A guy by the name of Rutger is listing his build sheet for a low cost, low energy Windows Home Server.
He says what his requirements are:
His parts list has some useful links to a CPU cooler chart and specs of a quiet 80+ rating power supply.
You can read it here.
RipNAS Essentials the add-in which adds ripping capabilities to Windows Home Server has been updated to version R1.5 and includes:
The update can be downloaded using your order number from here, making sure to uninstall the older version, and rebooting WHS before installing the new version.
Otherwise the RIPNas Essentials software is available from $45. More information is available from here.
Original information courtesy of We Got Served.
If you are one of the many who use a Logitech Squeezebox to play your digital music throughout your home using your wireless network connection then we have some good news for you. Their SqueezeCenter software for Windows Home Server is in beta and can be downloaded from here.
After our post the other day about Charlie Kindel the General Manager for Windows Home Server leaving for pastures new, we can now inform you that Kevin Kean is taking over Charlie’s position.
Kevin is a Microsoft veteran and has worked as a Group Product Manager, a Partner Relations Manager and as the Director of Security Response.
Welcome aboard Kevin.
The Home Server Show Podcast #33 is out with the latest news and your email questions. This latest episode asks the question, which is better home builds or manufacturer boxes and has some handy advice for you would be self builders.
You can listen to it here.
On-demand digital technology TV show Tekzilla are doing a Windows Home Server challenge over the next 3 episodes, looking at the HP MediaSmart Server vs the DIY route. HP actually challenged the presenters to build up something better from scratch and next week they will also look at the ebox as a low power alternative and a Core 2 Duo motherboard as a high power alternative to the HP unit.
This will be followed by the final installment which will be on tweaking and customizing your WHS, but this first episode (74) is an overall on Windows Home Server which is available to view here and starts approx. 13 minutes into the video.
Mary-Jo-Foley, the tracker of Microsoft code names has a free 11 page PDF file for download which lists all the current code names in use by the corporation, including links to further information.
Included is information on Snoqualmie (Power Pack 2) and Vail the next major release of Windows Home Server.
Download is available from here.
TechFlash.com is reporting that Charlie Kindel General Manager on the Windows Home Server team is moving over to the Mobile Communications Business within Microsoft, the group responsible for Windows Mobile. Joining Charlie will be Joe Belfiore, an executive on the Zune project team who will both be working alongside Terry Myerson, who came from the Exchange team last year.
It’s sad to see Charlie is leaving as Windows Home Server is his baby which he first thought about back in 1999 and originally started as the Quattro project 5 years later. Charlie finally started the Windows Home Server product group in April 2005, bringing a Home Server product to the masses.
A new add-in Loger enables you to set a time limit that a user can use a computer, and is ideal for keeping an eye on how long the kids have been on the PC. The add-in is compatible with Vista and Windows 7 and consists of three parts:
More information on Loger is available from here including a getting started guide.
The add-in AutoExit 2008 has been updated to R2, the final release.
The new version 2.0.1170 has some small fixes with regards to the Release Candidate:
** Before installing **
Have a look on the WHS at the installed addins, if your version is lower than 2.0.1161 then read on.
An issue was found that exists in all versions of AutoExit since version 1. This issue occurs on certain configurations and can make some addins not
work, when uninstalling AutoExit.
To avoid this problem, follow this simple procedure:
– Go to the folder ‘c:\program files\windows home server’ on the server and make a copy of the file: homeserver.dll.
– Uninstall the AutoExit that is currently installed.
– Now place back the copy of the file homeserver.dll.
– Start the console and install the new version.
More info is available from here.
