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Entertainment 2.0 – The WHS 2011 Episode

This weeks edition of the Entertainment 2.0 podcast is all about Windows Home Server 2011.

For episode 147 of the Entertainment 2.0 podcast Josh Pollard had the opportunity to sit down with Microsoft Windows Home Server MVP Dave McCabe, and host of the BYOB podcast, Mike Faucher, to talk about Windows Home Server 2011. Richard Gunther wasn’t able to join the show, but there was enough knowledge oozing from the guests that I think it made up for it! In addition to being a Microsoft MVP, Dave McCabe hosts a podcast called The Home Server Show where they discuss the latest news around Windows Home Server every single week. Mike Faucher, no stranger to the show, hosts the Build Your Own Box podcast where they discuss computer hardware and quite frequently discuss their own Windows Home Server builds. These two guys were able to explain to us what the newest version of Windows Home Server brings to the table, why you should use it, and some recommend hardware ideas if you would like to build your own server.

This episode is great for those of you who don’t know a lot about WHS 2011 or those of you who would like a recap of its features.

You can catch it here.

Windows Storage Server 2008 R2 Essentials Presentation in Louisville

The Kentucky SBS User Group (KYSBSUG) has an open invite for a talk on Windows Storage Server 2008 R2 Essentials.

There has been a lot of talk about Windows Storage Server Essentials 2008 R2 (formerly code named "Breckenridge"). http://blogs.technet.com/b/storageserver/archive/2010/11/08/announcing-windows-storage-server-2008-r2-essentials.aspx

Unfortunately, there hasn’t been much in the way of hardware from vendors. Good news though – this month Kevin Royalty [SBS-MVP] is coming to Louisville to show both the software AND the hardware available for WSSE.

Taking place on Thursday October 13th 2011 (6:30-9:00 PM Eastern), speaker in Royalty [SBS-MVP] is going to Louisville to show the software AND hardware available for Windows Storage Server 2008 R2 Essentials.

Seating is limited (and they may be doing food – not sure yet) so please register today!

• Venue: Money Concepts
• Registration URL: http://kysbsug92.eventbrite.com/

The Home Server Show Podcast Episode 155

Another week and its episode 155 of The Home Server Show podcast:

“The guys are back for episode 155 and it’s chock full of Windows Home Server goodness.  We dredge up the old argument of antivirus on Windows Home Server since it’s been a while since we have discussed it.  Paul Braren, aka TinkererGuy from the forums, joins us to shed new light on the status of antivirus with WHS…”

You can get episode 155 from here.