cnet has a review of the Acer Aspire EasyStore H340. The 2 page review looks at the design, setup, feature set and performance of the unit and unsurprisingly it gets a CNET editors’ rating of “Very good”. You can read it here.
Computer Shopper (online) has a review of the Lenovo IdeaCentre D400 The D400 gets an Editor’s Rating of 7.2 and reviewer Daniel Begun compares it to the EX495 and looks at the file-transfer performance and its power consumption amongst other things. You can catch he’s review here.
If you are using the add-in Advanced Admin Console (AAC), then it’s developer Andreas M has another feature focus. This time on "Show Desktop". As the name implies "Show Desktop" enables you to access the Windows Home Server’s desktop just by using the Advanced Admin Console add-in. You can read about it here.
Developer website ASP Free have a list of top add-ins for Windows Home Server which writer John Aubrey recommends. Whiist, P80, Advanced Admin Console, Drive Labeler, uTorrent, Fireplay, Web Folders 4 WHS and Photo Sync are all taken a look at, which you can read here.
If you reside in Germany and purchase a Acer Aspire easyStore H340 from selected retailers you can receive a free entertainment package. Comprising the following 5 movies: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 30 Miles In Your Eyes All About Tammy Sweet Destiny As well as free 30 day access to over 8 million songs […]
Lead program manager on the Windows Home Server team Mark Vayman chats about his role on the team in this short 3 minute video. Mark who is an engineer on the development team and is the owner of the storage stack (Drive Extender) in WHS, has a home built Home Server at home which has […]
As of today (19th Jan 2010) Japan now has the Power Pack 3 (PP3) version of the Windows Home Server media. At the moment the rest of us in other parts of the world have to make do with the WHS DVD only having Power Pack 1 on it, which takes a long time until […]
Paul McFedries has updated his mammoth 800 page Microsoft Windows Home Server Unleashed book. Due to be released on March 29, 2010 the second edition of Paul’s book has been updated to include details on PowerPack 1, 2 and 3. Here’s what the publishers Sams have to say: Microsoft Windows Home Server Unleashed, 2nd […]
The ioSafe is a backup device which is ideal for Home Server users to backup their backups as it is fire, water, shock and crush resistant and is a good defense measure if a fire, flood, hurricane or what ever else, decides to destroy your Windows Home Server box. The Home Server Show podcast have […]
Have you heard of systems built around an Intel mini-itx mainboard that do not always power on after a mains failure? If so, Tranquil PC have the solution for you in the form of the TPC0105. A module which like a little robot presses the power button for you each time the system has power […]
