Due this month (December) was software from HP for owners of the previous generation EX47x and EX48x MediaSmart Servers to update them to the latest version 3 software. But unfortunately due to compatibility problems with PP3 and also the media streaming software the update will not be available till Febuary 2010. HP has also confirmed […]
Windows guru Paul Thurrott has a review of Power Pack 3 up on his SuperSite for Windows site. Paul also has a tip on the Windows 7 library support. If you have a lot of shared folders then your library is going to be rather bloated, but as Paul states it is easily rectified by […]
How does a Zune device, Windows 7 Media Center, an Xbox 360 and Windows Home Server work together? Visual Studio Magazine has the answer: … (1) Media Center can now archive TV recordings to Home Server, (2) I can view the status of my Windows Home Server rig from my Media Center PC, using the […]
Missing Remote has a review of the VIA Artigo A200 2-drive barebone system. The comprehensive review compares the unit to the HP EX487 and the VIA NSD-7800 and takes a look at the unit from both the outside and the inside. Pros: Super low powered Smallest storage unit tested in-house Compact Flash slot VGA Port […]
Senior architect at Intel, Ylian Saint-hilaire has been playing with Windows Home Server and has written an Intel AMT add-in. Intel AMT (Active Management Technology) is a hardware/firmware based technology for business PCs and includes hardware-based remote management features, security features, power-management features, and remote-configuration features which allow an IT tech to access an AMT […]
Take one Friday night and a couple of beers and you have another article by Timothy Daleo of the Friday night series fame. His latest article takes a look at PerfectDisk 10 WHS, a defragger exclusively for Windows Home Server and Tim also includes 5 videos along with his review, which you can read here. […]
A mini review of the EX495 MediaSmart Server from HP is up on Macworld. …but Mac audiences should be warned about the unfriendly Mac setup process. Best suited for a mixed PC and Mac environment, the EX495 is hard to endorse over more Mac friendly media servers out there. What are your experiences of using […]
Developer Kris Rodenhausen has updated his software for Windows Home Server users, P80. P80 is a website that you can view via your homepage and gives a central overview of various kinds of information that you normally would need to query from all kinds of places (WHS Console, RDP etc). P80 provides a lot of […]
Time Traveler is an add-in we recently reviewed which allows you to roll-back a file/folder/Share to any point in time, handy to revive an earlier version of a file etc. The guys at Time Traveler WHS have put together a coupon to receive a $5 discount during checkout, bringing the full $29.99 price down to […]
Australian PC Authority online reviews the EX490 MediaSmart Server from HP. The unit gets an impressive 5/6 starts and a Recommended award although the reviewer states it is let down by price, which is no surprise as down under it is $899 Australian Dollars. You can read the full review here.
