Comments on: Day 3 – Win PerfectDisk 10 WHS Family Pack

By: Marc Brooks

Marc Brooks — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 05:55:15 +0000

Microsoft Live Sync (which keeps my Music synced between my laptop and the WHS machine).

By: welchwerks

welchwerks — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 03:06:10 +0000

its new, its informative, it looks grea,t its, its, can it be… P80

I have already found this tool to be a manditory install on my system.
hoping to see it as an add-in some day

By: Gilson

Gilson — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 01:01:07 +0000

So far I have only installed uTorrent.

By: Dan Morgan

Dan Morgan — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 00:16:42 +0000

Seamless integration with WHS Console
I record and delete 15 shows per week so the frags are all over the place.

By: Huy Do

Huy Do — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 22:35:54 +0000

I installed ActiveHome Pro and its SDK on my HP MSS and uses it to control all my X10 devices. I wrote a small ASP page and adds it to the Home Server webpage so I can control from the web.

By: Phil

Phil — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 21:55:07 +0000

I use “hamachi” on my WHS and make one big virtual network with my laptops and work machine. This allows me seamless access to all of my WHS features regardless of where I am without having to mess with trying to get VPN’s to work through others firewalls. Works great!

By: mike

mike — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 21:54:17 +0000

My most favorite non addon is uTorrent.

By: Michael

Michael — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 21:22:54 +0000

My plan is to Install iTunes and use the new sharing functionally to create a central repository on the WHS and allows my other PC’s just to sync the music to thier albums they care about. This will keep me from sharing a single itunes library with my wife and keep all the music installed on my server.

By: Diehard

Diehard — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 19:48:58 +0000

My favorite is Meta Browser (running as a service) with the utorrent addin. Together they rename and organise my TV shows for HP`s Video Converter software on my EX47x. Serves the videos nicely to my W7 MCE Media Browser.

I`ve also installed Zune & SharePoint Server, AD,CCleaner,Revo Uninstaller, blah, blah, blah.

By: Jorge

Jorge — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 19:09:56 +0000

Live Mesh

It allow me to quick sync son files between my server and Home and allow me to get access to my server remotely

By: sic0048

sic0048 — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 18:13:00 +0000

I guess I should leave more details on how I use it….

Control my A/V system via touchscreens, Nokia wireless internet tablets, and IR remote controls. I can watch any source on any/all TVs. Includes whole house audio system, SageTV DVR system, Sony mega changer DVD player, Wii, Onkyo 7.1 Home Theater system, ripped media on my WHS, etc, etc.

I can announce missed calls, control the HVAC and lights, etc when I come home. I can announce caller ID information when calls come in. Announce specific weather alerts (like tornado warning) when they occur. Control sprinkler system based on current weather. Automate lighting system.

I’m sure there are other things I am forgetting about.

By: sic0048

sic0048 — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 18:04:58 +0000

CQC (Charmed Quark Controller) Automation software. You can control your whole house with it.

http://www.charmedquark.com

By: MiguelF

MiguelF — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 16:31:30 +0000

TVersity.

Love to be able to have this application on the machine, and stream a variety of items (music, movies) to my wii and xbox360.

By: Holt

Holt — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 15:02:10 +0000

Symantec AntiVirus for Windows Server 2003 installed and seems to work for me. It’s only console access though. It seems to work but I’ve not been thowing virus’ at it just to test.

By: Regelos

Regelos — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 14:50:50 +0000

My Favorite Software is Utorrent just drop a torrent in a directory and it takes care of the rest!

By: Ryan

Ryan — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 14:39:33 +0000

I installed Hamachi X. I allows me to access to my server while away. Much better than the web based solution offered with WHS.

By: roger stafford

roger stafford — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 13:44:18 +0000

My favorite software for my whs is uTorrent.

By: Kilian Martin

Kilian Martin — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 13:14:33 +0000

I forgot to mention that you have to google a bit to find a way to install it on your WHS cause Apple ended the iTunes support for Windows Server 2003 since iTunes 8.1 or something.

By: Kilian Martin

Kilian Martin — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 13:12:18 +0000

My favorite software for the HS is the new iTunes 9! The new home sharing feature is just perfect for my hole setup.

By: Blaine D.

Blaine D. — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 12:55:29 +0000

For me, I’ve loaded the Zune software on the server which centralizes all the synching of added music/podcasts/etc.

By: John Bargo

John Bargo — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 12:50:34 +0000

PerfectDisk 10 for Windows Home Server completely defrags my virtual drives (all files and metadata) and consolidates free space in just one pass – no matter how large or fragmented the system.

By: Jeff

Jeff — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 12:31:48 +0000

I use IDrive to do a remote backup of my most critical documents (family pictures) every night. I like having the offsite copy in case the worst case scenario happened, ie comet destroying the house, zombies attacking and eating the server etc.

By: Heaphus

Heaphus — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 12:31:39 +0000

My favorite software, that isn’t an add-in, is Orb. Works beautifully for consuming my stored media while away from home.

By: Craig

Craig — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 12:31:19 +0000

I have quite a bit of storage on my home server and would love to have Perfect Disk “maximize My streaming media performance”.

By: sjkeegs

sjkeegs — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 12:28:35 +0000

Since I’ve just recently started using WHS, I’ve been a bit reluctant to install additional software.

Things that are on the list that may go there include perfectDisk, LiveMesh.

I’d like to put an antivirus on there, but I’m not sure which one yet. I’ve tried McAfee previously on other computers, and didn’t like it, so it has not been installed on the WHS computer from HP yet.

By: Jordan

Jordan — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 11:38:57 +0000

PerfectDisk will make my WHS just perfect.

By: kromseesall

kromseesall — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 09:48:55 +0000

I install Windows Live Mesh, which goes on all my PC’s. Especially with Win 7 Home Premium not supporting RDP. Also Any DVD HD.

By: James Tenniswood

James Tenniswood — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 09:03:03 +0000

I like to install Smartdefrag, Imgburn (because I archive to DVD) and extractnow. All free and fantastic.