Author Archive for Philip Churchill

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The Home Server Show Podcast #37

The Home Server Show podcast is back with episode 37 which along with the latest news has an interview with Terry Walsh from WeGotServed who chats about the latest WHS hardware and the next releases of Windows Home Server. The 1 hour show can be downloaded or listened to from here.

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WL3 for Windows Home Server Wins Award

Home Automation Inc. (HAI), a leading manufacturer of home automation products won a Mark of Excellence Award at the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) for the add-in WL3 for Windows Home Server. Winning the Best Software Application (Platinum), WL3 allows you to monitor and control your HAI home from any device with a browser, including the […]

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Windows Home Server on MSDN and TechNet – Not Yet

As you are surely aware on Monday Windows Home Server finally appeared on MSDN and TechNet, only to disappear a day later. The official word is that it only appeared for internal testing purposes to make sure that everything worked correctly but the good news is that it will be back very soon. We can’t […]

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WHS Now Available on TechNet and MSDN

Thanks to a comment left by tmanbt on our previous post "WHS Coming to MSDN", we can now confirm that Windows Home Server is now finally available to MSDN and TechNet subscribers. Under the category of Operating Systems (and NOT Servers) the Windows Home Server with Power Pack 1 installation disc, connector disc and restore […]

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Product Guide for Windows Home Server

A new guide is available from the Microsoft Download Center for Windows Home Server users. The Product Guide for Windows Home Server is a compilation of the Getting Started Guide and the Reviewer’s Guide which have been merged into this single docx document. The 16 page guide provides an overview of the features and functionality […]

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Vote For The HP MediaSmart Server EX487 In The 2008 Engadget Awards

Website engadget has their 2008 Engadget Awards" open for your participation. Under the "Storage Device or Technology of the Year" category (near the bottom of the page) we will be voting for the HP MediaSmart Server ex487 which we absolutely love. So cast your vote and lets get the ex487 winning this category, but hurry […]

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HP EX48x User's Guide Available for Download

If you own one of the new ex485 or ex 487 MediaSmart Servers then HP has just published a PDF version of the user guide which covers both models. The 245 page guide covers the basics from getting started and getting to know your server as well as taking you through the various features of […]

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Why no Email on Windows Home Server?

Have you ever wondered why Windows Home Server does not have built in support for hosting your own email on it? Then you need wonder no longer. Microsoft’s Brendan Grant explains the 2 primary reasons in a recent blog post on his site "Brendan on Windows Home Server", which you can read here.

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Avast! 4.8 for Windows Home Server – A Review

IT Manager Jim Collison of the website "PC Stuff for the Average Guy! (or Gal!)" has just posted a review of Avast! 4.8 for Windows Home Server. Jim looks at the various purchase options for this antivirus solution for the Windows Home Server, and takes us through the installation and the features of the software […]

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HP EX487 Gets Another Award

JusTech’n.com has just awarded the HP EX487 MediaSmart Server a Editor’s Choice award. The resource for PC hardware reviews and news has a full featured review which looks at the features, design as well as the performance of the unit from HP. Read it here.