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One of the most popular Media Center applications is coming to Windows Home Server, My Movies for Windows Home Server works as a server for My Movies client applications and includes a fully automated Disk Copier. It also works as a meta-data provider Read More...
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Would you be interesting in meeting like minded enthusiast at meetup next year? I am planning a event in the UK for Windows Media Center, Windows Home Server and other digital lifestyle products enthusiast to meetup share tips and stories,see some of Read More...
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I am not the most tidy of people and when building up a Media Center system over a period of time the cables and components have got a little messy so to help with the WAF I bought a new cabinet. I am currently using Windows Home Server, a home brew Media Read More...
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I often wish for an all in combination box of Windows Media Center and Windows Home Server, Adam Thursby and Philip Churchill both spotted a project to build a combined box based on two motherboard. It has two Micro ATX boards, one for Vista and one for Read More...
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As you add more and more addins to your Windows Home Server you may find that it needs a memory upgrade and for self-built boxes that is easy to do but for HP MediaSmart customers adding memory would void the warranty but today HP announced that they Read More...
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If you would like to test future HP MediaSmart products get your name down on HP’s list. All you have to do is send your details via the MediaSmart forum with your name and contact information. UPDATE: Please go to the MediaSmart forum and send the message, Read More...
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Back in March Microsoft announced a competition to win a digital home makeover complete with Media Center and Extenders. Microsoft have announced the winner and produced a video of the makeover. The home is now powered by Windows Media Center, Extenders, Read More...
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You may remember Pete Stagman has put together a “Connected Home Day” in Boston, this is a free event showing novice computer users how to build and secure a home network, use Microsoft Media Center and use Windows Home Server. This Saturday you can watch Read More...
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I can't work out whether it's a Windows Media Center based system or just a "Media Center" system but Tranquil have caused a stir by fan less 7-HSG Atom2 powered Windows Home Server and a Media Center based system. I loved Tranquil's Windows Home Server Read More...
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As the Windows Home Server team look at planning future versions Todd Headrick (Windows Home Server Product Planner) on the Home Server Blog ask if there were two version of Windows Home Server basic and advanced what would be the user limits be on each Read More...
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Niveus are to launch a Windows Home Server based server, going off the specs and knowing Niveus this is certainly a high end Windows Home Server! Press Release: Introducing the NIVEUS storage server – CARGO EDITION, Powered by WINDOWS HOME SERVER Store Read More...
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TV Manager is a Windows Home Server add-in that lets you move your recordings to your Windows Home Server for management and storage, something that I wish WHS had built in out of the box. Version 1 is out of beta and works with XP and Vista and is a Read More...
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Following up on Windows Media Center's launch in Japan Microsoft have launched Windows Home Server in Japan: Following up on our announcement last month about the availability of Power Pack 1 Final Release and the new enhancements the update offers to Read More...
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Control HAI home automation from Windows Home Server: HAI Now Shipping WL3 for Windows® Home Server New Orleans, LA - HAI (Home Automation, Inc.), a leading manufacturer of integrated automation and security products since 1985, has announced it is now Read More...
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I keep meaning to mention this: Pete Stagman is putting together a “Connected Home Day” in Boston. It’s a free full day of training for the novice computer user. The event will be held at Microsoft’s North East Sales office in Waltham on September 13th Read More...
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Windows Home Server Powerpack 1 was released back in July along with HP’s update for their MediaSmart product. At the time there were some reports of slow downs ( see this post ) so HP have put together a guide on how to install PP1 and the MediaSmart Read More...
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There have been reports of the new HP Update Slowing down MediaSmart Windows Home Servers (see David's post on The Windows Home Server Blog ) and Brian Burch )Director of Marketing for HP Connected Entertainment) has provided me with an official statement Read More...
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Listen Here This week Microsoft put out Power Pack 1 for Windows Home Server, this includes a fix for the data corruption bug, x64 support and extra backup features. Also HP put out an update for the HP MediaSmart Server so HP's Allen Buckner joins me Read More...
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Now that Windows Home Server finally gets it's demons laid to rest with the data corruption bug fixed in Power Pack 1, Windows Home Server can continue growing as a platform and hopefully it will get further integrated into Microsoft's Digital Lifestyle Read More...
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While there has been a lot of talk about forthcoming TV features for Windows Media Center (I find it frustrating that some of the testers are breaking NDAs and giving out incorrect information while the rest of us wait for the NDAs to be lifted) and Charlie Read More...
