Category: News

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What does WHS and Woodworking have in Common?

One guy is throwing a few components together and building a Windows Home Server into a wooden cabinet. A beautiful symphony of woodworking and computing all in one project. The details and part list are available in part 1 Building a Windows Home Server – Craftsman Style.

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Were Not Served

As you may have noticed (and if not..tutt, tutt) We Got Served vanished from our web browsers from Thursday after being intermittent from the evening before. This was due to a lot of people hitting the site at the same time, owner Terry Walsh told us and added that he pulled down the shared server […]

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Badly Coded Add-Ins No Longer Break WHS

Microsoft’s code man Brendan Grant tells us that badly coded add-ins should not break the console no more. How? By some clever code being added to Power Pack 1 that watches out for tabs which take too long or throw exceptions on load. If either of these occur the Console will stop trying to load […]

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Free Webcast – Extend the Functionality of Windows Home Server

On June 25th there will be an informative webcast on how to extend the functionality of Windows Home Server. Hosted by Allen Buckner, Senior Product Management at HP and Terry Walsh of We Got Served. The live demonstration will show why the HP MediaSmart Server is the ultimate solution for: Accessing your files easily and […]

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PP1 and more in Podcast

In episode 160 of The Media Center Show Podcast host Ian Dixon chats to Terry Walsh about the Release Candidate of Power Pack 1 over in Berlin at HP’s Connecting Your World event. You can listen or download the podcast from here.

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Power Pack 1 (PP1) Just ROCKS!

Author Charlie Russel over on The unofficial x64 FAQ says that Power Pack 1 (PP1) just ROCKS! Charlie also states that the restore facility just works as it should. Over to him: I’m completely convinced – this is the single best ordinary user PC backup I’ve ever seen. And I’ve written dozens of chapters on […]

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Add-In: WL3 for Windows Home Server

Home Automation Inc (HAI) is a manufacturer on integrated automation and security products who will shortly be releasing WL3 for Windows Home Server. The add-in will allow you to monitor and control a HAI Home Control System from any device with a web browser including iPhone, iPod and a PDA. WL3 will allow you to […]

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F-Secure Home Server Security 2009 – Release Candidate (RC) Available

The Release Candidate (RC) of F-Secure Home Server Security 2009 has just been released and includes the following: Automatic software updates – the product automatically receives and applies software updates whenever they are available. Improved look-and-feel – the user interface has been enhanced to follow Windows Home Server style. Power Pack 1 support – the […]

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The Home Server Show – Episode 4

On the latest edition of The Home Server Show, your host Dave interviews Allen Buckner from HP on the latest news regarding updates for the MediaSmart Server. You can listen/download episode 4 from here.

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Power Pack 1 News

For more news on the public beta of Power Pack 1 check out Ed Bott’s article Windows Home Server gets a big bug fix (and much more).