up over in Spain and Portugal, with HP launching the MediaSmart Server a few weeks ago, and a Portugese OEM, Tsunami, this week releasing what looks like three great new Home Server models. First up is the Tsunami Tidal Home Server 1230, a [...]

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PC Authority Magazine’s 14 Page Windows Home Server Special

Australian Magazine PC Authority is running a 14 page Windows Home Server special feature this month, coveing a wide range of Home Server related topics, including building your own home server (with details on components required), purchasing OEM software, recommendations on Barebones Systems, server cases, motherboards, processors, hard disks – everything you need to build a [...]

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Poll Update: What’s In Your Server Cupboard?

Since I announced on 11 February that we have a poll on the WGS forums about what you use for your WHS system we’ve had another 236 responses – so now 273 of you have responded.  Thanks to all of you who have responded – I think it’s fair to say that this poll now [...]

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MSDN Interviews Windows Home Server General Manager, Charlie Kindel

MSDN this week are running a video interview with WHS GM, Charlie Kindel in which he outlines the background to Windows Home Server, its target user as well as outlining what servers he runs himself at home. In the interview, he also discusses your options for building or purchasing a home server. More Info: MSDN [...]

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Iomega Drop Windows Home Server-Based HomeCenter

Interesting news today from Personal Computer World today, that Iomega have decided not to release their planned Windows Home Server product, but will instead release a Linux based NAS product. Iomega claim that the hardware logo requirements set by Microsoft are too high to allow Iomega to price their planned product low enough for their customers. [...]

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