The 3.0 software update is finally here for for those of you with the previous EX470/475 and EX480/485 models. You will be able to order the software from later this week, with shipments taking place next week. And the good news is that it is only $25 (€25) for the software. We have had the […]
A review of the recently updated Disk Management add-in for Windows Home Server is up on the "Using Windows Home Server" website. Reviewer Timothy Daleo takes it through its paces, and adds 2 videos explaining the installation and configuration process of the add-in, which also goes into the wireframe setup. You can find Tim’s review […]
The "Tenniswood Blog" has a great tip for those of you who use Microsoft Remote Desktop connection in Windows – What do you mean you don’t! The tip explains how to shut down or restart Windows Home Server (or Media Center) from within a Remote Desktop Connection, which you can find here.
The "Using Windows Home Server" website has a great post on backing up a remote PC (e.g. your parents or a relative) to Windows Home Server using Hamachi. Once the Hamachi network is configured between the remote PC and WHS, automatic backups can be performed as well streaming music to that remote location as well. […]
"The Mother of All Add-Ins" might finally not be too far away, and what add-in may this be I here you cry, laugh, scream? That would be "Add-In Central", which is the first and only centralized add-in manager that allows you to browse, download and update add-ins conveniently and automatically through your Windows Home Server […]
The Disk Management add-in from fellow MVP Sam Wood is designed for users who need more detail about their server’s storage status than what the standard Server Storage interface provides. It’s also the 1st add-in I install on a Windows Home Server box and the good news is that a new version is finally available […]
The CodePlex open source community is hosting "Umbrella", the codename for an installation package which installs SharePoint Services 3.0 onto Windows Home Server. Features: SharePoint single server installation Support for language packs Planned Features "Synchronize" SharePoint users Automatic Backup Reference files on WHS in SharePoint lists Full integration into the Home Server Website (including remote […]
If you are a Comcast customer then you are now entitled to 2GB of cloud storage for FREE. This is their standard storage plan but for just $4.99 per month you can get 50GB or 200GB for just $9.99. This is great pricing, now all we need is some Comcast subscribers to sign up for […]
bit-tech.net has a 4 page review on the Asus TS Mini Windows Home Server. The review looks inside the unit and test its performance by doing file transfer tests. You can find their review here.
If you want be backup your Windows Home Server shared folders to an external NAS drive, you would have noticed that its a manual process and no scheduler is included, but bobbo33 from the Productive Geek forums has come up with a solution. By using Robocopy and creating a WHS User named "Backup", bobbo33 explains […]
