Author Archive for Philip Churchill

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WHS and Media Center Integrated v2

Version 2 of the DVBLink software is now out of beta and has been officially released. By installing your TV tuner card/s into your Windows Home Server the software allows your tuner cards to become network aware, enabling you to watch TV in the lounge on Windows Media center, which is accessing those tuner cards […]

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HP MediaSmart iPhone iStream App Updated

HP have updated their iPhone/iPod app "iStream" for HP MediaSmart owners. Now at version 2.0.50, it includes the following changes/new features: The app is available from the Apple app store for free here  (opens iTunes)

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Enable the Shadow Copy Service on WHS

Having the Shadow Copy service on Windows Home Server enables you to recover files that have been changed or deleted. As James Tenniswood states: This can be really worth while if you’ve ever been caught accidentally saving over a document or erasing a folder, as you can look thought the folder at in any of […]

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Changing the EasyStore H340 Acer Branded Home Page

If you are the proud owner of the Acer EasyStore H340 and wish to get rid of the Acer branded home page then the Tenniswood Blog has the details on how to restore the default Windows Home Server home page. The details are here.

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File Copying to WHS the Proper Way

If you are coping a large amount of data to your shared folders in Windows Home Server then Tranquil PC have discovered that you need to do it via the shares using your normal LAN connection and NOT by using a Remote Desktop Connection (RDC). By transferring files using RDC the files actually transferred 90% […]

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Tuner Cards in WHS – CPU and Network Utilization

For those of you with your tuner cards in Windows Home Server using the DVBLink software solution (network tuners) then JayC has a great post on the CPU and network utilization from Windows Home Server. The good news is that with 2x dual tuner cards in Home Server with four recordings active the CPU usage […]

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WHS User Accounts How-To

If you would like to know how to manage your user accounts in Windows Home Server then the How-To Geek has a guide for you. The guide takes you through how to add a new user, disabling, removing and managing a user account as well as a look at the "Passwords do not match" issue. […]

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The Home Server Show Podcast Episode 75

Episode 75 of The Home Server Show podcast has John, Jim, Chris, and Dave give us their views on the latest Home Server news and this episode has Tom Sydow talking about virtualization and the hardware your going to need to get started. You can find episode 75 here.

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100 Disc Changer for Windows Home Server

S1Digital have announced a 100 Disc Blu-ray changer. The unit can load up to 100 Blu-ray/DVD/CDs into the S1Digital Bly-ray Disc Changer which is simple to use and enables almost instant access to movies without having to physically find and load each movie. When connected to a Windows Home Server via USB 2.0, you’ll be […]

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TwonkyMedia Server Setup Videos

The PacketVideo channel on You Tube has some great videos for those of you thinking of installing TwonkyMedia server on Windows Home Server, including this one: "Basic Settings for TwonkyMedia server on PC or Mac" which also applies to WHS.