If you have ever had a desire to build your own PC from scratch, the biggest hurdle to overcome is the choice of motherboard; for a beginner there is a bewildering array of sizes, chipsets and manufacturers. Where should you start?
Add-In development company Asoft has a new 5 page PDF document on the undocumented WHS class QShutdown and ShutdownDialog which is located in HomeServerControls.dll. “This class is a very tiny and simple one that can be used to shut down / reboot / log off the server. It is also responsible for showing the shutdown […]
Another home build but this time with an Atom Processor and all for $190. Listed is the build list and the other additions which the Home Server will be put to, including streaming using Orb and online backup using iDrive. Read it here.
The How To Be Mobile website have now published parts 3, 4 and 5 of how to Back up with Windows Home Server. Part 3 looks at configuring WHS by using the Console to create user accounts whilst part 4 looks at configuring shared folders, computer backups and how to add additional storage. The latest […]
Ars Technica have been listening carefully to the Power Pack 3 video with CJ Saretto we mentioned the other day. In the video CJ states that the English version of PP3 will ship in the forth week of October so right at Windows 7 general availability – The countdown commences. Story courtesy of Ars Technica.
“…it occurred to me that most people only begin thinking about recovering data AFTER their hard drive has crashed.” From an extra hard drive and a copy of Norton Ghost, Adman then progressed to a copy of Windows Home Server. Although he initially could not get his PCs to wake up to do their automatic […]
The official Windows Home Server Team Blog has moved home to be with other Windows Blog’s like the Windows 7 Team Blog and the Windows Mobile Blog. Its new home is more vibrant and allows other Windows users to easily find it. During the transition period, archived Windows Home Server team posts will still be […]
SMB Nation, this year is in Las Vegas between October 2-4 2009 and what caught my attention is that MVP Kevin Royalty will be hosting a session on "Taking Windows Home Server Deep Into Small Business!". More details are available from here.
Missing Remote has a great 7 page review on the VIA NSD-7800 8 bay Windows Home Server. Specs, looks and performance are all taken a look at. In conclusion reviewer Mike Garcen added: “…for enthusiasts it would be hard to ask for more.” You can read it here.
Available from Channel 10 is a 11 minute video where CJ Saretto from the Windows Home Server Team talks about Power Pack 3. Also chatting is Fan Zhang from the Extreme team in Shanghai, China who put PP3 together. You can watch it in various formats here.
