PerfectDisk are offering 25% of off all their PerfectDisk 10 products including PerfectDisk 10 Windows Home Server thru to September 30th. The defragmentation tool for our Home Servers normally sells from $49.99 but using the coupon code PDFASTER25 brings that price down to $39.99 – A great saving! As well as applying to the full […]
Developer Alex Kuretz has been busy updating his MSS Fan Control add-in to version 1.0.0.8. The add-in allows you to modify the behavior of the exhaust fans in the HP MediaSmart Server EX470 and EX475 (only), and this latest maintenance release includes a fix for an issue where the Advanced Controls would be modified after […]
If you would like to know how to install Zune 4.0 onto Windows Home Server then the Home Server Show website has the details. Using an XP version of the Zune software and a copy of the MSI editor Orca, the task can be completed. You can read the full details here.
Remote Alert is an add-in by Alexander Kent which monitors remote access attempts to Windows Home Server and logs the information. The add-in also provides an additional security layer to help keep your WHS secure from outside intruders. Version 1.3 features: Real time logon activity status (successful / failed) alerts Real time network activity traffic […]
Cougar’s blog has details on what ports to port forward in your firewall to have Windows Home Server working correctly if you haven’t got Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) enabled. Cougar also lists the ports for RDP and Firefly/Fireplay. Available here.
Paul Thurrott’s SuperSite for Windows has a review of the new EX49x MediaSmart Server from HP which takes a look at the hardware and software improvements in HPs third generation of Home Server. Defiantly worth a look is a chart looking at the hardware differences between this and previous MediaSmart models. Read the full review […]
The add-in WhsDbDataDump has been updated to version 1.0.0 Build 2 BETA. This add-in extracts the actual backed up data out of the Windows Home Server Backup database enabling you to work with broken databases. And this latest version now has the ability of extracting backed up files from a Windows Home Server backup database […]
Moira Whidby from the Windows home Server Team chats about why WHS is the ideal solution for small businesses of less than 10 people in this short 3 minute Microsoft Partner video.
WHS Mobile version 1.5 is available for Windows Mobile, the Apple iPhone and the iPod Touch and the best news is that its now available from Apple’s App Store. “WHS Mobile is the only application of its kind for Windows Home Server. It allows for simple remote management of your Home Server while on the […]
Episode #56 of The Home Server Show is available with the latest news, the add-in of the week and an interview with Dan Reynolds of KeepVault; the online backup solution for Home Server users. You can catch it here.