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In conjunction with the Windows Home Server Power Pack 1 update HP have announced that the HP MediaSmart Server update is live. This software update provides enhanced media streaming through PacketVideo PVConnect and server side anti-virus protection Read More...
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Windows Home Server Power Pack 1 has been in beta for what seems a very long time and I have been running it on my MediaSmart server with no issues. The biggest part of the update is that it fixes the data corruption bug as well as adding x64 support Read More...
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A few people have mentioned to me about the possibility of running Windows Home Server on a virtual machine and I did try it with Virtual PC back when Home Server was in beta but while it worked I found the performance was not very good and it didn’t Read More...
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HP are continuing their series of Webinars coving HP MediaSmart devices. Tomorrow (July 10th) Mike Garcen is the guest on a Webinar covering HP’s new MediaSmart Connect extender and July 17th & 22nd HP are presenting webinars on their MediaSmart Server Read More...
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On WeGotServed.co.uk they have details of a new plug in designed for Windows Home Server and Windows Media Center. The application called TV Manager is an addin or Windows Home Server that copies recordings from Media Center to Windows Home Server for Read More...
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Are you going to Disneyland Resort? If so make sure you checkout the new Dream Home, and I will be talking about the home on a future show: ANAHEIM, Calif., June 16, 2008 - Today, the Innoventions Dream Home became latest attraction at Disneyland in Anaheim, Read More...
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Release Candidate of Power Pack 1 will be available for public testing today. Power Pack 1 is an update to Windows Home Server that provides a range of new enhancements, including: Support for PCs running Vista x64 Backup of home server Shared folders Read More...
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In the coming weeks Microsoft are planning to put out the beta of Power Pack 1 for Windows Home Server on the connect beta site and as Philip Churchill says on his blog "with the primary focus on getting the Server Storage component tested". As Power Read More...
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David McCabe has launched a new podcast called The Home Server Show , all about Windows Home Server. David is a real fan of Windows Home Server and a bit like me when I when I started The Media Center Show I was looking for a podcast on Windows Media Read More...
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Regular reader and listener Geoff Mattie sent me a link to the first of his series of posts on setting up Windows Home Server, in this post he unboxes a Velocity Micro Windows Home Server. The Velocity Micro looks a nice Home Server and compares Read More...
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Terry on WegotServed.co.uk is asking the age old question on how should our digital home solutions work better together. The main cause for complaint is the lack of integration between Windows Home Server and Windows Media Center, as discussed before Read More...
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I final setup my HP MediaSmart Windows Home Server . I recorded the process which from start to finish took under an hour, thankfully for you I edited this down to around 20 minutes. The video shows how simple it was setting up the Home Server especially Read More...
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Tonight I installed my HP MediaSmart Windows Home Server . You may have seen my unboxing video which I recorded a while ago, so I thought it was a about time I installed it. I recorded the setup process on video and I will be putting that out soon. Installation Read More...
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On the Windows Home Server team blog they are reporting that a fix for the data corruption problems will be included in the Home Server Power Pack 1. Beta testers (including me) should get the fix sometime in April to try out. The team is making great Read More...
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If your technical and want to know more about the Windows Home Server bug you should read the article on AnandTech . When it rains, it pours, and sometimes you get hit by lightning too which will really ruin your day. Since very late last year, Microsoft Read More...
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The Microsoft knowledge base article about the data corruption bug that has hit Windows Home Server has been updated. It looks like a fix is being worked on with a delivery June 2008. This issue can now be reliably reproduced, and a fix is in development. Read More...
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If your a HP MediaSmart users you can earn yourself a $20 credit at hpshopping.com by completing a 10 minute survey. HP want to find out how people have adopted the product into their homes and what they are doing with it. So have your say and head over Read More...
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Listen Here This week on the show I have two interviews. The first interview is with Terry Walsh from WeGotServed.co.uk talking about the data corruption bug that has hit Windows Home Server and pointing out how to avoid it then I have Pasquale DeMaio Read More...
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According to Mary Jo Foley Windows Home Server is going to get more entertainment features: I’ve tracked down (thanks to sources) a couple of new bits, however. The next major version of Windows Home Server is codenamed “Vail,” I hear. Read More...
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Terry Walsh of We Got Served posts an update on the WHS data corruption bug, while the bug is very rare it can be nasty so I thought it would be good to get Terry on to The Media Center Show to clarify the issue and help make sure avoid the problem. So Read More...
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