Its another year and today I am privileged to have been rewarded as a Windows Home Server MVP from Microsoft.

I feel honored to have received this award for 4 years in a row now and would like to thank both you guys and girls for reading this, for without you none of this would be possible and also the teams at MS who have made it possible for me to be re-awarded – Thanks guys.

This year I am sure will be full of Home Server goodness and we will make sure that we bring Home Server news directly to you as we have done for the last 54 months.

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We started this community back in June of 2007 and have during the last four and a half years brought you the highs (the release of Home Server both v1 and WHS 2011) and the lows (the removal of Drive Extender) and aim to continue to do so in 2012 and beyond.

So until next year (tomorrow) thank you for making this site one of the most popular stops for Windows Home Server information – Happy New Year everyone and may it be a healthy and prosperous one for you.

Phill Churchill

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The snow was falling on a Christmas Eve
All crisp and crunchy I hardly couldn’t believe
Delivering presents is Santa, I am waiting to receive

In his sack a Home Server, a surprise for some one new
It may not have Drive Extender but 2011 will have to do
To Backup PCs and a Mac machine too.
But that’s not all Home Server can do

Sharing and storage to name a few
Not forgetting add-ins which can extend it anew
I love Home Server, oh that is so true
I’m awaiting a new one from Santa – Are you?

From all of us here at MSWHS.com we would like to wish our wonderful readers, advertisers, supporters and contributors a very merry Christmas

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To be part of the team, here are some of the conditions:

• You must use Windows Home Server v1 or WHS2011 or BOTH to manage your backup and storage needs.
• Be interested and passionate about WHS and its related technologies in general
• Be proficient in English
• Able to submit at least one article per week of at least 150+ words

REMEMBER – Writing skills are not essential BUT enthusiasm is!

We are specifically looking for writers to write tutorials and add-in reviews but are also welcoming anyone that wishes to write about WHS news too, or other Windows Home Server related topics. News writers will be required to stay on top of the Windows Home Server scene and report on news as it happens.

The Perks:

• Press-pass entry to conferences
• Software freebies
• Name recognition for writing for the web’s largest dedicated Windows Home Server resource

If that’s you, then you can contact us at philipchurchill at mswhs dot com with the following details:

• Your name
• Details on when you are available to write
• What you are interested in writing about
• Short writing style sample, being sure to show us your personality and creativity.

We will read all applications, but due to the large volume of emails we receive, we may not be able to reply to every applicant.

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To all our wonderful readers, advertisers and supporters we would like to wish you a very merry Christmas

It was Christmas, the Eve before Day
Me and my Home Server, hip hip hooray!

The little machine sits there, working, hidden away
Backing up my computers, all 5, each and every day

We may be waiting for Vail, which is not far away
Even without DE, Home Server is here, here to stay

Me and Home Server, Home Server and I
It keeps me protected and always complies

Thank you Home Server, especially this time of year
I know why I have you, it has become crystal clear

Happy holidays everyone.

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There will be a post on the forum for anyone who wants to let me know of their top deals for the week, or maybe to discuss where to buy some of these great deals, which you can find here.

If there are any manufacturers/suppliers out there that wants to let me know of their top deals for the week then please drop me an email, and if you see any great deals out there drop me an email too.

Written by
Matthew Glover
www.matthewglover.co.uk

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Some of you may have noticed that recently the forums have been down for maintenance; well we have been very busy transferring to some new forum software with some great new features and a fantastic new look (check it out here).

You don’t even have to create an account, just login with your Facebook/Twitter username and password and you will be able to start posting immediately.

I am going to be very active around the forums going forward so please post your questions and I will do my best to answer them as soon as possible.

You can find the new forums here. If you experience any problems with them, then please let me know, and I look forward to answering any questions you may have.

Written by
Matthew Glover
www.matthewglover.co.uk

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Since our new site design, we presume you like the look as we are using up all of our available RAM at our existing provider and have had to find a new hosting company to house us. So during the next 24 to 48 hours (hopefully less) if you see any strange error messages, then we apologize in advance and as Ozzy Osbourne would say: See You On The Other Side.

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We have lots of new features planned for MSWHS.com and would like some volunteers to help us take this site to the next level.

From color scheming to database searching with lots of interesting stuff in between. So if you know any, some or all (wow!) of these technologies please leave a comment below and we will be in contact.

• CSS
• PHP
• HTML
• WordPress
• MySQL

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Enjoy your stay and as always your comments are welcome.

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Just to let you know we are starting the work to move to our new hosting provider and our new layout which we mentioned yesterday, so for the next 6 hours or more (less hopefully) you will experience either the old site or nothing – What nothing!

OK that’s wishful thinking , but we will see you on the other side of this thing called cyberspace

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Due to the wonders of the world wide bubble while the site is migrating over you may experience some down time and/or the old (this) site still showing up in your browser. This will only occur for a short while until DNS propagates around the net.

In the meantime do have a look and leave your comments about the new layout, both good and bad  below.

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For example you can search a web site (like mswhs.com) directly from the Windows 7 search box, and to make that possible we have made a search connector for MSWHS.com which also adds MSWHS to your favorite locations in Win7.

Just download and double click on the .osdx file to enable searching of MSWHS.com directly within Windows 7 Windows Explorer.

Download from here.

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All you need to do is click on the small images below to open a site with a demo version of the theme for you to try/look at. Once you have decided the best one which you like, please let us know by voting in the poll below.

Theme 1

 Theme 2

 Theme 3

P.S. Don’t worry to much about the colors on the themes as these can be changed, its more about the layout and style – Thanks.

