Archive for October, 2009

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One Year On Would you Still Recommend WHS?

Website Paraesthesia asks the question “One year on is Windows Home Server all I thought it would be?” The post goes through the decent parts of WHS as well as the not so decent parts. The author of the post concludes the article by asking, would I still recommend a Windows Home Server? You can […]

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Win7 and Windows Home Server Won

Last week to coincide with the launch of Windows 7 we were offering a copy of Windows 7 Ultimate and a copy of Windows Home Server to one lucky person who sent us a tweet telling us the best thing they like about Windows 7 and WHS together as one. Yesterday we had a marvelous […]

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The Home Server Show Podcast Episode 61

With all the latest Windows Home Server news and views this weeks episode is also on Windows 7. Catch show #61 here.

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The EX495 Reviewed by Gizmodo

Another review of the MediaSmart EX495 from HP, this time courtesy of Gizmodo. The review explains what the unit still does compared with the EX48x range and what it does even better. Read it here.

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Win a HP MediaSmart EX490 Server

Photography website PhotoDoto is giving away a HP MediaSmart EX490 Server. All you need to do is leave a comment to their post explaining how you would use the MediaSmart server, but make sure you do before the competition ends on the 6th November. More details and the rules are here.

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Add-In: CloudBerry Backup for WHS 1.3.0.338 Beta

The add-in CloudBerry Backup for Windows Home Server is now available for download in beta.    We mentioned CloudBerry Online Backup back in August, and today they have released a beta release for you to download. The add-in utilizes Amazons S3 storage to provide additional peace of find in case of fire or theft etc […]

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Win Win7 and Windows Home Server

With Windows 7 being officially available today we wanted to treat you to something special.     So if you have not got yourself a copy of Windows 7 yet or you haven’t got a copy of Windows Home Server (What!) then we have a copy of both up for grabs, both courtesy of our friends […]

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Add-In: WHS Mobile 1.5.3

WHS Mobile. the add-in for our mobile devices has been updated to version 1.5.3 This latest update now works fine with my iPhone whereas the previous version did not. Developer Brent Friendman has now added a PDF help document to help you setup and configure the Home Server add-in and the app for either your […]

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Windows 7 and WHS – A Match made in Heaven

Today’s a big day as Windows 7 has hit General Availability (GA) and is now available for purchase by the masses. Windows 7 includes an improved Backup and Restore Center, which integrates well with Windows Home Server Power Pack 3 (PP3), with Home Server being the best way to backup off course as its a […]

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Running WHS on Server 2008 Hyper-V Part 2

I have looked at everyone’s comments from part 1 and have to say I agree with them, so I want to clarify what it is I am trying to convey. Hyper-v isn’t going to be for everyone, I except that, and I also except that hyper-v is not going to be for the average user […]