UK magazine site Personal Computer World are reporting that the Medion will be held off until Microsoft can fix data corruption flaw.
Medion’s Home Server was on display at Cebit in Germany where UK product manager Rick Munday said it would not sell the device until Microsoft fixed the data corruption flaw that can in rare circumstances scramble files.
It’s nice to see Belinea’s new white and orange Windows Home Server called the Belinea’s O.center is now available to order. Using a AMD Sempron LE-1100 processor running at 1.6GHz, with 512MB DDR2 Ram and a 500GB hard drive all for €499.
Blogger Hamish has been using Linux with his Tranquil T7-HSA Server (naughty boy!). His mini review can be found here.
PerfectDisk 2008 the defrag tool for Windows Home Server was pulled after we reported about it last week due to a bug. The good news is that PerfectDisk 2008 SP1 (Build 44) is now available. To update your current PerfectDisk 2008 build to SP1, simply launch the product, click on the Product Resources Tab, and click Check For Updates.
The new features and fixes (there are lots) can be found here.
Good news for PerfectDisk 2008 users. During Q2 (April-June) of this year the defragmentation tool will integrate into the Windows Home Server console. A spokesperson for Raxco the manufacturer behind PerfectDisk also added that they will maintain their existing pricing, which they believe to be of great value for their customers.
With Windows Home Server you can share your Music, Photos and Videos using Windows Media Connect (WMC) via the Media Library Sharing tab.
But what about if you want a more appealing name like Tunes, Tunez or MP3z instead of Music etc.
Using Brendan Grant’s new add-in Media Connect Controller will enable this functionality for you. Brendan’s site has the details and the download.
The add-in PowerSwitch that puts WHS into standby and resumes it at user defined times has been updated to version .810 which contains the following bug fixes:
UPDATE: 4 March 2008 Version 820 is now available which adds a check for backup/demigrator before initial standby. The check was only being done when entering standby upon unintended wake ups.
For more information on PowerSwitch see here.
Microsoft has a new campaign called Evalu’08. Everyone who evaluate 3 of Microsoft’s Server products could win 1 of 18 HP Windows Home Server’s.
http://www.microsoft.com/infrastructure/evalu08/default.aspx
To enter though you must be a legal resident of the 50 U.S. (includes D.C.) 18 years of age or over and be employed in an IT or software development role. The Sweepstakes ends June 30, 2008.
Thanks to ?ukasz Foks from the Polish Windows Home Server Blog for the details.
A couple of articles from around the web. First we have The Grouchy Gamer with his Adventures With Windows Home Server. Next author Ramon Pailla was flipping through the tech ads in the Sunday paper when she came across an ad for Windows Home Server. She asks is User friendly work style – good for your career?
If like me you have been a bit confused in the past about SageTV for Windows Home Server then the post Totally Confused Concerning SageTV for Windows Home Server(WHS) – Please Help! on their forums may be of help to you.
