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  • Entomophobia

    Posted over 7 years ago
    by Qblogger}
    According to Wikipedia, Entomophobia is defined as the abnormal fear of or aversion to insects and similar arthropods, and even other "bugs", such as worms. Commonly, this condition might be referred to as the "Fear of insects or bugs". This condition...

  • Highest form of flattery

    Posted over 7 years ago
    by Qblogger}
    Recognition and buzz around the home server (lower case) category continue to grow. Interesting to see this story last week in which Sony CEO Howard Stringer says one of Playstation's personas is as a home server. If you haven't seen it yet, the official...

  • It takes a village

    Posted over 7 years ago
    by Qblogger}
    The number of requests to participate in Beta 2 is now well north of 25,000. We're responding and getting invites out by the truckload. If you've submitted your request and haven't heard from us yet....stay tuned, we appreciate your patience. Jupiter...

  • More Hockey Puck photo love

    Posted over 7 years ago
    by Qblogger}
    Here are some professional photos of the hockey puck design. Enjoy! (Reminder, just in case people haven't been paying attention: Microsoft commissioned this design as a proof of concept in order to drive creative thinking about small-form-factor home...

  • Windows Home Server hardware at WinHEC

    Posted over 7 years ago
    by Qblogger}
    We've shown you our fanciful prototype designs like the "hockeypuck". We created this extremely small, extremely cool looking, and extremely round prototype as a demonstration of what is possible. 2 2.5" HDDs with that cool glow that indicates that your...

  • Our Summer Intern

    Posted over 7 years ago
    by Qblogger}
    The Windows Home Server team decided to offer a summer internship to one of our earliest beta testers and top forum contributors. Tom Z. is a high school student from Arizona and he will be spending the next 2 months with us working on a wide variety...

  • Add-ins and Code2Fame

    Posted over 7 years ago
    by Qblogger}
    I spent the last week playing with all of the add-ins that I could find. People are starting to do some pretty cool stuff with Windows Home Server. I guess the Code2Fame Challenge has some people thinking about either $$ or fame or both. The best part...

  • The Maker's OS

    Posted over 7 years ago
    by Qblogger}
    MAKE Magazine's Maker Faire 2007 starts next week at the San Mateo Fairgrounds near San Francisco and the Windows Home Server team will be there. Or at least Ryan & I will be... Let me introduce myself. I'm Chris Gray. I'm a software development lead...

  • NY (heart) Home Server

    Posted over 7 years ago
    by Qblogger}
    Some of the team was in New York City this week, demonstrating and explaining Home Server to consumer press. We outfitted a beautiful apartment in Greenwich Village with Home Server, Vista PCs, Xbox, Zune players, plasma TVs, etc. and showcased the product...

  • Focus Groups and Customer Quotes

    Posted over 7 years ago
    by Qblogger}
    We have been doing a bunch of research, both qualitative (focus groups) and quantitative (web surveys) to gain insight into how to position and market Windows Home Server to enthusiasts and families. From all of this research we have found that people...

  • Our Design Guru has a blog

    Posted over 7 years ago
    by Qblogger}
    I just discovered that the person on the Windows Home Server Team who is behind the Windows Home Server user experience (Ux) has a blog . If you are running Beta 2, or have seen the various screen shots posted around the web, you know that we've invested...

  • Building Add-ins

    Posted over 7 years ago
    by Qblogger}
    How do you build Add-ins? Awfully hard for me to say. That's kind of like asking how you should build a Windows application. Oh, wait, it's exactly like asking how you should build a Windows application. However, I can provide some general guidelines...

  • Code2Fame Challenge Winners Announced!

    Posted over 7 years ago
    by Qblogger}
    Yesterday here on campus we hosted a fun event to select the Code2Fame Challenge winners. The three finalists presented their Add-In wares to a panel of esteemed judges, who in turn determined the first, second and third prizes…each with an associated...

  • HP MediaSmart Server First Look Webcasts

    Posted over 7 years ago
    by Qblogger}
    In November HP and Microsoft will be hosting a series of webcasts about the upcoming HP MediaSmart Server, powered by Windows Home Server. Industry experts, including Rob Enderle of The Enderle Group, Rick Doherty of Envisioneering, Paul Thurrott of...

  • Roll your own

    Posted over 7 years ago
    by Qblogger}
    Lots of buzz and press this week about the availability of the system builder version, in the States and abroad . Thanks for your patience. What are really fun to see are all the positive reviews on Newegg.com Thanks to those of you who took the time...

  • Postcard from Vegas

    Posted over 7 years ago
    by Qblogger}
    Once again this year Home Server is a hit at CES. The booths have been packed with attendees and there have been lots of good comments (and laughs) about the Stay at Home Server posters, show guide inserts and the "Mommy, Why is there a Server in the...

  • From Germany with love

    Posted over 7 years ago
    by Qblogger}
    My friends at Microsoft Germany just sent me a link to this very favorable review of Windows Home Server in Chip, a leading tech publication. My German is pretty rusty (read: non-existent) but I'm told the article says Home Server is "strong, upcoming...

  • The joys of woes ...

    Posted over 7 years ago
    by Qblogger}
    My name is Joel Burt and I work on the Windows Home Server team supporting the community and setting up hardware for events. I’m also a car and driving enthusiast. I thought I would share a story from this past weekend … I had a fantastic weekend!...

  • Hola, Bonjour, Hallo!

    Posted over 7 years ago
    by Qblogger}
    Good news...the Spanish, French and German language versions of Windows Home Server have been released to manufacturing! This means RTM of Home Server is now truly complete, setting the stage for availability in various countries around the world, in...

  • Windows Home Server - Parlez-vous français ?

    Posted over 7 years ago
    by Qblogger}
    Today I got to hang out with a great bunch of people, the Enthusiast Evangelist team, at the Microsoft offices in Bellevue. Benjamin Gauthey, a member of the team, has put together several webcasts about Windows Home Server in French, check them out:...

  • New and Updated Windows Home Server information

    Posted over 7 years ago
    by Qblogger}
    There is some new content available that some of you may find interesting. The first of a series of Technical Briefs has been published, and a troubleshooting document to help people get the Windows Home Server Connector installed and configured on their...

  • Last call for ... Add-Ins

    Posted over 7 years ago
    by Qblogger}
    The Code2Fame Challenge entry deadline is quickly approaching... We’ve seen many Add-Ins published for Windows Home Server; why not submit yours for the Challenge? NOW is the time to submit it as an entry (entries must be postmarked by August 25...

  • Hallo from Berlin

    Posted over 7 years ago
    by Qblogger}
    First, a little German lesson. I'm in Berlin to talk to press and partners about Windows Home Server at " IFA " a huge consumer electronics show. Apparently IFA is bigger than even CES. What a gorgeous city! The weather certainly has something to do with...

  • Welcome to the new Windows Home Server MVPs

    Posted over 6 years ago
    by Qblogger}
    We have four new Windows Home Server MVPs, Microsoft Most Valuable Professionals , as of July 1st. You can read about them by going to the MVP Awardees link, and selecting Windows Home Server, under the Server Solutions products, or just click here ....

  • And the survey says?

    Posted over 6 years ago
    by Qblogger}
    Family Feud was a television game show that featured two families (and in later years, celebrity teams) in a contest to name the most popular responses to a survey-type question posed to 100 people.  Although there will be no 'kissing hosts' and...