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- Velocity Micro's Windows Home Server for power users
- Velocity Micro's Windows Home Server for power usersPerformance justification questionableIt's interesting that the individual from the Velociy Micro does not know that the Windows Home Server is only able to performe a single backup at a time, or that streaming to several PC's at once is limited by the network...
- Tags: server, Microsoft Windows, WHS File, Microsoft Windows Home Server, Windows Home, RAID 5, Hewlett-Packard Co., storage, Velocity, Velocity Micro
- Discussion threads 2008-02-21
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- Which should a small business choose: Windows Home Server or Windows Server Foundation?
- CompetitionThe $1000 Mac-Mini with Snow Leopard Server and no user-count limits may have inspired the outreach.That depends on your needs.WHS is a great solution for file sharing and/or client backups. It's backup feature is a strong selling point, IMO. It would be nice to see this extended to every version...
- Tags: Backups, Servers, Microsoft Windows Server, Microsoft Windows Home Server, WHS, server, backup, small business, Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2009-11-09
- One second: The time it takes to wipe three years of work
- Not all that worriedWith the cost of drives these days, and with Raid cards or raid capable Motherboards at such cheap prices these days, I've setup mine with a RAID 1 mirror.Plus an automated weekly backup.I spend alot of time and money on my music (just sitting there ripping my...
- Tags: Backups, backup, Live Mesh, RAID, Acronis, hard drive
- Discussion threads 2009-10-20
- Windows 7, netbook support in the works for Windows Home Server
- Windows 7, netbook support in the works for Windows Home ServerWin 7 Support?I've been running Win 7 for months and using it with my Windows Home Server without issue. It backs up files and I was able to use the WHS to restore a file that I accidentally overwrote...
- Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Operating systems, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), netbook, server, WHS, Microsoft Windows Home Server, Windows Home, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows 7, Win7, Win 7
- Discussion threads 2009-07-17
- RAIDfail: Don't use RAID 5 on small arrays
- RAIDfail: Don't use RAID 5 on small arraysDroboSo.. the article says not use use RAID 5 - then recommends that the consumer buys a box Drobo - which essentially just operates as a RAID 5 array when its full???? (put in 4 x 1 TB disks and get 3...
- Tags: Storage, Robin, RAID, RAID 5
- Discussion threads 2009-05-19
- Scott Adams' "home server" would be a massive DRM and vendor lock-in
- Scott Adams' "home server" would be a massive DRM and vendor lock-init already existsWindows Home Server?Apple will charge...One dollar less than "crazy expensive". That's the magic of Steve Jobs.Smart Home technologyAbout 20 years ago I worked with a company that installed custom control systems for edifices that controlled lighting,...
- Tags: Digital rights management (DRM), Linux, Construction, Bluetooth, TVs, PRODUCTIVITY, Digital media, TV & Home Theater, Apple Inc., Scott Adams, Apple TV, digital-rights management, home server, HVAC, TV
- Discussion threads 2009-05-18
- CyberPower introduces Atom-powered Windows Home Server 100
- CyberPower introduces Atom-powered Windows Home Server 100This is nothing newI've been selling the same thing since at least as far back as October. It's an Intel D945GCLF2 motherboard with an Atom 330 integrated (as in, soldered on) 1.60GHz dual-core + Hyperthreading CPU. It can run 2 threads per...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, Microsoft Windows Home Server, Windows Home, motherboard, Windows Home Server 100, Cyberpower, server, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista
- Discussion threads 2009-02-18
- Windows Home Server gets a big bug fix (and much more)
- That noise you just heard from outside Seattle was a collective sigh of relief, as Microsoft announced that it has released a public beta version of Power Pack 1 for Windows Home Server. It’s more than a service pack, with at least two significant new features (client support for x64-based Windows machines and...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Home Server, Microsoft Windows, Backups, Operating Systems, Servers, Software, Hardware, Ed Bott
- Blog posts 2008-06-09
- Anyone ripped their entire DVD collection?
- Anyone ripped their entire DVD collection?dvd collectioni have also been thinking about doing this, i have found that depending on how you are planning to stream the media you have to format it different ways. if you are using a windows media extender (xbox360) the vob files have to be...
- Tags: Consumer electronics, DVD, DVD Collection, entire DVD collection
- Discussion threads 2008-05-19
- Microsoft internal memo details Windows 7-Windows Live ties
- Microsoft internal memo details Windows 7-Windows Live tiesI take it ...."We have an opportunity to make it much easier for customers to ‘get started' with Windows Live. Our goal should be to have customers log in, type their Live ID, and then they are automatically 'set up' with Live. For...
