Archive for July, 2010

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New Vail Beta Next Week?

Keeping close tabs on Microsoft, ZDNet’s Mary-Jo Foley tells us that a new beta of Vail will be available next week. Writing in here "All About Microsoft" column Mary Jo explains that Microsoft should be releasing new beta builds of both Vail and Aurora (a small business server based largely on the same code base […]

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Add-In: HomeServerSync – The Latest

Tranquil PC has released updated information on their HomeServerSync add-in which will be made available later this month. We hope this Add In will truly ‘release’ WHS from the confines of the ‘home’ or ‘small office’ – creating your own ‘Personal Cloud Storage Server’ In essence the VPN component (part of the 2 way Sync […]

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DVBlink TVSource 3.1

Version 3.1 of DVBLogic’s DVBlink TVSource is available. As an ideal software application for having tuner cards in Windows Home Server. here is what is new and fixed in version 3.1: Substantial speed-up of channel changes for systems with satellite tuners and diseqc Substantial speed-up of channel scan Fixed compatibility with AnySee tuners and their […]

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HTPCs and WHS – The Podcast

HTPCentric is a podcast dedicated to HTPC software, hardware, storage and customization. And episode 05 is all about HTPCs  and Windows Home Server. Want to back up the PCs in your home without thinking about it?  Need something to server media to several HTPCs spread through your house?  Windows Home Server may be just what […]

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Practically Networked Vail Preview

Practically Networked are previewing Windows Home Server v2 (Vail) beta. Their preview firstly looks at Vail’s system requirements and then goes through the setup and features of Home Server’s newest version. You can find their preview here.

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The Home Server Show Podcast Episode 97

Another fine episode of "The Home Server Show" podcast is up and out. Episode 97 has quite a bit of chat on Media Center with Windows Home Server, and that of course is with the weeks WHS news. You can catch episode 97 here.

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HP X311 for Europe

With the HP Data Vault X310 being available in the US, HP has also announced the X311 for Europe. The X311 is exactly the same as the X310 but is instead aimed at the European market. So how much will it cost, (including applicable tax) and in what countries will it be released? UK GBP […]

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HP X300 Data Vault Promotion in Germany

MediaMrkt a major retailer in Germany have a special limited time promotion on the HP X300 Data Vault. The X312 configuration with 2x1TB HDDs is being offered at 399 Euro, whilst the X315 which has 2x1TB and 2×1.5TB HDDs is being offered at 599 Euro. Both configurations have identical specifications (apart from the HDD capacity) […]

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Add-In: WHS Thumbnailer 1.0.1.2 Beta

WHS Thumbnailer has been updated to version 1.0.1.2 The thumbnail generator add-in for Windows Home Server includes the following changes (28 June 2010): Fixed a bug where removing an item from the queue would cause the service to stop responding (Thanks Kevin Evans!) Added tags to uploaded flickr photos based on original folder You can […]