Windows Home Server

Windows Home Server Power Pack 3 BETA is available and includes a number of Windows 7 integration features. I stopped by to see CJ Saretto and get the latest on this Power Pack, the features, and where Home Server is heading in the future (of course). Some of the new features include: Win7…

There's a new Power Pack (number 3) beta available for Windows Home Server that includes tighter integration with your Windows 7 machines, your Media Center, and your netbooks. This new Power Pack includes Image based backup (as opposed to file-based backup) Automatic integration of your…

Friend of 10 Donavon West, who brought us the Obama DeepZoom, a 2008 Olympic Medal gadget, and Home Server Tweeter, is back with an interesting new Home Server called the Home Servidor. The idea is cigar humidor up top, server downstairs. And while we don't officially condone smoking stinky…

Donavon West of the Home Server Hacks blog has just released a brand-new add-in for Windows Home Server users called @WHSTweet. Using the Windows Home Server Technical Library, he created the add-in to monitor the health of your home server – specifically the “health status” which is those little…

Windows Home Server Power Pack 2 is out so we stopped by CJ Saretto's office to see what new features and fixes are included. Along with some nice fixes, PP2 has better remote access, better domain management (yourname.homeserver.com), expanded media sharing (Mp4 support) and Media Center…

The Windows Home Server team had a tonne of new hardware on display at CES 2009. Todd Headrick from the WHS group walked us through the new home server form factors available for 2009 including an updated version of the popular HP Media Smart server line which now…

Donavon from Home Server Hacks has put together instructions on how to build a tiny little Windows Home Server using an ARTiGO Pico-ITX kit. It's an interesting read and an especially good pick if your main concern is low power consumption - the Pico uses a staggering 13-watts of power at idle.…

OnTheFlyUnzipper is a an add-on for Windows Home Server whose funny name may have you thinking XYZ PDQ! But this add-on isn’t about zippers…it’s about zipping and unzipping files. Once installed, the add-on is completely automated, requiring no user input – it will simply zip and unzip files as…

Engadget HP couldn't wait for CES to announce their latest HP MediaSmart ex485 and ex487, an excellent Windows Home Server starting at a very reasonable $599 (with $50 coupon via engadget). The ex487 is similar to the previous HP MediaSmart (see more about the Media Smart in a previous Channel 10…

Looking for a good deal on a Windows Home Server? Ed Bott just found one for you. It looks like HP is selling the EX470 Windows Home Server for $399, a great price. I have to admit, this is a really tempting deal. (Too bad I just spent that same amount on a new netbook!) The MediaSmart is probably…