Well hopefully by now we have all installed the November update for Windows Home Server. The update package known as KB941914 has now resolved the following 7 issues: Trusted certificate availability We will no longer receive certificate warnings in the Web browser when accessing our Web site by using an external URL. This has improved […]
Many of you are using the free SyncToy from Microsoft. A utility for copying, moving, and synchronization of different directories between a Windows XP or Vista machine and WHS. Eric Maurer plans to integrate this great tool into an add-in for Windows Home Server that will: Open Microsoft SyncToy directly from the console View and […]
If you have lots of add-in’s installed then you are probably already fed up with clicking through a whole list of Home Server tabs to get to the one you need. You could use the previously mentioned Tab Reorder to make sure the tab you require was in the right position or now you can […]
After installing the new November update for Windows Home Server you will notice that your network health icon will turn red. With this update, you can now get a trusted SSL certificate for your <your_name>.HomeServer.com domain name. If you have already set up remote access via the console, settings screen, you will need to quickly […]
Alex from the MediaSmart Server forums has uncovered an “Easter Egg” feature hidden by the HP R&D team. Entitled the HP MediaSmart Server LED Light Show, it adds some interesting effects to the HP’s HDD LED lights: * Default System Lights (Recommended) * Holiday Lights * Ascending Chaser (all colors) * Descending Chaser (all colors) […]
A reminder that today and Thursday are the days to view the 2 remaining Webcasts from HP and Microsoft on the MediaSmart Server. The free online demonstration today includes Paul Thurrott from SuperSite for Windows and Ed Bott from ZDNet on Thursday webcast. Today’s Event Overview Do you have multiple PCs with increasingly large amounts […]
I had a good opportunity yesterday to see first hand the MediaSmart Server from HP which is due to go on sale here in the UK from December 1st (2007). The unit was being shown to the media at the British Film Institute (BFI Southbank) in London by Microsoft and HP who kindly invited me […]
Well today has been a busy one for me, spending it with the guys from Microsoft and HP at a press conference in London dedicated to the HP MediaSmart Server – More details tomorrow. Also scheduled for Tuesday is the November update for Windows Home Server, all exiting stuff. Until then:
What was going on this week at mswhs.com? Here’s your chance to catch-up if you missed something! Streaming21 & WNC Revitalize Digital Lifestyles With WHS Streaming21, the world leader in broadcast-quality streaming solutions; WNC (Wistron NeWeb Corporation), a global leader in wireless communications, IPTV and the Microsoft Embedded Sever team, will present their fully-integrated, end-to-end […]
Streaming21, the world leader in broadcast-quality streaming solutions; WNC (Wistron NeWeb Corporation), a global leader in wireless communications, IPTV and the Microsoft Embedded Sever team, will present their fully-integrated, end-to-end digital home solutions December 5-7 at IPTV World Forum Asia in Singapore. The live demo is a warm-up event for a worldwide product launch aimed […]