- Tags: Operating systems, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, details Windows 7-Windows Live ty, details Windows 7-Windows Live, internal memo, Microsoft Windows Live
- Discussion threads 2008-04-28
- Want Vista SP1? Here's what to expect
- Want Vista SP1? Here's what to expectSP1I just installed the big SP1 and so far, no problems in the last 45 minutes.Instalation time appeared shorter than some of the Beta versions, but I could just be getting used to it.Vista SP1 InstallDownloaded and installe dSP1 this AM. Everything went smooth...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows Vista SP1, SP1
- Discussion threads 2008-03-18
- Intel moving to six-cores this year; What will you do with them?
- Intel moving to six-cores this year; What will you do with them?Oh please.."..But like that annoying smart arse in the back of the room I'd like to pose a question: What exactly are we supposed to do with six cores when.."Here we are 25 years later and pundits are still...
- Tags: Linux, Cyberthreats, Operating systems, Desktops, bioinformatics application, virtual machine, Intel Corp., software
- Discussion threads 2008-03-18
- Microsoft's biggest lemon - Windows Home Server
- Microsoft's biggest lemon - Windows Home ServerI was thinking of buying this until this article.At home we have 2 PC's and 3 laptops. I have a NAS drive for common storage, and a tiny print server to share the printer.I was thinking of getting WHS purely because it is a...
- Tags: Printers, Servers, Operating systems, data corruption bug, server, lemon, Microsoft Windows Home Server, Windows Home, printer, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2008-03-11
- Build your own Windows Home Server for only $380
- Build your own Windows Home Server for only $380Sure you can. ;)Easilly sets up the drives, backups, every lat little thing.Then just load the included Ubuntu client tool disk onto your Ubuntu desktop and let the automation begins!Oh, wait, So you [i]can't[/i] do that?Then why did you just say you...
- Tags: Operating systems, Backups, OPEN SOURCE, WHS Team, server, WHS, Microsoft Windows Home Server, Windows Home, Ubuntu, Microsoft Windows, Linux
- Discussion threads 2008-02-14
- Next Windows Home Server release due this spring
- Next Windows Home Server release due this springI have my share of gripes with Microsoft, but....WHS is a BRILLIANT product.I used the OEM version from NewEgg (around $175) on an old 2.53 Ghz server I have that was running Windows 2003 Server.The backup system is the cats meow. The...
- Tags: Backups, Media Center PCs, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Home Server, backup system, WHS, backup, server
- Discussion threads 2008-01-07
- What's the real story on the Windows Home Server data corruption bug?
- What's the real story on the Windows Home Server data corruption bug?That's OK Ed.....it's not like WHS is even a BIG market anyhow.apology accecpted nt:(Home users combing MS KB's?I can't really see most home users combing MS KB articles, can you? Most are lucky to...
- Tags: Linux, Corporate communications, Operating systems, real story, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Home Server, Windows Home, server, Ubuntu, Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2007-12-27
- Microsoft's $300 million 'consumer product blitz' inches closer
- Microsoft's $300 million 'consumer product blitz' inches closer2M camera2 megapixels is *WAY MORE* than enough for great photos. You're mistaking the megapixel count as a measure of quality. Better optics and electronics are needed, not more megapixels on the sensor.Windows MobileBut first, I would make Windows Mobile sexier......
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows, consumer product, Microsoft Zune
- Discussion threads 2007-12-27
- He likes it: Linux guy gives Windows Home Server a (qualified) thumbs up
- He likes it: Linux guy gives Windows Home Server a qualified thumbs upHeh.Only a Linux guy would like such toy. WHS is a geeky toy...it may be useful for some people, but I still don't see why Joe User would bouy it. This product is going to sell as well...
- Tags: Operating systems, CSS, Media Center PCs, UNIX, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), OPEN SOURCE, FUD, Linux, Linux Guy, server, WHS, Microsoft Windows Home Server, Windows Home, Iomega WHS, codec, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2007-12-24
- He likes it: Linux guy gives Windows Home Server a (qualified) thumbs up
- It seems every time I do a Windows Home Server WHS post, the comments end up evolving/devolving into a debate over whether Linux or Windows is a better home-server platform. I decided to ask a Linux aficionado, Jason Perlow, to provide his take on WHS. Here's Perlow's WHS review: ...
- Tags: Linux, Microsoft Windows Home Server, Server, Jason Perlow, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Servers, Software, Hardware, Mary Jo Foley
- Blog posts 2007-12-24
- Building a Windows Home Server - the easy way!
- Building a Windows Home Server - the easy way!UltraVNCNot sure about UltraVNC - everything else should work though.VNCTerminal services will give you better performance, but if you prefer VNC, I can't see any problem. I've run VNC on every MS OS fro Win 95 through Server 2003.Question...I've been thinking...
- Tags: Servers, Operating systems, Microsoft Windows XP, FTP, server, WHS, Microsoft Windows Home Server, Windows Home, VNC, Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2007-11-19
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