MS Windows Home Server

Terry from We Got Served has published information about a new add-in which allows you to shut down and reboot machines in your home network from within the WHS console.
The add-in AutoExit 2008 allows you to execute these actions per machine or for all machines. You can also send messages to the different machines, configuring the timeout/message plus there is even support for opening a Remote Desktop session to the remote machines and also to the server. Statistics are kept of all actions, so that a detailed trace can be viewed when certain actions were executed.

Add-in Program Launcher has been updated to version 1.2 which has now had the blank settings tab removed. The add-in from Red D Solutions enables you to launch any application directly from the Windows Home Server Console just by entering the Program Path and Program Name.

For those of you with a TiVo machine (USA), the TiVo Publisher Add-In for Windows Home Server installs as a service, which makes your WHS music, photo, and video shares browsable from any TiVo that supports home networking.

Well done to developer Rob. I am sure those of you with a TiVo and a Windows Home Server combination will be happy with this add-in.

Brian Peek over at Coding4Fun has posted an article on how to create an add-in for WHS that will allow users to view their Outlook mail from a web browser. If you have not got the coding knowledge or the 2-3 hours free to complete the project Brain has also posted the sample code for download so you can use the application straight away.

NOTE: This application will only work with Microsoft Outlook.  It will not work with Outlook Express, Windows Mail, or any other mail client.