Author Archive for Philip Churchill

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HP MediaSmart Server – How Low Can You Go!

The office chain of stores, OfficeMax are offering the HP MediaSmart Server EX470 for a dollar short of 300 bucks through their US stores and online. The $299 price even includes free shipping if you are within 20 miles of an OfficeMax store, but don’t forget to add on the taxes. More details are available […]

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New WHS Add-In Development Website

The Advanced Admin Console Add-In has had a home over at http://keinplatz.spaces.live.com (or Andreas’ Space for short) for the last year or so. But now the developer Andreas has decided to launch a new website dedicated to Windows Home Server Add-In development. The new site “Andreas M’s Windows Home Server Addins” can be found here.

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Podcast on Windows Home Server Add-Ins

Over at TheDigitalLifestyle.com this weeks The Media Center Show chats to David McCabe from The Home Server Show about his top Windows Home Server add-ins including one’s for enabling Windows Media Center integration. The podcast can be listened to from here.

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Design Considerations for Building a WHS Slide Deck Available

We Got Served has published details that the session "Design Considerations for Building a Windows Home Server", from WinHEC2008 is now available for download as PowerPoint slides. Download from here.

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HP MediaSmart Server EX470 for $369.99

How do you fancy a HP MediaSmart Server EX470 for $314.99? The HP store are having a sale on their $549.99 EX470. There’s a $100 instant rebate specifically for the EX470, a $50 Microsoft Server instant rebate and using coupon code SV2132 a $30 rebate. That’s a total saving of $180, bringing the cost of […]

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Add-In: My Movies for Windows Home Server 1.02 PR Build 4

A new public version of My Movies for Windows Home Server has been released. Build 4 of pre-release version 1.02 has the following additions: Added: Automatic database backup feature. Automatically runs backup during the night with the internal you choose, and lets you choose how many backups to keep. Added: Ability to use non WHS […]

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Restore CD Hack

DirectoryOfTutorials.com has details that the Windows Home Server Restore CD has a built in web browser.   To see it in action you can watch a video here.

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Tranquil PC SQA-5H Home Server Installation Guide

Now that the SQA-SH Home Server is shipping, manufacturer Tranquil PC has bought to our attention that the User Manual is available for download in PDF format whilst you are waiting for the UPS van to arrive! Tranquil PC SQA-5H Home Server Installation Guide.

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HP MediaSmart Server EX470 for $399.95

Internet Superstore Buy.com (USA) have the HP MediaSmart Server EX47 at an unbelievable price of $399.95, and shipping is free too. This is an excellent price for the 500GB Windows Home Server as Amazon are at least $50 more expensive and Newegg would charge you an additional $160 on top too. Details of the offer […]

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Fujitsu Siemens 2nd Generation SCALEO Home Server’s Launch

Fujitsu Siemens today launched its second generation of the SCALEO Home Server with environmentally friendly hard disks. The SCALEO Home Server 2205, preinstalled with 2 X 1 TB drives, and the SCALEO Home Server 2105, preinstalled with 2 x 500 GB drives, both use the Caviar Green SATA hard disks from Western Digital. A PDF […]