Archive for October, 2008

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Windows 7 to be called Windows 7!

Unless you’ve been on another planet for the last year then you properly know that the codename for the next version of Windows is called “Windows 7”. And that name is going to stick because yesterday it was announced on the Windows Vista Blog that “Windows 7” will also be the final official name of […]

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WHS Initialization Issue

Tranquil PC are reporting that a number of customers  are recently reporting installation issues with Windows Home Server. During the installation process the install sticks at around the 18% or 33% stages and although the screen asks you not to re-boot the server doing so is the only way to get past the pause. However […]

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Add-In: LightsOut 0.77

LightsOut has been updated to version 0.7.7. The add-in is used to put your Home Server into a suspended or hibernation mode and resume on user defined events. New in this version: Added support for remote access Changed: Improved WOL in Client service Fixed: Random problem with wrong day headers in calendar A 26 page […]

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HP MediaSmart Server EX475 for $524

Independent dealer ProVantage in Ohio (USA) have the HP MediaSmart Server EX475 at an unbelievable price of $524.10. This is an excellent price for the 1TB server as Amazon are at least $50 more expensive and Newegg would charge you an additional $115 on top too. ProVantage will also ship worldwide but be aware that […]

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Add-In: Remote Alert

Remote Alert is an add-in that monitors remote access to your Windows Home Server and provides notification via the tray icon and also provides that users IP address. This beta add-in provides additional security layers and also logs the remote access activity. More info is available here.

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Add-In: My Movies for Windows Home Server

Version 1.00 pre release 3 of My Movies for Windows Home Server has just been released which is a server version of the popular My Movies application. This server version does not come with a client, but holds the configuration options within the Home Server Console. It also comes with a folder monitoring service, as […]

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Sony Home Share VGF-HS1E Available in the UK

The Sony Home Share (or shall we call it the Hockey Puck v2) is now available for purchase in the UK. The white VGF-HS1E comes complete with 2 x500GB SATA drives has Gigabit LAN and 3 x USB ports for £499, but you will also have to shell out another £100 for a copy of […]

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Jungle Disk to Backup more than WHS

Jungle Disk is an online backup solution for Windows Home server and the next major release is in deep development and should be available in beta shortly. The biggest change to this new 2.50 version is the ability for it to run as a background service on all platforms as well as a range of […]

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Stream your iTunes Music Collection over the Internet

MediaSmartHome.com has a tutorial on how to stream your iTunes music collection over the internet by using the included Firefly media server and FirePlay, a Flash based interface to the FireFly Media Server.   Once you have followed the 13 step tutorial, you will have Britney Spears streaming over the web to a laptop in […]

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Scaleo Home Server Power Management Tool

SCALEO Power Management Viewer is a new German language tool for those of you that own a Fujitsu-Siemens Scaleo Home Server. The tool enables you to see the Power Management details in a simple list. More details are available in German or translated via Google translation into English.