Category: News

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MediaSmart Server EX470 $419.99 with free shipping

You can get the HP MediaSmart Server EX470 from the HP Official Store for just $419.99 with free shipping. From the original price of $549.99 the following link will take you to a page with two lots of $50 rebates taken off. During checkout just add coupon code SV2132 for an extra $30 discount, bringing […]

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The Home Server Show #25

The Home Server Show #25 is up with the latest news and a round table discussion with Terry Walsh and Andrew Carr from We Got Served, Ian Dixon from The Digital Lifestyle.com and yours truly on gift ideas for the Home Server user. The show is available from here.

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Windows Home Server Saved my Butt

Microsoft’s Community Lead Kevin Beares has written a great account where Windows Home Server complete drive restore saved his butt after his wife’s laptop got infected with a virus from Facebook. “…Home Server is not just a Network Attached Storage (NAS), it is a full backup and capable of restoring the complete drive, not just […]

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Tranquil SQA-5H Video Review

If you fancy seeing one sexy number being undressed (sorry unboxed!!!) then The Digital Lifestyle is the place to surf over too. Ian Dixon gives us a video preview of Tranquil’s SQA-5H Home Server.

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The Home Server Show #24

After a vacation and a bout of sickness, David McCabe is back with The Home Server Show #24 with the latest news, your emails and a look at travelling with your Windows Home Server. Available from here.

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New HP MediaSmart Server’s EX485 and EX487

The HP MediaSmart community MediaSmartServer.net has details that Encore, the codename for the next version of HP MediaSmart Server’s may not be far away. When forum member MSCrzyMan went to register his MediaSmart online he was surprised to see that apart from the EX470 and EX475 being displayed that two other models were also in […]

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Windows Home Server in the Wild

“Coming Home to Windows Home Server” is a series of posts on home server from sound and video contractor SVC. The latest part 12, takes a look at WHS in the wild with an enthuses on the importance of data backups. The other parts in this series they are also available from the same location, […]

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Windows Home Server Toolkit Version 1.1 Available

Microsoft’s diagnostic and troubleshooting tool for WHS has had an update. The Windows Home Server Toolkit now works on Windows Vista (x64) systems as well as Windows XP and Windows Vista (32-bit) and the toolkit add in part of the package has also been simplified to make it easier for users to access relevant information […]

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Microsoft Fixes 6 Issues with WHS

Earlier today an update for Windows Home Server became available. Known plainly as "Windows Home Server Update, November 2008" or KB957824 the minor software update fixes 6 problems that users have experienced over the following months with Windows Home Server: Improves the interaction between home computers that are running Windows Vista and a Windows Home […]

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Defrag Windows Home Server on the Cheap

PerfectDisk 2008 is a defrag tool, and if you don’t know already, Raxco the people behind it have a version especially designed for Windows Home Server. Now, if you fancy giving a copy a new home on your Home Server, just type the code PDTEN4FREE (do not cut & paste) during checkout and you’ll receive […]