Author Archive for Philip Churchill

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Firefly Add-In

Firefly is an open source media server software that enables you to stream music from the Roku Soundbridge and iTunes. Developer Nic Bedford has ported the current windows system tray application from Firefly into an add-in that can be run directly from the Windows Home Server console.    Download: http://www.nicbedford.co.uk/files/InstallFireflyWHS.msi Copy the msi file to […]

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Microsoft Knowledge Base Updated

The Microsoft Knowledge Base has been updated to include new article 943908, How to turn off the Backup feature in Windows Live OneCare. When a computer that is connected to the network is running Windows Home Server, it is recommend that you turn off the Backup feature in Windows Live OneCare and use the Backup […]

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WHS for Dummies 40 Page Excerpt

Windows Home Server for Dummies author Woody Leonhard is also the  contributing editor to the email newsletter Windows Secrets. I have been a subscriber to this newsletter that describes its self as everything Microsoft forgot to mention for the last 2 years. It is available weekly for free, although they do  a premium version as […]

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HP MediaSmart Server Online Demo

Thanks to Terry Walsh from We Got Served for the details on the new HP demo. The 6 minute online demo contains audio and gives details on the HP MediaSmart Server and Windows Home server in general. To go to the demonstration from HP, click on the picture below.

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DirecTV HR-20 Windows Media Connect Media Client

It looks like DirecTV have been rolling out updates to it’s receivers. Charlie Kindel part of the Windows Home Server Team has posted over on the Windows Home Server Blog that when plugging his home network ethernet cable into the port on the back of his DirecTV HR-20 “HD DVR” set top box he noticed […]

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Backup – What I Love And What I Want

All hard drives fail. It’s not a matter of if but of when. Since you are reading this, chances are computers are mission critical in your home. Windows Home Server (WHS) is the best solution for backing up the computers in your house. You can rest easier knowing that if a hard drive fails you […]

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Which ISP's have Restrictions on using a Server at Home and/or are blocking ports?

With the latest information about ATT, Comcast and Time Warner using or about to use data filtering, we thought it would be a good idea to collect some data from you. In our forums we have opened a thread regarding which ISP’s have Restrictions on using a Server at Home and/or are blocking ports. The […]

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Add-In: Digital ArcHound – Digital Archiving for Windows Home Server

Digital ArcHound is digital archiving software that allows you to quickly store digital copies of all of your documents so that you can not only get rid of the bulky papers, copies of bills, old tax records, receipts, etc, but quickly access them digitally using your Home Server and the ArcHound search engine. Available as […]

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Sonos Software WHS Compatible

Sonos is a multi-room wireless system that lets you stream your digital music all over your house from any PC which can include a Windows Home Server. Well, good news the software has been updated to version 2.5 build 8646171 which improves compatibility for streaming music tracks from the Windows Home Server and has been […]

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WHS Website Launches in Japan

Today in Japan Microsoft’s official website for Windows Home Server was launched @ http://www.microsoft.com/japan/windows/products/winfamily/windowshomeserver/default.mspx Japan we welcome you. Thanks to ?ukasz Foks for the info.