UK Magazine PC Advisor has a 2 page review on the HP MediaSmart Server EX470. Their verdict is: It’s early days yet for WHS, and it’ll be interesting to see what HP’s rivals can come up with. But as a first version the HP MediaSmart Server EX470 is extremely promising. It’s a good match for […]
The blog “Bite my bytes” has details on their particular Windows Home Server setup and lists third party software that they use including Hamachi, FolderShare and TrueCrypt. They also use mRemote to remote access their WHS, instead of using the default option. The blog entry.
The Windows Home Server Disk Management Add-In has just been updated to version 1.0.4.1. From version 1.0.3.0: Added: Editable disk names – open the Disk Info window (double-click the disk), edit the disk’s name in the drop down at the top Added: Disk SMART status and temperature in the Disk Info window Added: Perpendicular/Y-Axis stacking […]
As we know, the new 2008 version of Raxco PerfectDisk for Windows Home Server is now available for a very respectful price of $39.99, and this includes a copy of PerfectDisk 2008 Professional for one of your networked PCs. Also available for just $99.99 is a home site license which provides a single license of […]
We Got Served has posted a tutorial on How To Automatically Download Audio and Video Podcasts Via RSS With Windows Home Server by using the Community Feeds for Windows Home Server add-in. The walkthrough covers audio podcasts and video podcasts in easy steps, so even I can follow along.
Rick Drasch has been in touch to announce that the add-in Recorded TV Manager is now up on his site and is available for $24.95 in its final release. For more info on Recorded TV Manager see our previous post.
Popular Mechanics have posted How to Build Cheap Linux and Windows Home Media Servers in Three Easy Steps in the February (2008) issue of the mag.
The new version of PerfectDisk for WHS is now available. The 2008 version of the defragmentation toll for Windows Home Server is priced at $39.99, and also includes a copy of PerfectDisk 2008 Professional for one of your networked PCs. A home site license is also available for just $99.99, and provides a single license […]
Windows Home Server does not play nice with large files above 4GB or 5GB. Using the simple copy-and-paste in Windows Explorer or by dragging and dropping from the source to the destination causes the system to either completely lock up or results in a “Path too deep” error message. And others get this error when […]
Your Windows Home Server website by default uses SSL port 443 and if changed your security certificate will need to be configured to apply to that port also. Colin Walker has the details on how to do this at his RandomElements Blog.
