Paul McFedries book Windows Home Server Unleashed is now available to read on O’Reily’s Safari Books Online service. Thanks to Ian Bevan for the info.
At 18.50 UK time ebuyer had 9 copies of Windows Home Server for sale. Of course these went in minutes and the lucky 9 people paid a whopping £129.62 including VAT. Thanks to Simon Smith aka Dancing Bear for the details as posted on the WHS forums and as he says “Steep or what” my [...]
For more details on the new MD 90110 Home Server from Medion we have a PDF file courtesy of the Microsoft Press Office. PDF file (Right Click and Save Target As)
After the IFA show in Berlin, Germany we have made the following chart to show when Windows Home Server manufacturers will have their hardware available. Manufacture Release Date Medion October 2007 MaxData October 2007 Chili Green October 2007 Fujitsu Siemens November 2007 Lacie November 2007 Leo November 2007 HP January 2008 As we can see [...]
Online retailer FadFusion.com in the United States have Windows Home Server listed for $178.99. It is not in stock as yet, but this is the first online retailer in the USA to have Home Server pricing.
Microsoft have identified a number of ways to make Windows Home Server even better since the initial release and the WHS team is working on an update that will be available in September. These updates will enhance the usability and improve the out-of-the-box experience of home server solutions. Microsoft’s current plan is to make this update available on Windows Updates [...]
Over at the MS WHS forums defaultPlayer asked a question that a lot of people are getting confused about: Can someone clear up all of this talk about OEM, evaluation, retail, and RTM copies of WHS? Fortunately theog came to the rescue. Are we paying attention? OEM – Original equipment manufacturer: (aka “system builder“) is [...]
Back in June 2007 we published a Windows Home Server connectivity map which was compiled by Microsoft for the WinHEC 2007 conference. Two months on we have another show and another Windows Home Server connectivity map. It gives a basic representation of how your Home Server can connect with your existing “computer” appliances. From the [...]
HP and Microsoft have decided to delay shipment of the first product which was to come to market which uses Windows Home Server. An HP spokesperson today said that the company and its partner Microsoft had decided to rework the MSS’s software to make it more “user-friendly” to general consumers. The HP spokesperson also said that [...]
Well here we have it, the first press shot of what the Fujitsu Siemens SCALEO Home server will really look like, and we say this looks beautiful. The preliminary spec looks like this: Space for 4 internal hard drives 4 USB 2.0 ports 2 eSATA ports Can be positioned either horizontal or vertical Low power consumption Always [...]
