Windows Home Server Articles
How to Build Your Own Windows Home Server Rig
Windows Home Server makes light work of sharing files, streaming media, and performing automatic backups from multiple PCs. We'll show you how to build your own home server by recycling an old PC or building out a bare-bones machine.
2008 Engadget Editor's Choice Award
Windows Home Server wins for Storage Device or Technology of the Year, with the HP MediaSmart Server ex487.
Microsoft Releases Power Pack 2 update for Windows Home Server
The souped-up server OS now streamlines Remote Access plus streams content to Windows Media Centers and Extenders.
Servers Go Home
By some estimates, the number of digital photos will hit a half-trillion in 2009. Microsoft is working with Hewlett-Packard (HP), Velocity Micro, TraquilPC and others to integrate its Windows Home Server software solutions into their server hardware, thus giving consumers a way to protect their content.
Macworld Expo Best of Show 2009
The MediaSmart Server isn't new, but the latest version adds improved Mac compatibility. You can copy your iTunes libraries to it, then access those combined libraries from any computer in the house. Unlike other network-attachable drives, it's compatible with Time Machine.
CES: Acer also releases Windows Home Server
The Acer Aspire EasyStore Home Server joins WHS systems announced at the International CES by two other Taiwanese manufacturers, Shuttle Computer Group Inc. and Via Technologies Inc.
HP Makes MediaSmart Mac Friendly
HP said the first 200 consumers who visit HP Home & Home Office or call (888) 271-2982 between Jan. 5 and Jan. 11, 2009, to reserve a MediaSmart Server, and use coupon code "AC5674", will receive $50 off.
HP Launches MediaSmart Home Server for Mac and PC
Hewlett-Packard refreshes its MediaSmart home server, which is based on Microsoft's Windows Home Server platform. The MediaSmart Home Servers ex485 and ex487, a 750GB model and a 1.5 TB model, allow users who own Apples and PCs to share and back up media files.
New HP MediaSmart home servers automatically back up Macs
Before, backing up files from Macs was a more manual process, typically requiring users to use Time Machine or other backup software from each individual Mac. The new EX485 and EX487 models rectify that by letting users set Time Machine backups from the server consoles.
HP debuts Mac-compatible MediaSmart ex485/ex487 home servers
The pair features HP's Media Collector (used to schedule, copy and centralize digital files from networked PCs) and also acts as an iTunes server and an external backup device for Macs running Leopard and using Apple's Time Machine software.
Review and Giveaway: HP MediaSmart 1TB Server
HP has a winner on its hands with the MediaSmart, which combines the Windows Home Server OS with additional HP proprietary software in a great looking and functional package.
November update for Windows Home Server full of improvements
Following the release of Power Pack 1, the Windows Home Server team has been hard at work looking at a revamped UI, considering splitting the OS in two, and putting together the next update.
The Media Room Arrives
As a central digital hub, WHS connects up to 10 home computers with the ability to stream music around the house; share high-resolution audio, video, and image files securely over the Web; and get content stored on the home server when away from home.
Microsoft slashes Windows Home Server price
After a year on the market, Microsoft is slashing the price of its Windows Home Server software by 30 percent to further promote the home server category.
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Windows Home Server price cut, plus surprising storage stats
For people that install system builders on their own hardware, the price was cut by 30 percent. It sounds like a fun winter project since it doesn't take much of a computer to run and hard-drives are so cheap. People who bought Windows Home Servers are apparently using them quite often and have four or more hard drives.
Review: HP MediaSmart Server
"...the HP MediaSmart server has made me fall madly in love with Windows Home Server because it improves on what I thought was a perfect product. For that we award the HP MediaSmart server our 5 Star Must Have award."
Coming Home to Windows Home Server
"I've tested the WHS backup/restore process in the lab, and I've even written a detailed how-to article on my WHSHelp website. However, now I was going to have to do it for real."
Reuters: Home servers may render CD racks obsolete
"…central storage hub for all the content in the home, and multiple devices can link to it in order to stream or otherwise access music, video or other content…expected to rule the home server market for the next five years."
PC Magazine: Home NASs
"Windows Home Server provides a good sample of the basic features you should look for in any home NAS unit… Competition breeds innovation, which is where Microsoft got smart. The company opened up a plug-in architecture to third-party developers, which other companies have used to build such things as iTunes servers, photo sharers, download managers, and even TiVo-style features on top of Windows Home Server."
ZDNet: Windows Home Server gets a big bug fix (and much more)
"[Power Pack 1] is more than a service pack… This release is faster and more polished than Windows Home Server v1, and it appears to be as bulletproof as the Windows Server 2003 code on which WHS is based."
Rolling Stone: Gadget Envy – HP MediaSmart Server
"The surprisingly sleek and sexy black-and-blue-lit HP MediaSmart uses the new consumer-friendly Windows Home Server platform, which makes setting up as easy as clicking through a bunch of Windows and answering a few questions..."
BusinessWeek: Getting Control of Digital Media
"The goal of Home Server products is to keep things simple—slip a disc into the PC, answer five questions, then you're up and running, with files backed up automatically every day. 'We've stripped away the complexity,' says VanRoekel."
Men's Health: Online Lust List
"Designed to be both maestro and nurse, the 1-terabyte HP MediaSmart Server is the heart of the home with multiple PCs. The domestic server runs a special operating system, Windows Home Server, that creates a true home network."
BBC Click: Connecting Media in the Home
"Microsoft wants to re-educate us. They want us to put all our media in one place where multiple hard drives are treated as one great tomb which can be accessed by all our gear. Welcome to the Home Server."
PC Magazine: Review of HP MediaSmart Server (EX470)
"For a good example of what a Windows Home Server appliance can be, take a look at the HP MediaSmart Server."
New York Times: What Next, Having the Office Christmas Party at Home?
"In a quirky new campaign, Microsoft is hoping to sell America on the idea of bringing servers in-house."
PC World: Microsoft's Best New OS (Hint: It's Not Vista)
"After having lived with the server for a few weeks, though, I can't imagine not having one—a clear sign that it's filling a need in my geek household," writes Tom Mainelli.
