MS Windows Home Server

WHS Mobile version 1.0.5.5 has been released which adds streaming features and fixes some problems which people were having.

Fixes:

• Accidental leftover debug code
• Installer problems
• Fixes WM client’s positioning code (hopefully)

Adds:

• MP3 streaming on the iPhone client – You’ll notice “[Play Album]” add the end of a folder listing where mp3s exist, and a new option when you select an mp3 file.
• WMA streaming for the Windows Mobile Client – Click preview when a WMA file is selected. Unfortunately, Mobile Windows Media Player doesn’t support streaming mp3s.

More info is available from here.

The WHS Mobile add-in has been updated and it now includes an iPhone/iPod Touch client which has most of the features of it’s Windows Mobile counterpart, excluding uploading files (coming soon), image/music previews, and remote computer access.

The only downside is that it requires a jailbroken iPhone.

New features have also been included for Windows Mobile owners, including:

• Restyled launch screen – Touch friendly + bigger icons.
• Resizes the home screen depending on screen size or orientation.
• Remote Desktop forwarder – Forwards the RDP port using UPnP for each client PC if enabled, then accessible by the WM6 remote desktop client. Ports are changed every hour, use the WM client to get the port for a specific PC.
• Preview mp3’s and images before downloading – mp3 preview is WM6 only.
• Bigger image thumbnails when thumbnail browsing is toggled (turned on by default).
• Customizable share and folder icons – Create a folder.jpg file in said share/directory.
• Location bar – Shows the current location on the server. Can be disabled under Actions.

More information on this release is available from here.

The add-in which can put your Home Servers into suspended mode or hibernation and resume on a user defined event has been updated.

Version 0.8.2 of LightsOut include the following changes:

Added Chinese (simplified) and Italian language support
Added Menu shortcuts
Added Keyboard support in calendar
Bug fixed in backup time calculation
Bug fixed in action setting "Shutdown" for Acer Aspire models

The add-in plus PDF documentation are available from here.

The add-in which monitors your WHS health status and sends a twitter update has been updated.

As well as the following enhancements and bug fixes version 1.2.0.969 of @WHSTweet also includes a Direct Messages (DM) feature which will allow you to send messages to a particular user, likely yourself, instead of sending public tweets or protecting your updates. This is a more secure way to get notified of your WHS status.

• Fixed the critical error reporting on reboot bug.
• Changed the twitter bird logo.
• Things were getting a little crowded, so I introduced a tabbed interface.
• Removed #WHS from test tweets to reduce what some have called "spam".
• Changed the code to accept localization (i.e. multiple languages).

More information is available from here as well as on Twitter.

The Recorded TV Manager Add-in for Windows Home Server has been updated to build 3.7.6 and includes the following:

• WTV File Support for Windows 7 and Vista Media Center with TV Pack.
• Improved Console error handling – Certain unhandled exceptions in Version 3.4.3 could crash the Home Server Console.  These conditions have now been corrected.  You may, however, still receive an occasional error message in a Message Box which identifies the error condition which was handled, most likely a file access problem.
• Improved stability in the AutoCopy Service – Certain conditions in the Version 3.4.3 AutoCopy service could cause the service to stop unexpectedly, which necessitated the AutoCopy Restart Service to compensate and start the service back up.  These issues have been removed and the Restart Service is no longer necessary.
• Improved Installer – Fixes the uninstall issue and a few other small Installer issues.

This is a FREE update for registered users of Recorded TV Manager Add-in for Windows Home Server.  To obtain a download link for Build 3.7.6, send email to sales@fjdrasch.com and be sure to include the Name and email address under which you purchased the software, and the PayPal transaction code if you have it.

Important: If you update to Build 3.7.6, you must first uninstall Build 3.4.3.  There is a serious problem with the Build 3.4.3 uninstaller which is discussed here.

More details are in the release notes whilst more information about Recorded TV Manager is available from here.

Donavon West from Home Server Hacks has just released an add-in which monitors your WHS health status and upon a health status change will sent a notification to your Twitter account.

More information on the add-in @WHSTweet is available from here.

The 2nd beta of WHS Outlook v2.0 has been completed and the developer Mike Craven has decided to open up the beta process to the general Windows Home Server public as he needs some new beta testers.

The add-in allows you to install Microsoft Outlook on your home server and then access it via the Windows Home Server Console on up to 10 different client PCs

Version 2.0 has lots of new features and enhancements including multiple user access and Web Access to WHS Outlook.

For more information and to beta test click here.

The add-in Download Manager has been updated to version 2.9 to correct an issue which was related to Rapidshare.

The add-in is capable of organizing large amounts of data and can download ULRs. The program can also be configured to download a specified amount of data at a specified time and is also optimized for Rapidshare premium accounts.

Download from here.

Courtesy of the German language Home Server Blog.

The add-in WebRadio which allows you to play radio streams from the internet has been updated.

Version 1.1.0.0 allows you to:

• hide/show visualization
• delete, edit and save stations
• upload/download stations
• refresh button for station list

More information on WebRadio is available from here.