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Real World: Windows Home Server Backup and Windows Live OneCare backup do not play nice

A few weeks ago, I started playing around with Windows Home Server. If you haven't seen any of the posts, they are: "Real World: Using Windows Home Server" "Real World: Adding Disk Space to a Windows Home Server" "Real World: Connecting your computers to your...

Tags: Backup, Microsoft Windows Home Server, Microsoft Windows Live, Server, Microsoft Windows Live OneCare, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Steven Warren

Blog posts 2008-03-10

Real World: Connecting your computers to your Windows Home Server

A few weeks ago, I started playing around with Windows Home Server. If you haven't seen any of the posts, they are: "Real World: Using Windows Home Server" "Real World: Adding Disk Space to a Windows Home Server" I now want to show...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Home Server, Computer, Welcome Screen, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Servers, Software, Hardware, Steven Warren

Blog posts 2008-03-07

User friendly work style – good for your career?

I was flipping through the tech ads in the Sunday paper this morning when I came across Windows Home Server. It was advertised as having the following features: Your family's digital memories and media organized in one central hub Home...

Tags: Employee, Career, Microsoft Windows Home Server, Linux, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, UNIX, Open Source, Software, Ramon Padilla

Blog posts 2008-02-17

Real World: Adding Disk Space to a Windows Home Server

My Windows Home Server WHS laptop comes equipped with a 100 GB hard drive. The installation creates two partitions: System and Data. The system partion is automatically configured at 20 GB and the remaining 80 GB is for data. If you decide you need more disk space, you can simply plug...

Tags: Disk, Installation, Microsoft Windows Home Server, System Partion, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Servers, Software, Hardware, Steven Warren

Blog posts 2008-01-30

Real World: Using Windows Home Server

I recently purchased a copy of Windows Home Server in order to take advantage of the functionality. I loaded Windows Home Server on a spare laptop as opposed to a server in my home office to be more "GREEN". I simply added a couple of USB drives to accommodate for backups...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Home Server, Laptop Computer, Windows Home Server Icon, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Servers, Software, Hardware, Steven Warren

Blog posts 2008-01-30

CES 08: Windows Home Server to get Power Pack 1

One of the many things that Microsoft announced at CES was Power Pack 1 for Windows Home Server. Unlike a Service Pack which only includes fixes, the Power Pack 1 adds or extends the functionality of Windows Home Server. Jason Hiner and I met with WHS product...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Home Server, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Servers, Software, Hardware, Shawn Morton

Blog posts 2008-01-08

Windows home server corrupts your files

A flaw in the way Windows Home Server works with certain Microsoft applications, such as Windows Vista Photo Gallery, could result in corrupted files. According to Ed Bott over at ZDNet, the response from Microsoft is as follows: This is not an issue that affects every...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Home Server, News.com, Microsoft Windows, Servers, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Paul Mah

Blog posts 2007-12-29

AutoExit 2008 For Windows Home Server (msi)

ASoft AutoExit WHS is a console add-in for Windows home server. It can be used to shut down, reboot machines in your home network from within the console. You can execute these actions per machine or for all machines. Other features are sending messages to the different machines and opening...

Tags: Remote Desktop, Microsoft Windows Home Server, Machine, ASoft AutoExit WHS, Microsoft Windows, Servers, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware

Software downloads 2007-12-03

See Windows Home Server and Sonos in action

on10.net has a new video series called "Show Us Your Tech" where they let Microsoft employees show off the technology they are using in their homes. The first video in the series shows off Jeff Sandquist's Windows Home Server which we covered here, Sonos Digital Music System...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Home Server, Server, Video, On10.net, Corporate Communications, Microsoft Windows, Marketing, Operating Systems, Software, Shawn Morton

Blog posts 2007-11-01

Sonos adds support for Windows Home Server

Sonos has released version 2.5 of the firmware for their Digital Music System which we reviewed here. One of the new features is improved support for streaming media from Windows Home Server. In addition to WHS support, Sonos also included an improved search function (they really needed...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Home Server, Server, Sonos, Microsoft Windows, Web Site Development, Web Technology, Digital Media, Search, Operating Systems, Servers, Software, Internet, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Shawn Morton

Blog posts 2007-10-24

David Berlind has not used Windows Home Server

David Berlind has posted a response to my post on Windows Home Server over on ZDNet. He also responded to me directly via e-mail on Friday. Unfortunately, in both cases, he failed to answer my question of whether or not he had used Windows Home Server. Finally,...

