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By Philip Churchill on July 24th, 2009
The Green Windows Home Server?
They don’t come much greener than this. Many thanks to Alexander Kent of Home Server Land for the pic.
Category: Windows Home Server
By Philip Churchill on July 24th, 2009
Power Pack 3 – The Features
Soren Kahlke an IT Operations Manager has written about his installation experience and the features of the beta of Power Pack 3 after joining Microsoft Connect especially to test the latest Power Pack. Soren takes us through what is new in PP3 and also has a great link for those of you who may be […]
By Philip Churchill on July 24th, 2009
The Home Server Show Podcast #50
The latest episode of The Home Server Show podcast is all about Power Pack 3 as well as the latest Home Server news and views. Show #50 is available from here.
By Philip Churchill on July 23rd, 2009
Media Center with PP3 Start Strip Modifier
The Home Server Show website is reporting on a tool that enables you to modify the start strips in Windows Media Center. By using the tiny app you can change the "Home Server" strip to whatever you like including "MediaSmart Server" etc with icons for both the TV Archive and Console View on the […]
By Philip Churchill on July 22nd, 2009
MiscUtils – The Undocumented WHS API
ASoft the developers of the add-in AutoExit for Windows Home Server have just published a new article in the series of undocumented APIs, and this one concentrates on the functions in the MiscUtils class which is located in HomeServerControls.dll. The 8 page article in PDF format can be found here.
By Philip Churchill on July 22nd, 2009
PP3 Icon Text Change
If you fancy having a tinkle with the Beta of Power Pack 3 (at your own risk!), then The Home Server Show website has a post especially for you. The post details how to change the text in the PP3 icons from one font to another by using a registry hack. From this To […]
By Philip Churchill on July 22nd, 2009
Windows Live Mesh on WHS
Website Spackle have an article on how to install Windows Live Mesh on Windows Home Server. The guide details how to set Live Mesh up and what to do if the setup fails. Once complete Live Mesh should start synchronizing your WHS folders. All the details are available here.
By Philip Churchill on July 21st, 2009
MediaSmart Server – A serious alternative to NAS
MediaSmart Home has another written interview with HPs Allen Buckner, Marketing Manager for the Home Server Group about the new LX195 and also HPs positioning of the MediaSmart Server in the marketplace as a serious alternative to traditional NAS products. Read it here.
By Philip Churchill on July 21st, 2009
Windows Home Server Shortcut Maker
Jesseweb.com has a great article on how to add a Windows Home Server shortcut to My Computer which also includes the following right-click options Browse the home server shares Access the home server console Remotely computer manage the home server Remote desktop to the home server And despite the official name of the app […]
By Philip Churchill on July 21st, 2009
Power Pack 3 Beta Advice
For those of you thinking of trying the beta of Power Pack 3, we have 3 bits of advise for you before you fire it up. Read the “things to know…” article by Andrew Edney on the site Using Windows Home Server Read again the documentation that comes with the beta package (what do you […]
