The add-in WebRadio which allows you to play radio streams from the internet has been updated.
Version 1.1.0.0 allows you to:
More information on WebRadio is available from here.
HP announced today that European customers can expect to see the LX and EX series of their MediaSmart Serves for sale in Europe from Autumn this year.
This is great news for Windows Home Server addicts this side of the pond as getting hold of one of the new MediaSmart Servers at present is like dangling a carrot in front of a hungry donkey.
The last quarter of this year has suddenly got a lot more interesting – In Europe at least.
HP have had a change of heart for owners of the first generation MediaSmart Servers. In a statement issued today HP will now issue the latest software update 2.5 to all owners of the EX and LX series including the EX470 and EX475.
Due to the differences in these servers (platform and processors etc) HP will provide a complete server image DVD which will be available through HP support in the same manner as replacement DVD’s are provided today instead of the traditional download method.
These DVDs will be developed and tested with the EX470 , EX475 and LX195 models but are expected to have hardware limitations and/or trade-offs for the various platforms that will be detailed once the new server DVD’s are available which is scheduled for Fall (Autumn) 2009.
HP added that once they get further along in their development, that they will provide an updated timetable.
Raxco Software the people behind PerfectDisk 10 for Windows Home Server have a limited time offer for their defragmentation software.
A site license is for 1 x Windows Home Server and for up to 10 PCs and is currently on special at $59.99 instead of the regular $99.99, a massive $40 saving and only $10 more than the single license (1 x WHS and 1 x PC).
More details on PerfectDisk 10 for Windows Home Server are available from here, whilst the Site License can be purchased from here.
Website "Spackle" has a tutorial on using Microsoft OneNote with Windows Home Server.
The guide explains how to setup the OneNote shared notebook enabling any notes you take in that notebook to automatically show up on all your computers using OneNote. And this is all accomplished by using OneNote’s synchronization and a common, accessible Windows Home Server share.
Read the details here.
Part 5 of Securing Your WHS & Network on website Home Server Land is now available.
This part of the security series provides an explanation of DHCP and NAT and explains how your internet connection is shared by other computers on the LAN. Configuration of the router, private network address and static IP address for Windows Home Server are also discussed.
You can read it here.
The manual for the new HP LX195 MediaSmart Server is now available for download.
The 236 page PDF manual can be downloaded from here.
internetnews.com is reporting that two Market Research companies are predicting that digital content in the average US household could hit 12TB by 2014 – Now that’s terabytes or 11,175 GB (Gigabytes), which is a lot of data for our hard drives to hold 5 years from now.
With all that data wanting to be backed up I’m glad I have a Windows Home Server system and with space for 4 hard drives each drive would have to hold 3TB. Not too far from the 2TB capacity drives which are currently available today.
More details are available here.
The Home Server Show website has details on how to change the photo on your Windows Home Server remote access page.
All the details are here.
RipNAS combines Windows Home Server with audio CD ripping which can then stream through your network to network audio players like the Sonos, Squeezebox, iTunes and other DLNA compatible devices.
New to the range is the RipNAS Statement which comes which comes in both solid state SSD format (with no moving parts), and HDD format with more storage capacity.
The ATOM dual-core units with Gigabit Ethernet come with 2GB of memory and are expandable via 4 USB 2.0 ports. They are practically silent with a silver finish and whilst the SSD model comes with 2 x 250GB SSDs the HDD comes with 2 x 1.5TB drives.
Whilst pricing is to be announced, more details are available from here.
