Add-In: WHS Outlook

WHS Outlook is now available for public release with the Beta 2 version 1.0.2.26 now available for download.

The add-in integrates Microsoft Outlook with the Windows Home Server Console which allows the following benefits:

  • Allows a single installation of Microsoft Outlook to be shared by up to 10 different client PC’s via the WHS Console.
  • By using the Remote Access features of WHS, you can even gain full access to all of your Microsoft Outlook e-mail, contacts, calendar, etc. from anywhere in the world that Internet access is available.
  • Works with Microsoft Outlook 2007, 2003 and 2002/XP

 WHS Outlook

The add-in is priced at $24.95 for a single server licence and a 21 day trial version is available for download.

More information is available from the WHS Outlook HomePage.

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FTP Server on Windows Home Server

How about installing an FTP server on Windows Home Server? It has it’s advantages because the web interface limits how many people can upload and download files, where FTP doesn’t have this disadvantage and it also allows synchronization of files between off site computers and WHS as well.

FileZilla FTP Server

Joe DiFiglia, the guy who taught us how to install an email server the other day has also written a tutorial of installing the server version of FileZilla, a free FTP solution onto our Windows Home Server’s, which can be seen here with step by step instructions.

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Create a Windows Home Server

UK magazine and online Personal Computer World has a hands on on how to create your own Windows Home Server. The 3 page article discusses getting hold of the software to installing the drivers and looking at the drive extender technology behind our favorite Home Server.

Read it here.

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