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Author: Jonas Svensson -FST- Date: 02/03/2011

“Vail” Launchpad and Its Extensibility

Hi there! We are on to our second edition of Vail Engineering blogs, and this time we are talking...

Author: Dileep K Date: 05/24/2010

Introduction to Windows Home Server “Vail” SDK

Hi everyone! My name is Dileep and I am a Development lead with Windows Home Server team. It has...

Author: Dileep K Date: 05/07/2010

Windows Home Server Power Pack 3 - PP3 Beta Update

Hey everyone, As some of you know, we have started blogging over on the Windows Team Blog back at...

Author: Kevin Beares - MSFT Date: 09/29/2009

Windows Home Server Team is soliciting feedback in 2nd annual usage & satisfaction survey

Did you know… That most English language users found out about Windows Home Server through a blog or...

Author: sleonard Date: 08/31/2009

Windows Home Server category grows with the announcement of the Lenovo IdeaCentre D400

As reported by COMPUTERWORLD and other sources (see below) earlier this week, Lenovo will be...

Author: sleonard Date: 08/21/2009

Windows Home Server Software Development Kit (SDK) adds Japanese Language Support

The momentum behind Windows Home Server add-ins continues to grow!  The Windows Home Server...

Author: sleonard Date: 08/21/2009

Windows Home Server - Can It Be a SOHO Solution?

Although the name of Windows Home Server may make you inclined to believe that it is only for...

Author: sleonard Date: 07/21/2009

Windows Home Server Power Pack 3 BETA – Includes enhancements for Windows 7-based computers

We are pleased to announce the Windows Home Server Power Pack 3 Beta which improves the Windows Home...

Author: sleonard Date: 07/17/2009

Secure online photo sharing with Windows Home Server and Community Add-Ins

Don’t you love to share your photos with your friends and family? Those great shots of your little...

Author: Ariom Date: 06/16/2009

Windows Home Server - Report from Computex 2009

For those of you that have been reading this blog for a while, you may remember Dispatch from...

Author: Qblogger Date: 06/08/2009

Update improves Windows Home Server Console display on some Netbooks

There is good news if you are one of the many people that purchased a netbook computer over the past...

Author: Qblogger Date: 05/27/2009

Windows Home Server - Imaginations are unleashed with the Add-in Idea Challenge

Earlier this month, Terry Walsh at We Got Served announced the launch of a new Windows Home Server...

Author: Qblogger Date: 05/22/2009

Windows Home Server - Acer Launches Aspire EasyStore Home Server in US

In case folks missed this, but today was an important milestone for the Windows Home Server...

Author: Qblogger Date: 05/22/2009

Windows Home Server - Visit us at Microsoft Tech-Ed North America

IT Professionals and Developers will be descending upon the Los Angeles Convention Center next week...

Author: Qblogger Date: 05/06/2009

Windows Home Server - Windows 7 Release Candidate testers asked to revert to Windows Vista prior to upgrade

Yesterday marked the availability of the Windows 7 Release Candidate. On the Engineering Windows 7...

Author: Qblogger Date: 05/06/2009

Running the Windows Home Server Console on a MAC

One of the developers on the Windows Home Server team, Gautam, was goofing around on a Mac during...

Author: Qblogger Date: 04/29/2009

Windows Home Server - Canadians Put More Importance on Photos Stored On Their PC Than Their Financial Information

Last month, Microsoft Canada reported survey results by Ipsos Reid that found Canadians value...

Author: Qblogger Date: 04/09/2009

Windows Home Server MVPs - April 2009

The Windows Home Server team is excited to have 2 new MVPs added to our MVP family. Please join me...

Author: Jonas Svensson -FST- Date: 04/08/2009

HP MediaSmart Server 487 - An Engadget Winner!

This just in!  Congratulations are due to our friends at Hewlett-Packard, whose MediaSmart...

Author: Qblogger Date: 03/31/2009

Power Pack Press Clippings

Sorry, I couldn’t resist the alliteration.  ;-)  My enthusiasm must have boiled over after...

Author: Qblogger Date: 03/27/2009

Windows Home Server Website Updated

Possibly lost among the frenzy of the Power Pack 2 release, and the addition of Windows Home Server...

