PP1If you have been a beta tester for Windows Home Server you may have noticed that Microsoft’s beta resource, Connect has the latest evaluation (trial) edition of Windows Home Server with Power Pack 1 (PP1) integrated. The download package includes 4 components. The Windows Home Server installation DVD, the dual version of the restore CD, […]
WHS Widget is a new add-in which enables you to create and maintain a collection of custom widgets which you can embed into your home server splash page. The lady playing with her children with the video camera can now be replaced with a Facebook badge widget, a Live Messenger widget, a Youtube video, an […]
Developer Brent Friedman has updated his WHS Mobile add-in to version 1.0.0.1 WHS mobile allows you to access data on your Windows Home Server using a mobile device and also manage certain aspects of your server too. Some of the bug fixes and new features include: The add-in only downloads thumbnails when the file view […]
Back in November there was an live online seminar for Microsoft Partners entitled Business Opportunities with Windows Home Server. The hour long on demand recorded web seminar is presented by Small Business Server MVP Kevin Royalty who discusses how to use Windows Home Server within a small business environment. As well as demos, questions are […]
The Home Automation Direct (H.A.D) blog have published a tutorial on making an encrypted back up of the Windows Home Server backup database and files to a remote drive by using an automated script. Why is this handy? Well, as the post states: “In the event of a disaster it’s best not to have all […]
Ian Dixon from The Digital Lifestyle.com is organizing a meet where he will announce the winners of the The Digital Lifestyle.com Awards 2008. There will also be food, drink, giveaways, some great conversation and an opportunity to look at new products. So if you fancy meeting the community and to share information; the event will […]
The Digital Lifestyle.com are hosting their 2008 awards where they are after your votes for amongst others, the best free and commercial Windows Home Server application, the best WHS OEM and the best WHS community resource. So don’t forget to vote for mswhs.com if you think we deserve it. The Nominations close December 20th, so […]
The Home Server Show podcast #26 is available, which has the latest Home Server news and in this episode David McCabe talks about Bitdefender 2009 Total Security. Show #26 is available from here.
YouTube has a video showing a Sony PSP being used as a monitor for the Windows Home Server desktop. The handheld Sony is running custom firmware from a guy known as Dark Alex called PSPdisp which allows you to see your WHS screen on the PSP by using the USB port. The firmware and homebrew […]
Developer Andrew Grant has just published the following on his blog: This is a screenshot of using Live Mesh on my work machine to login to Vista (running under VMWare fusion) on my MacBook at home, which is logged into my Windows Home Server development box, which is installing a copy of Vista Home Premium […]
