The Home Server Show Podcast #12 this week discusses the HP MediaSmart Server update including PVConnect and McAfee, as well as the latest news and lots more. Listen here.
We discussed yesterday about the new media refresh of Windows Home Server being available from September and since then the Windows Home Server team have published a list of part numbers (SKU’s) for the different language versions of WHS which will be available within the system builder channel. Remember there is no need to wait […]
The HP MediaSmart Servers are both being shown as discontinued on the US HP website. Is this a mistake or are new models on their way, since the MediaSmart is almost a year old now. hpshopping.com are showing both models in stock and available for shipping and we personally think that it is an error […]
The latest schedule regarding release dates for Power Pack 1 (PP1), is as follows: August 4th – German, Spanish and French editions will all be available via the Microsoft Download Center. August 12th or August 26th – All versions of Power Pack 1 will be available to download directly via Windows Update/Microsoft Update. By September, […]
How would you like to download CinemaNow movies to your MediaSmart Server? It can be easily done using the CinemaNow Media Manager, and you can start watching thousands of titles in minutes. If you would like to know how to do it, then MediaSmarthome.com has a great 3 page guide that takes you through the […]
Would you like to upgrade your copy of SqueezeCenter on Windows Home Server, then ripcaster has the details for you. A complete guide with illustrations (we like that!), which can be found here.
Ditch your CD rack, install a server is the title of an article on PC World with more facts and figures from the latest Forrester report with Windows Home Server expected to rule the home server market for the next five years, during which PC-based servers will be the dominant solution.
After our post yesterday regarding the performance issues after updating software on the HP MediaSmart Server’s, Brian Burch the Director of Marketing in HP’s Connected Entertainment group has been in contact with the following statement: As you know HP released a software update for MediaSmart Server on July 21, following Microsoft’s release of Windows Home […]
Add-In WHS Outlook Beta enables you to use Microsoft Outlook via the Windows Home Server. Working with Office 2002 or later it does require you to install a retail or trial copy of Outlook on your Home Server, where you can can also store your Mail and settings (PST) files. If you are interested in […]
If you haven’t heard of Windows Live Mesh then you must have been on Mars for the last few months. The service enables you to seamlessly connect to people, devices, programs and the information you care about, but unfortunately it’s not compatible with WHS, well, not officially. LiveSide.net have an illustrated tutorial on how to […]
