Tranquil PC have just released a great add-in for Windows Home Server users with large CD or DVD collections. Called AVA Media, the add-in collects and compares the meta data (track titles etc) from multiple data providers, including GD3 which is a premium data provider and then rips your CDs to high quality (lossless) formats. […]
Version 1.1.0.0 of the add-in Remote Alert is available as a private beta to registered members. The add-in provides remote access notification, additional security layers and remote access activity logging. The developer "Kentdome Technologies" have a page where you can create your own free account to beta test their add-ins. More generic information on […]
The official Windows Home Server Team Blog has announced that the next minor release of the software which is in development will be called Windows Home server Power Pack 2 (PP2), which is internally referred by the codename SnoQ (short for Snoqualmie). And for those of you who wonder where the codename came from, Snoqualmie […]
Technology website TechRadar.com has more details on the minor update to Windows Home Server coming some time later this year and also what will be coming up in Vail in 2010, which is the codename for the next major release to WHS. The story is available here.
If you would like to learn more about the new HP MediaSmart Server’s, then there is a great video of a HP rep at CES walking through the features over at the website Digital Home Thoughts. You can view the video here.
The PC news and review site “Computing on Demand” (C.O.D) have reviewed 2 pieces of hardware which may be useful to Windows Home Server users. The first is a 4 bay hard drive module, which occupies three 5.25′ bays and allows you to mount up to four 3.5" hot swappable SATA hard drives. The […]
In episode 189 of The Media Center Show, Ian Dixon interviews Todd Headrick from the Windows Home Server Team amongst other "digital" focused interviews. Todd’s interview is approx 22 minutes into the podcast and can be found here.
After searching for a server and centralized backup solution for his business, Christoph Buenger uninstalled Windows Home Server and instead installed Windows 2008 Datacenter. Chris says that the reason for the uninstall was because there was a delay in accessing mapped shared folders and that Windows XP/Vista showed the incorrect drive size. The full story […]
Website EDM, which is a source of information for electronics original equipment manufacturer’s (EOEM) has some great pics of the Windows Home Server banners which were located outside CES in Las Vegas. The full collection can be viewed here.
If you couldn’t make it to the Consumer Electronic Show (CES) in Las Vegas, then courtesy of our friends here are some pics highlighting Windows Home Server. Courtesy of the WHS Team Blog. Thanks to John Brandon at Digital Trends. From Ian Dixon of The Digital Lifestyle.com. From fellow MVP Andrew Edney of The […]
