To quickly have a look at Windows Home Server code name VAIL you can install it virtually using one of the virtualization software packages which are available. There are many options available which luckily for you all the details have been written up already by fellow WHS geeks. Program Name Paid or Free Guide Link […]
“Microsoft Case Studies” highlights Bunten and Associates, a small accounting firm who incorporate a HP EX490 MediaSmart Server in their business. The case study explains how the firm utilize Windows Home Server amongst their Windows XP and Windows 7 workstations, which you can read about here. [tweetmeme only_single=”false”]
The first beta release of TwonkyMedia Server 6.0 is now available. With the most important new feature being aggregation, here’s the release notes: New in Version 6.0: Aggregation of TMS and WMC servers Auto update for PC versions File system eventing support for MAC Time seek support for MPEG, WMA and WMV content Active connections […]
Openfire is a piece of software which enables you to have an instant messaging (IM) server running on a Home or Small business network, enabling you (in this case) to have Yahoo, AOL and Windows Live (MSN) running directly from Windows Home Server. HomeServerLand takes you step by step through the process of getting the […]
The Home Server Show podcast #86 takes a look at cloud services and your Windows Home Server. As well as the weeks Home Server news and views. You can catch it here. [tweetmeme only_single=”false”]
ServeTheHome.com has a guide to using the AutoExit Add-in from ASoft. The guide takes you through the installation of the add-in plus it takes a look at the various features available too. AutoExit is a must-have Windows Home Server add-in for anyone using their WHS to manage multiple PC’s. The amount of electricity one can […]
The How-To Geek has a nice tutorial in getting the add-in Addin Central up and running. The tutorial also takes you through the various settings available for the add-in which enables you to find add-ins right from within the Windows Home Server console as well as notifying you when updates to your installed add-ins are […]
Senior Product Manager with Microsoft’s Windows Server Marketing team Mark Pendergrast will be hosting a live Q&A Coffee Coaching session on the "HP StorageWorks X500 Data Vault & Windows Home Server". So if you have questions, you may ask them on Thursday, April 22nd, 2010 between 9:00 – 9:30 US Central Time. You can access […]
The How-To Geek has a "Complete Guide to Networking Windows 7 with XP and Vista" which also highlights Windows Home Server as: …an ultimate setup that creates a centralized location to share files between all systems on your home network, regardless of the operating system… You can read their guide here. [tweetmeme only_single=”false”]
The Western Digital (WD) range of hard drive known as EARS come from the factory with their sector size set to 4K, which isn’t compatible with Server 2003 (and Windows Home Server). Thankfully the Home Server Show blog has a guide on how to set up the HDD for use on Windows Home Server by […]
