WebRadio is a new add-in which provides access to 65 online radio streams via the Windows Home Server console with the ability to delete and edit the supplied station information. The stations can be selected via a drop-down list, with the last selected channel stored for the next time you open the add-in. Although English […]
Back with another update is the WHS File Manager add-in for Windows Home Server. Now at version 1.0.1.0, this update adds support for removable storage, support for opening files from the server (music, movies, docs etc) and numerous bug fixes. More details are available from here.
HP have announced a free software update for the 2nd generation MediaSmart Servers which will provide the following features: The HP MediaSmart Server ex48x series will automatically convert your library of videos, including unprotected DVDs. The update can also create a mobile version of your videos that you can download and play on your iPod, […]
The WHS File Manager add-in has been updated to version 1.0.0.5 The add-in provides a simple dual-pane file manager for the WHS management console, which allows you to safely copy, move and delete files on your home server. It will only show your shared folders and it uses UNC for file copying. Changes to this […]
Website Deviant Knowledge has a series of articles on WHS starting with part 1 – Who/What/Why. This first part looks at who can install Windows Home Server, what it is and why you would need it, which you can read here.
Would you be prepared to pay $25 per year for an encrypted peer to peer based offsite backup service? This is the question being asked by Damian Meher, who is thinking of developing such a system with an add-in for Windows Home Server users which would hook people’s Home Servers together. My idea is this: […]
Website Using Windows Home Server has a list of 10 things that writer Timothy Daleo learned the hard way about Windows Home Server, which you can read here.
"Which Windows Server is Best for your Small Business" is the title to a post by Stuart Crawford looking at the key decision points to consider when considering the most ideal fit Microsoft server option for a small business. The article takes a look at Windows Home Server, Windows Foundation Server, Windows Small Business Server […]
If you have tried to install Power Pack 2 and receive the following: Then Brendan Grant can tell you why and more importantly, show you how to get PP2 downloaded. All the details are here.
Power Pack 2 came with a Media Connect Configuration application for fine tuning media shares and showing which devices have access. Since Microsoft didn’t make a UI for the program (c:\program files\media connect\WMCCFG.exe), developer Pål Andreassen has made an add-in which starts WMCCFG.exe and then docks the UI inside the WHS Console, allowing for more […]
