Archive for April, 2010

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The Home Server Show Podcast Episode 85

This week The Home Server show podcast has guest Paul Thurrot from the podcast "Windows Weekly" talking about his Home Server as well as storage and add-ins. Meanwhile Jim, John and Chris join host Dave with the latest Home Server news, views and a list of their favorite add-ins. You can catch episode 85 here. […]

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AdminiMe Add-In from Asoft Reviewed

ServeTheHome.com has a review of the AdminiMe add-in from Asoft. Their thorough review takes a look at the varies tabs within the program as well as the additional features the add-in provides for you. I really like AdminiMe. At $6 or $12 it is well worth it to have an easy to use graphical UI […]

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Microsoft Windows Home Server Unleashed 2nd Edition

The Second Edition of Paul McFedries’ book "Microsoft Windows Home Server Unleashed" is now available. Covering PowerPacks 1, 2 and 3 the 792 page book covers all the latest enhancements to Windows Home Server. If you would like a closer look then Paul has posted the Table of Contents, the Index, the Introduction and a […]

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Ripping Blue-rays to Windows Home Server

Mike Brown over at Missing Remote has put up a 6 minute video of him ripping 53 blue-rays using the S1Digital 100 disk Blue-ray changer. The changer integrates with My Movies for Windows Home Server, which Mike demonstrates in the following video. [tweetmeme only_single=”false”]

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Add-In: WHSClamAV 0.1.7

The add-in WHSClamAV has been updated to version 0.1.7 which provides better security for the scanning of Windows System Files. This significant release brings exciting new features to ClamAV scanning engine and ClamWin: Bytecode detection signatures allow more complex patterns and better detection Heuristics improvements Digital Signature verification prevents false positive detection for Windows system […]

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Coming Home to the TS mini from Asus

Eric B. Rux series on "Coming Home to Windows Home Server" continues with part 27 where Eric takes a look at the TS Mini from Asus. The ASUS TS Mini is a good Home Server. The included add-ins really add value to this already inexpensive device. There are plenty of USB and eSATA connections on […]

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The Acer H340 Reviewed

Kelvyn Taylor of THINQ.co.uk has a review of the Acer EasyStore H340 Home Server: One of the few four-bay Windows Home Systems on the market, the EasyStore H340 does its job well. It’s decently priced, too, for a four-bay NAS system with 2TB of storage thrown in, but be prepared for the eccentricities of the […]

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Tagging your Music Collection

Website "lifehacker" has a post on how to whip your music’s metadata into shape by using tagging software. The good thing about doing this is that your music will be better organized on Windows Home Server and easier to search. various tagging software are taken a look at including Jaikoz for primary tags and Mp3tag […]

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Add-In: Poca-WHS 0.6.10.0331

We last bought the add-in Poca-WHS to your attention back in March when it was in the works of being produced. The good news is that it is now available as a open beta, which is both functional and stable. The add-in is a pod catcher which runs on Windows Home Server, without needing a […]

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Home Server on Designing Spaces is Streaming Online

We earlier wrote about Windows Home Server appearing on the Designing Spaces TV programme on both The Learning Channel and Women’s Entertainment but it is also available 24×7 streaming on the Designing Spaces website, which you can find here. [tweetmeme only_single=”false”]