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Tranquil on the A list
Good to see Tranquil's T2 WHS A3 Harmony Home Server - "more substantial" vs. the T7 HSA - is a recommended product on PC Pro's "A List." "...this machine is passively cooled throughout; the only noise is of the hard disk spinning. It's also appealingly Read More...
2 months to go ...
The Windows Home Server World Cup results for April are in and Norway remains on top, with New Zealand closing the gap.  New Zealand is less than 100 units away from first place, assuming Norway stands still.  Windows Home Server has now been Read More...
Get the Gadget
Donavon West of Home Server Hacks and LiveGadgets.net has created a nice Home Server blog headline ticker gadget to help you get the WHS news you can use. Pretty slick - it currently pulls from this blog, We Got Served , MS Windows Home Server and Home Read More...
Managed services for the home
Interesting story here on CE Pro about Atomoo , which "may be the first residential IT managed services company to cater to home systems integrators." And they rely on Home Server. Home systems integrators may do a good job of installing PCs and networks Read More...
A 'Green' Home Server
As the 'new guy' on the Home Server team, I've been waiting a bit to find the right topic to jump into the blogging spotlight. When I ran across some really interesting power consumption data that Fujitsu-Siemens, one of our OEM partners in Europe had Read More...
ZDistrict
I saw this come through the transom and thought I'd share...a guy in Kuwait custom building a big Home Server (11 drives?!) with an Alienware case. Maybe he'll help move Kuwait up in the Home Server World Cup standings. J Read More...
Consume(r) Storage
Industry analyst firm In-Stat is promoting its new consumer storage research by Joyce Putscher, who we speak with regularly. See the press release for a quick summary of the report. The consumer storage market has more than doubled in the last two years Read More...
SCALEO scaling up
Lots of buzz lately for the Fujitsu-Siemens SCALEO Home Server . The German PC Magazine just gave it a great review, for example. We Got Served provides a very in-depth review of the product, comparing it with HP's MediaSmart Server. Worth a read. Terry Read More...
World Cup Standings
The March numbers are in for the Windows Home Server World Cup. Norway and New Zealand remain strong in the #1 and #2 spots. Germany moved up to take the 4th slot away from the UK. Japan is back in the top 16, edging out China for the 16th spot. Here Read More...
LiveNode.Com is going away ...
During the initial beta of Windows Home Server, the team setup a test domain for the Dynamic DNS services that are now included with the product. The test domain was LiveNode.Com, which has now been replaced by HomeServer.Com for people that purchase Read More...
Home Computer Restore CD (Dual Boot) BETA now available
The Windows Home Server team would like to invite you to download a BETA version of the "Windows Home Server - Home Computer Restore CD (Dual Boot)" from Microsoft Connect at http://connect.microsoft.com/WindowsHomeServer . If you have not previously Read More...
Home Server World Cup - Sweet 16 for February
The February numbers are in and there have been some shuffling of positions, however the top 8 countries remain the same. Belgium is in the top 16 and Japan is out. The USA moved from 7th to 3rd, UK moved from 6th to 4th, but Norway and New Zealand continue Read More...
The good book
Another Home Server book, The Windows Home Server Bible by Greg Kettell and Jennifer Ackerman Kettell, is now available. We Got Served provides a nice line up of the growing Home Server library. Speaking of WHS blogs, Home Server Hacks by Donavon West Read More...
An update on KB #946676
The Windows Home Server team has been heads down working on the data corruption issue since we first posted the Knowledge Base (KB) article in late December 2007. An update to the KB article was posted today that provides more information regarding symptoms, Read More...
Survey of HP MediaSmart Server customers
Are you an HP MediaSmart Server owner? If so, HP would like your opinions about the product. Filling out the survey will earn you a $20 gift card. If you're willing to speak to a researcher, you will receive a free digital camera or a photo printer. Go Read More...
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