Tags: David Berlind, Microsoft Windows Home Server, Server, Microsoft Windows, Servers, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Shawn Morton

Blog posts 2007-10-20

Has David Berlind even used Windows Home Server?

I've been running various beta versions of Microsoft's Windows Home Server for the past year or so. I have found it to be a very solid product that fills some very specific needs that I have: It creates recoverable backups over every PC on my home network...

Tags: David Berlind, NAS, Microsoft Windows Home Server, Setup, Server, WHS, Microsoft Windows, Network-Attached Storage (NAS), Servers, Operating Systems, Software, Storage, Hardware, Shawn Morton

Blog posts 2007-10-19

David Berlind has not used Windows Home Server

WHS is a geek thing that's why it will shine a bit - then flopDear both of you guys,1. Mom and Dad have no idea what a WHS is that little Johny wants.2. Who is going to cable the house for CAT 5/6 or set up a *secure* WiFi network...

Tags: Wireless LANs, Backups, PRODUCTIVITY, Wi-Fi, Desktops, WIRELESS, Microsoft Windows, KeReleaseSpinLock, David Berlind, Microsoft Windows Home Server, server, WHS

Discussion threads 2007-10-20

Has David Berlind even used Windows Home Server?

I'm not shaving my head but I want WHSI have to agree with Shawn on this one -- Windows Home Server is exactly what I want for what has become a significant home network in need of backup strategies.If you want to argue that most consumers don't need WHS, well...

Tags: Operating systems, Servers, David Berlind, Mark W. Kaelin, WHS Beta, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Home Server, Windows Home, network, home network, WHS, backup, server

Discussion threads 2007-10-19

Windows Home Server released to manufacturing

In case you haven't heard the news yet, Microsoft has announced that Windows Home Server has just been released to manufacturing RTM. Work on it has been wrapped up and handed over to its OEM partners. So far, HP, Gateway, Fujitsu-Siemens, Lacie, Medion, and Iomega have...

Tags: Hard Drive, Microsoft Windows Home Server, Server, Manufacturing, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Paul Mah

Blog posts 2007-07-16

Dealing with data overload at home

For the past several years, I have been accumulating digital media and other data and a pretty ridiculous rate. From digital photos to home video to MP3s to e-mail archives, I was quickly getting swamped with data. A few months ago, I decided to do something about it. The big...

Tags: Home Video, PC, Digital Photograph, Data, Backup, Microsoft Windows Home Server, Photograph, Drobo, WHS, Mozy, Mozy Client, Backups, Microsoft Windows, Storage, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Shawn Morton

Blog posts 2007-10-01

How do I... Use the PhotoSync Add-in with Windows Home Server?

PhotoSync is a new Microsoft Windows Home Server Add-in written by Ed Holloway that allows you to configure your WHS Photos folder or any subfolder you specify to automatically upload your photos to Flickr. Here is the process for installing and using PhotoSync. This...

Tags: TechRepublic Inc., Microsoft Windows Home Server, Server, PhotoSync, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software

Download resources 2007-06-07

Configure microsoft windows home server to allow remote access

With some minimal setup and configuration, Microsoft Windows Home Server will allow you to access your entire home network remotely. This is not just limited to remote desktop access to your PCs, but also to your network shares set up on Home Server. This download is also...

Tags: TechRepublic Inc., Network, Microsoft Windows Home Server, Server, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Remote Access, Networking, Operating Systems, Software

Download resources 2007-05-31

Build an add-in for Windows Home Server and win $10K in Code2Fame Challenge

Windows Home Server promises to be a popular product among technophiles, highly digital homes, and even in some small businesses. Microsoft is also attempting to make WHS a platform that developers can easily extend. Earlier this year, Microsoft released a software development kit SDK for Windows Home Server, and the...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Home Server, Server, Microsoft Windows, Jason Hiner

Blog posts 2007-08-22

Set up regular automated backups with Windows Home Server

Microsoft Windows Home Server, currently in Community Technology Preview, is designed as a way to integrate server based computing into the home environment. Whether it be digital photos, music, or just your documents, you want that data to be secure and accessible. Once you get WHS configured scheduled, regular backups...

Tags: TechRepublic Inc., Microsoft Windows Home Server, Microsoft Windows, Backups, Digital Cameras, Servers, Operating Systems, Software, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware

Download resources 2007-05-22