Archive for December, 2007

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Would you need a Home Server if you were, say, a better mother?

The Windows Server Solutions division of Redmond’s Microsoft is producing a 24-page children’s book, Mommy, Why Is There a Server in the House? that will be sold on Amazon.com. While Microsoft plans to distribute the children’s book at events, it hopes that people will purchase a copy on Amazon.com. “It’s designed for the technical enthusiast,” […]

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Add-In: Client Info Updated

Eric Maurer has released a new version of the add-in Client Info which enables you to see hardware information about your home server and all client computers; including processor, memory, IP address, drive size, drive temp, and if a drive SMART failure is predicted. Changes to this new version 1.0.2: Disconnected computers are displayed correctly […]

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Virtual Windows Home Server

If you are like me and enjoy testing the different features of Windows Home Server and all the different add-ins available for it then it is a good idea to set up another copy of WHS in a testing environment. One way of doing this is within a virtual machine that allows you to install […]

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What Could be Added to Windows Home Server?

[YouTube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O7MbDBYlqDY] A podcaster has posted what he thinks should be included in WHS. The 8 minute video can be viewed from above or from here with details on what he thinks are the potentially missed opportunity with Microsoft’s Windows Home Server product.  

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Mommy, Why is There a Server in the House?

How do you market a Windows Home Server to the consumer? Microsoft have started a tongue-in-cheek advertising campaign called “Stay-At-Home Servers” taking over from where the “Center for Digital Amnesia Awareness” left off. Using a video debate show called “America’s Talking” being hosted by Mark Steele, this is the first of four videos posted. More […]

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The Week in Review – Sunday's Summery

What’s been going on this week in the world of Windows Home Server? Here’s your chance to catch-up if you missed something on the site! Add-In: Tab Reorderer Updated As previously discussed, Tab Reorderer is an add-in for Windows Home Server that enables you to change the order of the tabs which are displayed on […]

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Add-In: Tab Reorderer Updated

As previously discussed, Tab Reorderer is an add-in for Windows Home Server that enables you to change the order of the tabs which are displayed on the main window in the console.  With the initial release version I deleted a tab and had to ask developer Brendan Grant how to get it back. In this […]

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Jungle Disk Public Beta Available

A free public beta version of Jungle Disk for Windows Home Server is now available for download after being requested from many Home Server adopters since being announced as one of the winners of the Code2Fame contest.    The online backup solution for WHS can be downloaded from here. for support and feature requests see […]