Author Archive for Philip Churchill

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Access the WHS Desktop using the Add-In AAC

If you are using the add-in Advanced Admin Console (AAC), then it’s developer Andreas M has another feature focus. This time on "Show Desktop".   As the name implies "Show Desktop" enables you to access the Windows Home Server’s desktop just by using the Advanced Admin Console add-in. You can read about it here.

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Recommended Add-Ins

Developer website ASP Free have a list of top add-ins for Windows Home Server which writer John Aubrey recommends. Whiist, P80, Advanced Admin Console, Drive Labeler, uTorrent, Fireplay, Web Folders 4 WHS and Photo Sync are all taken a look at, which you can read here.

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Acer Aspire easyStore H340 Promotion in Germany

If you reside in Germany and purchase a Acer Aspire easyStore H340 from selected retailers you can receive a free entertainment package. Comprising the following 5 movies: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 30 Miles In Your Eyes All About Tammy Sweet Destiny As well as free 30 day access to over 8 million songs […]

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The Man Behind Drive Extender

Lead program manager on the Windows Home Server team Mark Vayman chats about his role on the team in this short 3 minute video. Mark who is an engineer on the development team and is the owner of the storage stack (Drive Extender) in WHS, has a home built Home Server at home which has […]

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Japan gets Power Pack 3 Media

As of today (19th Jan 2010) Japan now has the Power Pack 3 (PP3) version of the Windows Home Server media. At the moment the rest of us in other parts of the world have to make do with the WHS DVD only having Power Pack 1 on it, which takes a long time until […]

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WHS Unleashed – The Second Edition of the Book

Paul McFedries has updated his mammoth 800 page Microsoft Windows Home Server Unleashed book. Due to be released on March 29, 2010 the second edition of Paul’s book has been updated to include details on PowerPack 1, 2 and 3.   Here’s what the publishers Sams have to say: Microsoft Windows Home Server Unleashed, 2nd […]

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Can your WHS Backup Solution Survive This?

The ioSafe is a backup device which is ideal for Home Server users to backup their backups as it is fire, water, shock and crush resistant and is a good defense measure if a fire, flood, hurricane or what ever else, decides to destroy your Windows Home Server box. The Home Server Show podcast have […]

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Intel Mini-ITX Mainboard Power Recovery Problems?

Have you heard of systems built around an Intel mini-itx mainboard that do not always power on after a mains failure? If so, Tranquil PC have the solution for you in the form of the TPC0105. A module which like a little robot presses the power button for you each time the system has power […]

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How to Clone your WHS System Drive

MediasmartServer.net has details of a process documented by technical contributor "ymboc" on how to successfully clone and upgrade the Windows Home Server system drive. This is handy for if you want to upgrade your smaller stock system drive to a larger one or for when you need to replace a failing system drive which is […]

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Tuner Cards Installed in WHS – An Update

An update  for you on the DVBLink software we mentioned the other day which using one scenario allows you to install your tuners into Windows Home Server and watch on a small factor PC via Windows Media Center in your TV room. On the Media Center TV setup i cancelled the signal detection and manually […]