Windows Home Server

The Windows Home Server team have released and updated version of the Windows Home Server SDK. I stopped by SDK Program Manager Fabian Uhse's office to talk about what has changed in this update, what a Windows dev needs to consider when working with a headless environment, what's in the SDK, and…

Windows Home Server is evolving. To learn about how to take advantage of the new capabilities of Windows Home Server, we sit down with Program Manager MCJ Saretto, Product Manager Mark Pendergrast and Software Developer Brendan Grant, aka dahat on Channel 9. Yes! Another Niner joins…

We recently announced the availability of Windows Home Server. I caught up with Lead Developer Chris Gray to get the scoop on Home Server's extensibility model (fully .NET managed APIs, by the way) and talk about some of the innovative add-ins customers have created. Chris demos a few simple…

Recently the Windows Home Server team announced the beta of their next version of Home Server, codenamed Vail. This release tightens up the way you interact with Home Server. Jonas Svensson, Program Manager on Home Server Vail stopped by to show us a peek at this new release. The big features…

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…

Learn how to leverage the Remote Access platform in Windows Home Server to expose on-premises services running in the connected home to the Internet. See how to expose a home automation service running on Windows Home Server to the Internet, and watch a demonstration that shows how to expose…

Learn how to build applications and services deployed on Windows Home Server that power PCs and devices throughout a connected home. See an example home automation and energy management service, and watch the creation of an on-premises service that exposes HVAC, window shades, and lighting…

If you're lucky enough to be testing the highly anticipated Windows Home Server and you're a devout Tivo user, then you will love this: Rob of durfee.net has released a Tivo Publisher add-in for Windows Home Server. The add-in installs as a service and makes your music, photo, and…

Photosync is a cool WHS add-in that lets you automatically sync the contents of your "Photos" folder on Windows Home Server to Flickr. The latest version, beta 2, offers some enhancements like the ability to name the flickr images based on the file name, the ability to create…

In July, we told you about a new plugin for Windows Home Server called TV Manager. This plugin lets you copy your recordings from a Vista Media Center PC or XP Media Center 2005 over to your Home Server for storage and management. At the time we originally wrote about it, the plugin was still…