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- Discussion threads 2009-11-15
- Which should a small business choose: Windows Home Server or Windows Server Foundation?
- CompetitionThe $1000 Mac-Mini with Snow Leopard Server and no user-count limits may have inspired the outreach.That depends on your needs.WHS is a great solution for file sharing and/or client backups. It's backup feature is a strong selling point, IMO. It would be nice to see this extended to every version...
- Discussion threads 2009-11-09
- Which should a small business choose: Windows Home Server or Windows Server Foundation?
- Until quite recently, Microsoft officials emphasized the "home" in Windows Home Server WHS when explaining how that product fit into its server line-up. Last week, however, something changed. Microsoft officials added small office/home office SOHO users to its list of potential customers for WHS. by Mary Jo Foley
- Blog posts 2009-11-09
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- Discussion threads 2009-10-20
- Windows Home Server Power Pack 3 delayed to after Windows 7 launch
- Kudos to MSThey obviously want to do more testing with real life Windows 7 clients, something that can only happen after Windows 7 goes retail.It's a free update, the beta is freely available... It's the smart thing to do.Thats good...Whats wrong with this feature "Backup and restore support for computers...
- Discussion threads 2009-09-29
- Windows Home Server Power Pack 3 delayed to after Windows 7 launch
- Microsoft's Windows Home Server WHS team had been pushing to deliver the Power Pack 3 update around the time Windows 7 launches in October. But it's not going to happen, officials acknowledged on September 28. by Mary Jo Foley
- Blog posts 2009-09-29
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- Software downloads 2009-09-04
- Build a RAID 6 array for $100/TB
- I want one!This would be the ideal replacement for my pair of MediaSmart servers and external 8 drive enclosure.Is that per terabyte, orper 1 trillion bytes. Sorry, I just had to.RE: Build a RAID 6 array for $100/TBWhy not OpenSolaris and ZFS? Both for free download & use. ...
- Discussion threads 2009-09-01
- Windows 7 first look: More than just "Vista, fixed"
- Windows 7 first look: More than just "Vista, fixed"I look forward to your next reviewI am far more interested in the differences between versions than an overview. We've been hearing about Windows 7 features for months, now it would be nice to know exactly which features will be present on...
- Discussion threads 2009-07-29
- Windows 7, netbook support in the works for Windows Home Server
- Windows 7, netbook support in the works for Windows Home ServerWin 7 Support?I've been running Win 7 for months and using it with my Windows Home Server without issue. It backs up files and I was able to use the WHS to restore a file that I accidentally overwrote...
- Discussion threads 2009-07-17
- Windows 7, netbook support in the works for Windows Home Server
- The Windows Home Server WHS team announced on July 17 that its next update -- slated to go to testers on July 17 -- will add support for Windows 7 clients and netbooks. by Mary Jo Foley
- Blog posts 2009-07-17
- How good is Microsoft's free antivirus software?
- How good is Microsoft's free antivirus software?Question re: crucial measure ...[i]And on the crucial measure of delivering the fewest false positives, Microsoft stood far ahead of the pack, delivering the fewest false positives of any program tested.[/i]By false positive, do you mean files that tested positive in the AV as...
- Discussion threads 2009-06-18
- Windows 7 OEM pricing: What could and should Microsoft do?
- Windows 7 OEM pricing: What could and should Microsoft do?Bigger flaw in the analysis.We're talking about the per-copy price of Win7 as if it were a fixed amount, which it probably is - but the tacit assumption is that the price of the netbook it's running on is *also* a...
- Discussion threads 2009-06-16
- RAIDfail: Don't use RAID 5 on small arrays
- RAIDfail: Don't use RAID 5 on small arraysDroboSo.. the article says not use use RAID 5 - then recommends that the consumer buys a box Drobo - which essentially just operates as a RAID 5 array when its full???? (put in 4 x 1 TB disks and get 3...
- Discussion threads 2009-05-19
- Scott Adams' "home server" would be a massive DRM and vendor lock-in
- Scott Adams' "home server" would be a massive DRM and vendor lock-init already existsWindows Home Server?Apple will charge...One dollar less than "crazy expensive". That's the magic of Steve Jobs.Smart Home technologyAbout 20 years ago I worked with a company that installed custom control systems for edifices that controlled lighting,...
- Discussion threads 2009-05-18
- Microsoft launches new netbook-like Windows Server option
- Microsoft launches new netbook-like Windows Server optionNetbook-like?Does this mean we'll see OEM's building Atom-based business servers? ;)Windows Server Foundation vs. WinWESSSo what is "WinWESS" then? Is it just Windows Server Foundation, but including Hyper-V and having the ability to connect to an SBS domain with CAL interoperability? ...
- Discussion threads 2009-04-01
- Windows 7 editions at a glance
- Windows 7 editions at a glanceThe issue with Aero Glass...Starter Edition does not feature Aero theme at all. Home Basic features Aero but not Aero Glass.RE: Windows 7 editions at a glanceFor the sake of a single feature, BitLocker, why don't they just ditch Ultimate and include Bitlocker in Professional....
- Discussion threads 2009-03-31
- With Power Pack 2, Windows Home Server Finally Embraces Media Center
- [Update: Thanks to the reader who pointed out that Windows Home Server doesn't load on your Media Center PC, but will communicate with it through the Media Center Connector app.] When Microsoft first released its Windows Home Server WHS OS, it seemed like...
- Blog posts 2009-03-24
- Microsoft Windows Home Server Power Pack 2 on deck
- Microsoft is ready to roll out the second minor update to its Windows Home Server WHS release -- Power Pack 2. And if Microsoft Most Valuable Professional MVP Philip Churchill is reading the tea leaves right, Power Pack 2 could be out by March 24. by Mary Jo Foley
- Blog posts 2009-03-23
- Best hard drive for a media center
- Best hard drive for a media centerCool and/or Quiet is more importantI'd run two 5400RPM drives in Raid-0 to counter the lower RPMs. That way, it should help keep the temperatures down. Why? because temperature has a bigger impact on the drive bearings, so it's more likely to wear-out/noisier sooner....
- Discussion threads 2009-03-13
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