Author Archive for Philip Churchill

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Atom Powered Home Build

Another home build but this time with an Atom Processor and all for $190. Listed is the build list and the other additions which the Home Server will be put to, including streaming using Orb and online backup using iDrive. Read it here.

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Using WHS for Exceptional Backup Operation

The How To Be Mobile website have now published parts 3, 4 and 5 of how to Back up with Windows Home Server. Part 3 looks at configuring WHS by using the Console to create user accounts whilst part 4 looks at configuring shared folders, computer backups and how to add additional storage. The latest […]

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PP3 to Ship 4th Week of October

Ars Technica have been listening carefully to the Power Pack 3 video with CJ Saretto we mentioned the other day. In the video CJ states that the English version of PP3 will ship in the forth week of October so right at Windows 7 general availability – The countdown commences. Story courtesy of Ars Technica.

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From Norton Ghost to WHS

“…it occurred to me that most people only begin thinking about recovering data AFTER their hard drive has crashed.” From an extra hard drive and a copy of Norton Ghost, Adman then progressed to a copy of Windows Home Server. Although he initially could not get his PCs to wake up to do their automatic […]

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Official WHS Blog Moves Home

The official Windows Home Server Team Blog has moved home to be with other Windows Blog’s like the Windows 7 Team Blog and the Windows Mobile Blog. Its new home is more vibrant and allows other Windows users to easily find it. During the transition period, archived Windows Home Server team posts will still be […]

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SMB Nation and Windows Home Server

SMB Nation, this year is in Las Vegas between October 2-4 2009 and what caught my attention is that MVP Kevin Royalty will be hosting a session on "Taking Windows Home Server Deep Into Small Business!". More details are available from here.

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VIA NSD-7800 8 bay Review

Missing Remote has a great 7 page review on the VIA NSD-7800 8 bay Windows Home Server. Specs, looks and performance are all taken a look at. In conclusion reviewer Mike Garcen added: “…for enthusiasts it would be hard to ask for more.” You can read it here.

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Power Pack 3 Video

Available from Channel 10 is a 11 minute video where CJ Saretto from the Windows Home Server Team talks about Power Pack 3. Also chatting is Fan Zhang from the Extreme team in Shanghai, China who put PP3 together. You can watch it in various formats here.

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The WHS Team Want Your Feedback

The Windows Home Server Team are after your feedback in their 2nd annual usage and satisfaction survey. Lasts years July survey gave the team some excellent feedback to help improve Windows Home Server and this year they are after more of your comments and views. So get those digits poised on your keyboard -The survey […]

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The Acer Aspire In Pictures

The full specs and some great pics of the Acer Aspire easyStore Home Server are available from website TiDo. View them here.