[polldaddy poll=1923782]

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“This blog has been archived or suspended for violation of our Terms of Service.”

As you can tell we are back and Mark from WordPress.com (our host) has apologised for the trouble caused and assure us that it wont be happening again.

It reminds me that I wish we had a add-in for Home Server so WordPress users could backup up their blogs.

P.S. Thanks to all the fellow MVPs for your help over the last few hours including Andrew Edney for his great work in getting  an RSS backup of our site to me and for spreading the news on his site http://usingwindowshomeserver.com on what was happening. Thanks again guys (and ladies).

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First up I would like to introduce the first 4 to you.

Gary Quigley and Steve Crick both from the UK. Gary has been in IT since the 80’s and loves his Home Server. Steve is hot on security and loves his gadgets (believe me he has many!) and both will be heading up the hardware reviews here at mswhs.com

John Wall (known as Bucket23) is from Australia who is a communications engineer during the day and will very shortly be taking us through his home network amongst many other things.

Matthew Glover an IT tech from Derby in the UK will be writing software and add-in reviews for our Home Servers and telling us what’s hot and what’s not.

Keep watch for more information about all of our contributors and their reviews and articles soon.

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A software reviewer can be based in any country worldwide whilst the hardware reviewer needs to be based in the South East of England (UK).

Both positions are (The position is) unpaid although any expenses will be paid, but more importantly the perks of being a part of the team include press-pass entry to conferences, software freebies and of course name recognition for writing for the web’s largest dedicated Windows Home Server resource.

If you are interested please email Philip Churchill @ mswhs.com (deleting the spaces) with the subject line of “Reviewer”. Remember apart from a knowledge of Home Server writing skills are not essential BUT enthusiasm is.

UPDATE: Thanks to all 30 of all who applied for the software reviewer position, over the course of the next week we will be getting back in contact with you all. In the meantime we are still after a hardware reviewer who resides in the South East of England, so if that’s you get in contact!

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FeedZa is a public RSS feed reader where the community can vote on the blog posts they find most interesting. And of course being one of the best blogs on Windows Home Server, our content is available on the service for you to view.

Check it out here.

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So what does 2008 hold in store for us? Update Release 1 of WHS is due any month now with numerous updates to the original code and this your site also has some great things coming up. Bigger and better articles, more tutorials, WHS related book information, Add-In lists and a better, bigger forum too amongst other things.

So in the meantime until next year (tomorrow) thank you for making this site one of the most popular stops for Windows Home Server information – Happy New Year!

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We announced yesterday that Diskeeper 2008 HomeServer Edition had been released, and courtesy of Diskeeper we have a copy to give away to 5 lucky winners. The defrag tool, especially for Windows Home Server integrates into the console and defragments your computer in real-time with no drain on system resources, making your system run faster. Available for only $69.95, more information on the technology behind Diskeeper 2008 HomeServer Edition is available from their site.

So if you fancy winning 1 of the 5 copy’s that are up for grabs, all you need to do is tell us the answer to the following:

What is the maximum supported volume size supported in Diskeeper2008 HomeServer Edition. Is it:

A) 768GB
B) Unlimited
C) 2TB

He help you with the answer may we suggest you check the Diskeeper 2008 HomeServer Edition page and sub-pages from here for the answer. Email your answer A, B or C with the following completed in 15 words or less. I Love this MS Windows Home Server Website because….. to competition at mswhs dot com before 11.59PM GMT, 14th November 2007 and good luck!

Five correct answers with the best phrase will be selected on 15th November 2007 to receive a copy of Diskeeper 2008 HomeServer Edition as an electronic download. By entering you grant permission for us to publish your full name and city of residence for promotion purposes.

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1. The name of your provider?
2. Type of service it is? Either Satellite, Cable, Broadband, Dial-up etc.
3. The name of your providers package?
4. What country you live in?
5. What ports are blocked if any?
6. Any other relevant info?

Please post each entry under a new topic here.

By collecting this information, we can hopefully guide others into choosing the best ISP’s that do not block ports or have restrictions in regards to Windows Home Server.

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If you are a geek and obsessed with Home Server then we would like you to join our blogging team. We are looking for motivated people to join mswhs.com, writing skills are not essential BUT enthusiasm is.

You would be writing reviews, how-to’s or just about anything, as long as the focus is on Windows Home Server. If this is something you would be interested in please email your contact information and 2 samples, and be sure to show us your personality and creativity.

Send your application to PhilipChurchill at mswhs dot com.

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For future reference the forums can be reached by clicking “Forum” at the top right of any page here on the blog.

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For now

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We have another one for you now. What we want to know is What will be the main purpose of your WHS? We have the two main options available for you Computer Backups and Server Storage. You will find the Poll half way down in the left pane, so get clicking!

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If  one of your favorite sites is not listed then it can also be added by pasting in its feed address in the box provided. The number of headlines from each site, background colors, font size and column size can also easily be customized.

Daily Rotation has been set as my homepage for the last couple of years, give it a try yourself.

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A few examples to get you going:

• MSWHS – The Server for the People
• MSWHS – The Server 4 the People
• MS Windows Home Server
• Windows Home Server Blog

Or whatever else you can think of… and thank you in advance.

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Welcome to a new site dedicated to Windows Home Server. The home server for dummies (like me). Finally we have  a server product for Mr or Mrs’s average.

Over the coming days, weeks, months, years (OK We get the picture!!!) this site will fill with detailed information, articles, tutorials and relevant news about WHS.

In the meantime have a read “About” me.

Enjoy, learn and have fun – A Server for the People !!!

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