Author Archive for Philip Churchill

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T7-HSA Tranquil Home Server Ships

Tranquil PC have posted on Microsoft’s Windows Home Server forums that after months of work their Tranquil server have now commenced shipping as from today. Five pallet loads went out to be delivered to the lucky people who have pre-ordered their T7-HSA machine. So I am sure some of you will be happy people tomorrow […]

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Add-In WHS Download Manager Now Available!

We reported earlier this week that add-in WHS Download Manager would be available for download by next weekend after being only available as an internal beta. Earlier than promised beta version 1.4 is now available for general release as an open beta for everyone. The ultimate download manager for your home network, centrally installed on […]

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Add-In HomeBase now works with SmartPhone's

We discussed HomeBase here but unfortunately it did not work with phones like the T-Mobile DASH, or some Palm Treo devices using the MSI file that was packaged with the installer. Essentially, any device not running Professional or a Touch Screen edition (or a full Windows Mobile/CE version) would have had issues, but developer Aleksei […]

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On-Demand Web Seminar Available: Windows Home Server – Bringing It All Together

As previously reported the Windows Home Server Webcast with Live Q&A is available to view online as an On-Demand Web Seminar. The 1 hour and 11 minute presentation includes audio and slides by presenters Walt Perry and Daryn Rank and is entitled “Windows Home Server – Bringing It All Together”. In this discussion Recorded August […]

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New WHS Documents

    Microsoft’s OEM site has published two new PDF’s for Windows Home Server. The Logo Program requirements for WHS are published in an 11 page document entitled Windows Home Server – v1 System Requirements. This document details what is required, recommended or not allowed to pass Microsoft’s Logo Program. Everything from internal hard drive types […]

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Remote Notification Add-In – System Health Notifications to Email & SMS

It is good to see great add-in’s starting to be developed for Windows Home Server. Big Al’s contribution is called Remote Notification which is designed to forward the System Health Notifications from the Home Server to an email address, allowing you to easily check the server health status when away from home. All WHS notification […]

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HP MediaSmart Server Forum Opens

It is good to see new communities opening on the web for WHS. The newest one is MediaSmartServer.net a forum dedicated to the HP MediaSmart Server series of PCs. Designed to serve as a community for enthusiasts of the HP MediaSmart Server to share information, offer support, and enjoy the product together. For HP related […]

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Add-In:KeepVault WHS beta 2.1 – An online backup service for your WHS

We reviewed KeepVault 2.0 in the past and was impressed and now KeepVault WHS beta 2.1 is available for download. KeepVault is an online backup service for your Windows Home Server. The software fully integrates into the Home Server console enabling you to select which shares you want to protect. It then monitors for changes/additions […]

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UK Stock Runs Out!

A source has told me today that UK stock of Windows Home Server has run out and a new batch is being pressed in Germany right now and should be available by the middle of this week. By then hopefully prices would have stabilized and at least here in the UK we should be able […]

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Add-In Tab Developer Tool Released

Brendan has posted a “Windows Home Server Tab Test Loader”. It is a tool that enables add-in developers to quickly and easily test their add-in’s without having to deploy them. So if you are a developer you can can find more info and the download link at Brendan’s site “I hate Linux”.