Category: News

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The JukeBox MkII Home Build

Automated Home has a great home build article their calling the JukeBox MkII Comprising a 2.60GHz Intel Pentium Dual-Core E5300 on a ASUS P5Q Deluxe motherboard with 4GB of RAM and a Corsair 450W “80 Plus” PSU this build is impressive especially once you add the 8 SATA hard drives to the mix. Read it […]

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One Year On Would you Still Recommend WHS?

Website Paraesthesia asks the question “One year on is Windows Home Server all I thought it would be?” The post goes through the decent parts of WHS as well as the not so decent parts. The author of the post concludes the article by asking, would I still recommend a Windows Home Server? You can […]

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Win7 and Windows Home Server Won

Last week to coincide with the launch of Windows 7 we were offering a copy of Windows 7 Ultimate and a copy of Windows Home Server to one lucky person who sent us a tweet telling us the best thing they like about Windows 7 and WHS together as one. Yesterday we had a marvelous […]

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The Home Server Show Podcast Episode 61

With all the latest Windows Home Server news and views this weeks episode is also on Windows 7. Catch show #61 here.

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The EX495 Reviewed by Gizmodo

Another review of the MediaSmart EX495 from HP, this time courtesy of Gizmodo. The review explains what the unit still does compared with the EX48x range and what it does even better. Read it here.

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Win a HP MediaSmart EX490 Server

Photography website PhotoDoto is giving away a HP MediaSmart EX490 Server. All you need to do is leave a comment to their post explaining how you would use the MediaSmart server, but make sure you do before the competition ends on the 6th November. More details and the rules are here.

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Win Win7 and Windows Home Server

With Windows 7 being officially available today we wanted to treat you to something special.     So if you have not got yourself a copy of Windows 7 yet or you haven’t got a copy of Windows Home Server (What!) then we have a copy of both up for grabs, both courtesy of our friends […]

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Windows 7 and WHS – A Match made in Heaven

Today’s a big day as Windows 7 has hit General Availability (GA) and is now available for purchase by the masses. Windows 7 includes an improved Backup and Restore Center, which integrates well with Windows Home Server Power Pack 3 (PP3), with Home Server being the best way to backup off course as its a […]

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Is Your Hard Drive Dying?

Tech writer Bob Rankin asks the question Is Your Hard Drive Dying? Although not specifically written for Windows Home Server his post is good reading as it highlights the signs to watch out for for WHEN* your  hard drive is about to fail, whether it is in your Home Server, your client PC or some […]

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HP EX495 Wins Another Editor’s Choice Award

Mobile computing site Notebooks.com have given the HP MediaSmart EX495 a Editor’s Choice Award. Reviewer Xavier stated: The MediaSmart Server EX495 is the best backup and media sharing solution I’ve found for people that have a combination of Macs and PCs scattered around the house. The full review which includes a 10 minute video on […]