Author Archive for Philip Churchill

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Add-In: HomeBase

Developer Alexandros “Aleksei” Nipirakis aka Aleksei the Programmer has developed a two in one add-in that allows you to: Run your own blog on your Windows Home Server and edit it from one of the connected PCs or a Windows Mobile device Access file shares from your home server on a Windows Mobile device with […]

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Home Server Download Manager – Updated

As you can see a new version of Home Server Download Manager is available and the main thing that you may notice is that the interface is now in English (Whoopee – My German is awful). Some of the features are: Two download functions are supported, without registration at the server for everyday downloads and […]

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Do Beta Testers get a copy of the released version of WHS?

There has been talk over on the Windows Home Server forums about if beta testers would get a free copy of Home Server. As Ken Warren a daily poster in the forums stated: The WHS team never said that beta testers would get a free copy, although they did say that they would do “something […]

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Website Management Add-In Whiist UPDATED 0.78

Whiist the Website Management Add-In for Windows Home Server has been updated to version 0.78 The Add-In allows you to create and manage web content on your Home Server. After installation Whiist adds a “Website Management” tab to your Home Server Console. Using this tab you can easily create and manage new websites, photo albums, […]

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Access your Shared Folders

You can access your shared folders on your Windows Home Server by either clicking on the “Shared Folders on Server” icon on the desktop or by right clicking the Windows Home Server tray icon and left clicking the “Shared Folders” text. You may also map your shares to a drive letter on your PCs (client) […]

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HP MediaSmart Servers Datasheet Available

Thanks to HP’s Press Office we have the PDF Data Sheet for the HP MediaSmart Server. Made available for the “Your Life Is The Show” event in New York City it makes interesting reading.     HP EX470/EX475 MediaSmart Servers Datasheet. (Right Click and Save Target As…)  

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HP's MediaSmart Home Server Custom Software

Thanks to Terry at We Got Served for leading us to the PC World Magazine article detailing the software that will be included with the HP MediaSmart EX470 and EX475 home servers. Large OEM manufacturers like Dell, Packard Bell etc like to customize the software experience for the end user. Here is HP’s offering: Customizing […]

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OSB and Non OSB?

As you may have noticed when we published the Windows Home Server Part Numbers that Germany had two versions available, an OSB and a Non OSB version. Thanks to the German language Homeserver Blog which led us to the source we now know what the differences are. For your information we have included a link […]

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Microsoft Hires WebGuide Add-In Developer

Doug Berrett developer of WebGuide has been hired by Microsoft. Doug has now made WebGuide for Media Center free which means that when the version for Windows Home Server comes out of beta we will not have to pay for that either – We just hope that development continues by someone else as Doug following […]

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States Pre-Order Windows Home Server

Whoopee! pre-orders are now being taken for Windows Home Server at buy.com for $177.99 . It is temporarily sold out but the site states “Place your order today and be one of the first to receive this product when it arrives!” UPDATE: Use Google Checkout at buy.com and save $10 on the price and TechOnWeb.com […]