The unofficial Apple weblog "Tuaw" has a hands on article on AirPlay, an app for audio streaming. Writer Richard Gaywood tells us how he uses the app to stream audio with video apps running on the iPhone from his Windows Home Server. You can read his full article here.
Amahi the open source Linux alternative to WHS have also got into the DE removal fiasco by offering “The Amahi Home Server” software as a Windows Home Server alternative. They are even offering a Drive Extender migration guide which is a guide and a comparison between WHS’s Drive Extender v Greyhole, the Storage Pooling technology […]
Picture courtesy of ars technica The web is awash with people asking why Microsoft removed Drive Extender (DE) from Windows Home Server Vail. All major tech sites have articles including: neowin – Windows Home Server: Did Microsoft just shoot themselves in the foot? liveside.net – The Vail debacle: Why Microsoft still doesnt get the consumer […]
Not to be left out of the action Drobo have come up with an offer for Windows Home Server users. On a page entitled "Drobo to the Rescue", they state "Drobo FS is the perfect upgrade for Windows Home Server users" and are offering $100 (or currency equivalent) to those in the US, Canada, UK […]
Small Business Server MVP Tim Barrett came up with the following, which brings a bit of humor to the Drive Extender removal fiasco: Courtesy of NoGeekLeftBehind.com.
Windows writer Paul Thurrott shared some additional information on his blog on why the Drive Extender technology was removed from Windows Home Server Vail: In a briefing last month, I was told that Microsoft and its partners discovered problems with Drive Extender once they began typical server loads (i.e. server applications) on the system. This […]
Episode 114 of "The Home Server Show" podcast is up and unsurprisingly this episode is all about Microsoft’s decision to remove Drive Extender (DE) from WHS Vail. Dave and the guys are this week joined by Alex Kuretz, Timothy Daleo and Michael Martis to give their thoughts on this decision. This DE focused episode, which […]
After yesterdays announced from Microsoft regarding dropping Drive Extender from Windows Home Server Vail, the community responded. On that post over 150 comments were left with the majority asking why?, with comments such as “You know it is not April 1st, right?”. Headlines appeared on websites around the web such as this one: "Microsoft sh**s […]
Microsoft have today announced that Windows Home Server Vail will no longer have the Drive Extender (DE) technology within it which is currently in the Vail beta as well as WHS Version 1. DE was the technology with the reliability and benefits of RAID which provided the following three capabilities: Selectable multi-disk redundancy in the […]
Houston, Texas is the place to be on Tuesday, November 30th 2010 for HoustonWinMeet: A Windows Entertainment and Connected Home Meet-up. Sponsored by Microsoft, the meet-up is being organized by Windows Entertainment and Connected Home MVP Michael “Mikinho” Welter, who is also a Senior Editor for MissingRemote.com. Of particular interest in the schedule is: Backing […]
