Author Archive for Philip Churchill

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Eventful Events

The SMBTN Triad NC formally known as the Triad SBS Group have a special treat for you if you live in North Carolina in the US. On 6th November 2007 one of the original (Small Business Server) SBS-MVP’s Grey Lancaster will be doing a live demo of Windows Home Server. It will take place at 6.00PM Eastern time at […]

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Add-In – SageTV 6.26 RC – Stream Digital Media from WHS

Digital entertainment software for your Windows Home Server – enjoy TV/PVR, Online Video, Music and Photos on any TV, PC or Mac screen at home or away from home with SageTV Placeshifter.   SageTV Media Server software available for Windows Home Server Platform offering digital entertainment at home and away from home. SageTV is designed […]

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Windows Home Server & Marketing

Analyst Michael Gartenberg from Jupiter Research has a great article on Windows Home Server, but as Colin Walker from Randomelements states, it needs to be marketed correctly in order for it to be the successful product that it should be. Give it a read. Colin is also in the process on writing an article on […]

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Bits & Bobs

Our Knowledge Base has been updated with article 940884 “Renamed files may not immediately appear in the Remote Access search results on the Windows Homer Server Remote Access Web site”. The ars tecnica article “Windows Home Server released into the wild” has details on the availability of WHS and why there is no launch date. For those DIY […]

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The HP MediaSmart Home Server now listed on Amazon

The HP MediaSmart Home Server are now listed on Amazon.com.(1,2) There are two models to choose from, which are both basically the same unit with larger HDD’s and are spec’ d out with an AMD Sempron 64Bit CPU. The EX470 has one 500GB HDD and three empty bays, and the EX475 has 1TB of storage comprising […]

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Pre-Order Tranquil Harmony Home Server

Following up on Terry’s We Got Served article last week the Harmony Home Server from Tranquil PC is now available for pre-order. The small fan less appliance comes as standard with an internal 500GB hard disc and 512MB of DDR2 Ram at an affordable price of £338 excl VAT.   The Ram can be upgraded […]

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Media Center Show Podcast on WHS

Ian Dixon’s The Media Center Show is a weekly Podcast focusing on Digital Media and Windows Media Center. In this episode Microsoft MVP Richard Miller explains how to integrate Windows Home Server with Windows Media Center. We are taught how to use Windows Home Server to store and share Recorded TV and recap on some of the […]

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Windows Home Server won’t launch on August 27

A Microsoft spokeswoman has denied that the previous announced August 27th date constituted a product launch. “The only thing that is available on August 27 is tech support for system builders,” she said. It looks like apart from the lucky few who can already can get their hands on a copy in Australia and New Zealand […]

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Bits & Bobs

Todd Headrick the Product Manager on the Windows Home Server Team has stated that the marketing team plans on updating the Windows Home Server Web Site to include product demos, customer testimonials, technical briefs, etc. To provide a lot more information to the basic consumer and also the enthusiasts that want to learn more about […]

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Windows Home Server Webcast with Live Q&A

If you are a member of the Microsoft OEM Partner Center Web Site you can sign up to receive an email alert for the Windows Home Server Webcast with Live Q&A when registration opens in September.