Archive for September, 2008

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HP MediaSmart Server Price Drop

Great news for those of you in the US wishing to purchase a MediaSmart Server. Yesterday HP announced that it is dropping the Manufacturer’s Suggested Retail Price for both models in the range, the EX470 and the EX475 of the MediaSmart Server.  You should see these price drops reflected in HP’s channel partner prices very […]

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WHS Vail to include Windows Media Center Integration

Blog iStartedSomething has posted details that on Microsoft’s Careers sub-site a job posting has appeared for a Software Development Engineer. Within the subject matter are some good hints of what is coming up for the next major release of Windows Home Server. On the heels of a tremendous reception by customers for version 1 of […]

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A Smarter Shared Folders on Server Icon

If your Windows Home Server is not made by HP then you have the boring plain "Shared Folders on Server" icon on the desktop. But how would you like to change it to the one that HP MediaSmart Server owners have, a picture of the MediaSmart Server itself. If you do, then your in luck […]

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How to Install PHP5 MySQL6 on IIS6 Windows Home Server

Apart from the numerous tutorials already out there for Windows Home Server users, Wandy sae-tan has added a couple more. The first is How to install PHP 5 and MySQL6 on IIS 6 Windows Home Server and the second is How to install WordPress on IIS 6 Windows Home Server.

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5TB of Storage

A software engineer by the name of bryanpeabody isn’t happy with his 1.5TB of storage space on his Windows Home Server, and is planning to upgrade it to 5TB! Read the full story here.

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Low Cost Nettop Suitable for WHS

Low-cost desktop computers or Nettop’s are becoming more popular and can be a good choice for a DIY Windows Home Server build.   The MSI Wind PC (MS-6496-06S) is one beauty featuring an Atom 1.6GHz processor on board and space for up to 2GB of RAM. Although it only has one HDD drive bay the […]

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F-Secure Home Server Security 2009 Released

F-Secure’s 2009 consumer lineup was officially launched on the 3rd September (2008) and included Home Server Security 2009. Especially designed for Windows Home Server it protects your server in real time from virus’s, spyware and other forms of malware. Accessible from within the Console it updates automatically keeping Home Server Security 2009 fully protected against […]

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The Home Server Show #16

The Home Server Show #16 is available with the latest batch of add-in’s, home server news and a full review of Jungle Disk, the online backup service for Windows Home Server. The 30 minute Podcast is available for your listening pleasure here.

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Two Versions of Windows Home Server

Todd Headrick also known as "todd the product planner" of the WHS team is asking what you would think if their were 2 versions of Windows Home Server. One for the “basic” household and one for the “advanced” household. If this was the case what would be the user limit for each version, as at […]

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Rack Mounted WHS Hardware

From the Custom Electronic Trade Show – CEDIA EXPO 2008, in Denver, Colorado come details of 2 rack mounted Windows Home Server systems, with the first more than likely designed for the custom installation market. Niveus Storage Server – Cargo Edition, which allows you to store up to 16TB of data! And if that wasn’t […]