Author: Qblogger Date: 03/25/2009

Windows Home Server - Now available on MSDN

A key benefit of Windows Home Server is the versatility and power it offers as a development...

Author: Qblogger Date: 03/23/2009

Windows Home Server - Announcing Power Pack 2

We are pleased to announce Windows Home Server Power Pack 2. Power Pack 2 fixes known issues and...

Author: Qblogger Date: 03/23/2009

Get Your Life Back - Windows Home Server Image Based Backup Software

We all know that we should backup our computers in case of hard drive failure, disaster, trojan...

Author: Qblogger Date: 03/19/2009

Windows Home Server - Photography web page launched

If your photography is your passion, Windows Home Server is a better way to store, organize, protect...

Author: Qblogger Date: 03/03/2009

February 2009 Update for Windows Home Server

Today the Windows Home Server team is releasing a small update to the product. This update improves...

Author: Qblogger Date: 02/24/2009

More than 1 Home Server - Let’s Sync up!

I recently saw a post from Donavon West at Home Server Hacks titled, Syncing Two Windows Home...

Author: Qblogger Date: 02/19/2009

Windows 7 ‘Play To’ Feature & Home Server – Extreme Goodness

Like many of you enthusiasts out there, I’ve had the chance to play around with the Windows 7 Beta...

Author: Qblogger Date: 02/16/2009

Windows Home Server Product Demonstration: From the archives

You have to love it when you find something that you forgot even existed! Like finding an extra $20...

Author: Qblogger Date: 02/12/2009

Passing the Torch, new General Manager for the Windows Home Server Team

Last week TechFlash reported a change in the leadership of the Windows Home Server team. ...

Author: Qblogger Date: 02/09/2009

Confessions of a Windows Home Server User

TechReady is a bi-annual readiness and training event for Microsoft technical employees.  It...

Author: Qblogger Date: 02/05/2009

January, 2009 Update for Windows Home Server

Today the Windows Home Server team is releasing a small update to the product. The update improves...

Author: Qblogger Date: 01/27/2009

CES 2009: Windows Home Server Update - Channel 10 (On10.net) video

Nic Fillingham tracked me down at CES to take a look at some of the new hardware that is being...

Author: Qblogger Date: 01/23/2009

Story Time with Windows Home Server

Events provide an opportunity for our team to have face-to-face interactions with users (and...

Author: Qblogger Date: 01/22/2009

New Windows Home Server Videos from Canada's Tech Guru

Steve Dotto is the popular host of Dotto Tech a technology TV program in Canada.  Steve...

Author: Qblogger Date: 01/21/2009

Weekly Round-up

Lots of great news and blog posts about Windows Home Server appeared over the last week. I thought I...

Author: Qblogger Date: 01/16/2009

Home-based Businesses

Windows Home Server was designed for consumers and home-based businesses. In our recent customer...

Author: Qblogger Date: 01/13/2009

Windows 7 and Windows Home Server

The Windows Home Server team is excited to see the progress and excitement around the public beta...

Author: Qblogger Date: 01/12/2009

HP MediaSmart Server winner of MacWorld's "Best of Show"

Congratulations to Hewlett Packard in being selected as a winner of MacWorld's annual "Best of Show"...

Author: Qblogger Date: 01/12/2009

VIA ARTiGO A2000 and A1000

Donavon West, over at https://www.homeserverhacks.com has a great write-up on building a Windows Home...

Author: Qblogger Date: 01/12/2009

CES 2009

The Windows Home Server team wrapped the posts again outside of the CES show floor ... I thought I...

Author: Qblogger Date: 01/09/2009

Hard Drive Not Found and Data Recovery with Windows Home Server

Now that Windows Home Server has been available for almost a year and half, I am amazed at how many...

Author: Kevin Beares - MSFT Date: 01/08/2009

Windows Home Server 120-Day Evaluation Edition

With the first day of CES 2009 getting under way, the Windows Home Server team has decided to make...

Author: Qblogger Date: 01/08/2009

Windows Home Server MVPs - January 2009

The Windows Home Server team is excited to have 4 new MVPs to join our family in helping the ever...

Author: Qblogger Date: 01/06/2009

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