Category: News

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Tuner Cards Installed in WHS – An Update

An update  for you on the DVBLink software we mentioned the other day which using one scenario allows you to install your tuners into Windows Home Server and watch on a small factor PC via Windows Media Center in your TV room. On the Media Center TV setup i cancelled the signal detection and manually […]

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Via M’SERV S2100 Mini Server

Similar in looks to their Artigo A2000, Via have announced the M’SERV S2100, a mini low power 64-bit server which is an ideal home for Windows Home Server. Measuring just 13.5cm by 12cm by 26cm (5.3" x 4.7" x 10.2"), the VIA M’SERV S2100 is powered by a 1.3+GHz VIA Nano processor and supports 2 […]

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The Home Server Show Podcast Episode 72

The latest edition of The Home Server Show podcast was recorded live at CES in Las Vegas, where Dave and the gang talk to fellow Home Server and Media Center MVPs, as well as chatting with Microsoft’s Senior Product Manager Mark Pendergrast about WHS. Catch episode 72 here.

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Is the EX495 Worth It?

Computer Shopper has a turn at reviewing the EX495 MediaSmart, and reviewer Daniel Begun isn’t sure that HPs latest offering is worth it. We think it is, what do you think? Read about it here.

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WHS and Media Center Integrated

Imagine a situation where you could install your TV tuner card/s into your Windows Home Server and watch TV in the lounge via one of the small nettops, which is accessing those tuner cards. Imagine no more my friends as now you can, thanks to company DVBLogic who have just released the network tuner software […]

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V3 Reviews the EX490

Another short review of the EX490 MediaSmart from HP, this time from V3. Getting a respectful 4 out of 5 stars, the reviewer had this to say: A compact, well-built automatic networked backup and media streaming server that’s well worth investigating for use in a small office or workgroup. You can read it here.

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Minimize the Advanced Admin Console

If you are using the add-in Advanced Admin Console then the developer has a feature focus looking at the minimize switch. You can read the tip bit here.

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LaCie 5Big Backup Server

We have some more news for you on the CES announced LaCie 5Big Backup Server. The unit is based on the Atom 64-bit chipset with a single core and will come with 1GB of RAM. What makes this unit different from the other Home Servers on the market is that it comes with 5 drive […]

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CES – The Pictures

It’s the last day of CES in Las Vegas, where this year the only real news for Home Server geeks was the announcement of the LaCie 5Big Backup Server.   Here’s some more pics of the hardware Microsoft were showing off this year:   The Asus TS mini Home Server   Microsoft displaying (from left […]

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The Ablecom HD Multimedia Home Server

Taiwan based Ablecom Tech have an ideal home for Home Server in the works. Known as the “CE-HE130S2 Series HD Multimedia Home Server” the unit relies on Windows 7 Media Center to manage media, but it could also be an ideal home for Windows Home Server. Ablecom’s unit has just passed through the Federal Communications […]