The February 16th print edition of BusinessWeek magazine has a Windows Home Server article in Wildstrom’s Technology column which is now up on their website alongside a HP MediaSmart Server Podcast.
Thanks to Mike McGeehan for the link which can be found here.
Microsoft employee Omar talks a little about the backup methods employed in Windows Home Server and looks at a few of the different company’s which you can use for offsite backup for Windows Home Server. Omar also checks which of these support block level backups. And if your not sure what that is then the full article is available to read here.
The Fanless Aleutia F5 is a 2TB Windows Home Server that fits in your hand.
Powered by a Via Eden Ultra Low Voltage 1.5GHz CPU and 1GB of RAM, it has a 12V DC input and a thick solid aluminum case that is unbreakable in case you decide to drop it.
The Aleutia F5 will be available as 4 separate versions, either without a hard drive or with, and if so with either a 2.5" ultra high-speed SSD drive or space for a 3.5? desktop drive.
The 3.5" unit is equipped with a 1TB WD hard drive and will be available for $499 which consumes just 17 Watts of power compared to 40W for a Mac Mini.($395 without any drive).
The 2.5? system will be $375 without a drive and $449 with a 250GB 7200RPM 16MB Cache drive running Ubuntu 8.10, which would have to be wiped for an install of Windows Home Server.
Naturally the 3.5" system would be the unit for those wishing to use the unit for WHS, but with only 1 drive data duplication would not be possible.
More information is available from here.
The 3 part series on Windows Home server continues over at Tekzilla, the On-demand digital technology TV show.
In this episode, Roger Chang goes over the parts for his Windows Home Server along with setting up and installing the WHS, while Patrick Norton talks about Windows Home Server Add-Ins.
It’s available from here.
How do you fancy one the the new HP MediaSmart Server EX485 for only $467.49!
Hp is selling the $599.99 home server for the sale price of $549.99, which includes an instant $50 rebate but thanks to Paul Schweitzer if you use the coupon code SV0708 you get 15% off this price (or $82.50), so the total cost including free 2 day shipping is (not including tax) a super $467.49 – WOW
Order from here.
UPDATE: Jere McFarland has emailed in to recommend coupon code SV0775, which is good for 15% off of everything you buy on one order.
Website EDN has a evaluation of the ARTiGO A2000 from Via as well as 3 short videos of the unit too. The videos show the A2000 being unboxed, a look inside the unit and also a Via rep describing the little unit as well.
The review is here.
The Home Server Show podcast #34 is out. In this episode is an interview the VIA about their new hardware release as well as some very interesting tidbits that you won’t learn from anywhere else.
It’s available from here.
MediaSmarthome.com has a 3 page tutorial on sharing your iTunes library with your HP MediaSmart Server to a Mac and a PC.
The guide takes you through setting up the iTunes music server on the MediaSmart Server and how to get your music onto it either by drag and drop or by using the new Media Collector on the EX485/EX487 models.
The full tutorial is available to read here.
My Movies for Windows Home Server has just been updated to version 1.05 Build 1. This version adds German and Spanish languages, which are automatically applied based on your WHS software language.
Additional additions include:
Changes include an improved performance on movie disc identification and a minor license changes for installers
Fixes in this release are an:
You can download from here.
On Friday 6th March in Shinjuku near Tokyo in Japan, there will be a presentation on Windows Home Server by Microsoft as well as various hardware manufacturers including Acer, Epson Direct, and the one that caught my attention; Dell. Does this mean that Dell is going to have a WHS unit in the near future?
The Windows Home Server Users Banquet will be taking place at the Shinjuku Keio Plaza Hotel from 7PM.
P.S. I want one of those Windows Home Server Teddy Bear’s, not for me of course!
More information is here, if you can speak Japanese.
