After our post the other day about Charlie Kindel the General Manager for Windows Home Server leaving for pastures new, we can now inform you that Kevin Kean is taking over Charlie’s position. Kevin is a Microsoft veteran and has worked as a Group Product Manager, a Partner Relations Manager and as the Director of […]
The Home Server Show Podcast #33 is out with the latest news and your email questions. This latest episode asks the question, which is better home builds or manufacturer boxes and has some handy advice for you would be self builders. You can listen to it here.
On-demand digital technology TV show Tekzilla are doing a Windows Home Server challenge over the next 3 episodes, looking at the HP MediaSmart Server vs the DIY route. HP actually challenged the presenters to build up something better from scratch and next week they will also look at the ebox as a low power alternative […]
Mary-Jo-Foley, the tracker of Microsoft code names has a free 11 page PDF file for download which lists all the current code names in use by the corporation, including links to further information. Included is information on Snoqualmie (Power Pack 2) and Vail the next major release of Windows Home Server. Download is available from […]
TechFlash.com is reporting that Charlie Kindel General Manager on the Windows Home Server team is moving over to the Mobile Communications Business within Microsoft, the group responsible for Windows Mobile. Joining Charlie will be Joe Belfiore, an executive on the Zune project team who will both be working alongside Terry Myerson, who came from the […]
A new add-in Loger enables you to set a time limit that a user can use a computer, and is ideal for keeping an eye on how long the kids have been on the PC. The add-in is compatible with Vista and Windows 7 and consists of three parts: The server element which you install […]
The add-in AutoExit 2008 has been updated to R2, the final release. The new version 2.0.1170 has some small fixes with regards to the Release Candidate: Removed popup dialog when sending a Wake On Lan message. Fixed issue with the help file not showing. Some small changes to documentation. Fixed issue in installer that could […]
Tranquil PC now have the new SQA-5H-3000 added to their range. Essentially it is the same as the SQA-5H-2000 except it is equipped with the Western Digital Green Power 2TB HDD with a 32MB cache. These drives are not as cost effective as 2 x 1TB drives, but for those wanting to maximize their storage […]
Another build list and this one is from Ray who has just built his 12 TB Windows Home Server whilst keeping the costs down. Read about it here.
The Vancouver Island Computing Expert (Eclectics) users group, in co-junction with the Victoria Dot Net group are holding an IT Pro Day where amongst other things there will be a session on Windows Home Server. The event takes place Saturday February 7th at The University of Victoria in BC, Canada. Doors open at 8:30 am […]
