The second edition of the Vail Engineering blogs is up, and this time they are talking about Launchpad. If you are a developer then you will want to know what Lauchpad is, why you should care about it and when to extend it and when not to. Then this is a read for you.
WHSThumbnailer is a photo resizer/thumbnail generator add-in, which is currently available for beta testing. Do you have a lot large photos on your Windows Home Server which are difficult to manage and that take too long to share with your friends and family? Are you a professional photographer and want to sell your photos from […]
As you may be aware, Tranquil PCs HomeServerSync add-in will be available from July 2010, bringing the data connection and data sharing functions of Home Server to new levels in the real world by: Multiuser multi folder synchronization both on the local area network and also via the Internet. Included 100GB off-site backup facility, upgradable […]
The How-To Geek has a review of the add-in “CloudBerry Online Backup for Windows Home Server”. Getting a Geek rating of 4 out of 5 stars, their thorough review takes you through the installation of the add-in and the setup of a Amazon S3 account, which is also needed. How it performs in actual use […]
newegg.com has the HP EX490 MediaSmart Server on sale for an impressive $389.99. With a limit of up to 5 per customer this deduced price saves you $160 off the original price of $549.99. You may purchase one from here.
Microsoft have published a KB article for Home Server users on "How to update Realtek network adapter drivers during a Bare Metal Restore of Windows Home Server". During a Bare Metal Restore of Windows Home Server, the updated network drivers for the Realtek family of network adapters may have to be manually updated. You can […]
Jonas Svensson, Program Manager on Home Server dropped by to have a chat with Larry Larsen, in this 11 minute video about Vail. Jonas talks about the big features for this release, which as we know include the ability to stream your media outside of your house, simplified setup, and expanded development tools. You can […]
Episode 91 of the Home Server Show is available with the the top Vail bugs and feature requests as found on Microsoft’s Connect site, as well as the weeks Home Server news and views. Episode 91 is available from here.
AMD are promoting their new breed of x86 processors designed for Home Media Server (HMS) solutions and Windows Home Server (WHS) Vail. AMD has a range of new embedded solutions based on the ASB2 and AM3 platforms. The processors offered as part of these solutions range from single-core 8W TDP processors for fan-less designs to […]
If you need to control two or more Windows Home Server systems via the WHS Console application from the same client PC, then Home Server Land has the details on how to accomplish it. By setting WHS Console application connection shortcuts in Windows, there is no need to run Discovery.exe to swap between home servers. […]
