Today was the 1st day at CEDIA 2009 in Atlanta, a trade event for the residential custom installation industry and on display by Microsoft was a home server powered by the Windows Home Server software. Also on display was Niveus, a high end software and systems company who announced that it will be adding a […]
This weeks edition of The Home Server Show podcast looks at the latest press releases from Apple and how it effects Home Server users. News, views and a look at the Microsoft Press release from CEDIA 2009 in show #55. Available for listening/download from here.
The add-in Update History has been updated to version 0.3.0 Beta. This add-in displays the complete system update history so that Windows Home Server owners can make sure their machine is fully patched and up to date. New Features: Search for new updates. This will search for high priority updates for your Windows Home Server […]
The Home Server Show website is back with part 2 of using a friends computer to backup Windows Home Server using CrashPlan. This second part explains simply how to setup and configure the application onto your Home Server. Read it here.
Add-In developer and fellow Windows Home Server MVP Alex Kuretz is interviewed by Home Server Land in their continuing series of the Add-In Author Interview’s. Alex is best known for his add-ins Remote Notification, MSS Fan Control, WHS BDBB, WHS Port Forward and his website MediaSmartServer.net, a community for the HP MediaSmart enthusiast. You can […]
Technology evangelist Spencer Scott lists 4 of his must have Windows Home Server add-ins which he has tested on his machine. Spencer lists LightsOut, Advanced Admin Console, FTP Manager and WHS Web Logs as his favs, which you can read more about here. What about yours?
If you have ever had a desire to build your own PC from scratch, the biggest hurdle to overcome is the choice of motherboard; for a beginner there is a bewildering array of sizes, chipsets and manufacturers. Where should you start?
Add-In development company Asoft has a new 5 page PDF document on the undocumented WHS class QShutdown and ShutdownDialog which is located in HomeServerControls.dll. “This class is a very tiny and simple one that can be used to shut down / reboot / log off the server. It is also responsible for showing the shutdown […]
Another home build but this time with an Atom Processor and all for $190. Listed is the build list and the other additions which the Home Server will be put to, including streaming using Orb and online backup using iDrive. Read it here.
The How To Be Mobile website have now published parts 3, 4 and 5 of how to Back up with Windows Home Server. Part 3 looks at configuring WHS by using the Console to create user accounts whilst part 4 looks at configuring shared folders, computer backups and how to add additional storage. The latest […]
