Windows Home Server Team Blog

"Your guide to all things Windows Home Server"

More news on HP's new home servers ...

A few more reviews on HP's new MediaSmart Servers that you might be interested in reading, the first...

Author: Qblogger Date: 12/30/2008

HP MediaSmart Server EX485 and EX487

The Windows Home Server team is excited to see the introduction of the next round of home servers...

Author: Qblogger Date: 12/29/2008

New 'Windows Home Server' group on Windows Live

Donavon West, blogger at https://www.homeserverhacks.com, set up a Windows Live Group site for...

Author: Qblogger Date: 12/18/2008

Free Home Server ...

CrunchGear did a great write-up on Windows Home Server and the HP MediaSmart Server and is giving...

Author: Qblogger Date: 12/12/2008

Home Server Checklist

I sometimes get asked the question: "What is the difference between a home server and a network...

Author: Qblogger Date: 12/08/2008

Facebook Trojan Virus... Not a problem if you have a Windows Home Server.

So, my wife just got hit, Facebook Users Attacked by Trojan Virus, HOW TO: Install a Facebook...

Author: Kevin Beares - MSFT Date: 12/04/2008

Windows Home Server Toolkit Version 1.1

Today the Windows Home Server team released version 1.1 of the Windows Home Server Toolkit, a...

Author: Qblogger Date: 11/26/2008

More info on November 2008 update ...

After installing the November 2008 update on your home server, your home server will be rebooted and...

Author: Qblogger Date: 11/25/2008

November 2008 Windows Update for Windows Home Server

The Windows Home Server team released a minor software update for the product as part of our ongoing...

Author: Qblogger Date: 11/25/2008

Image-based Backup

J.D Biersdorfer from the New York Times did an article for the Personal Tech column entitled...

Author: Qblogger Date: 11/13/2008

"Consumer grade" add-ins

The Windows Home Server team is ecstatic about the number of add-ins that have been developed for...

Author: Qblogger Date: 11/12/2008

Another reason for a home server ...

Digital Railroad, a hosted digital archiving and commerce site, used by professional photographers...

Author: Qblogger Date: 11/11/2008

New Windows Home Server MVPs

We added 3 new Windows Home Server MVPs to our family in early October.  Check out their sites...

Author: Qblogger Date: 11/10/2008

Full-Text Search and Automatic Indexing

One of the cool features of Windows Home Server is that it automatically indexes the contents of all...

Author: Qblogger Date: 11/06/2008

More on Windows Home Server and Live Mesh

Channel 10 posted another video with Mark, Brendan and Doug that showcases some of the future...

Author: Qblogger Date: 11/05/2008

How many hard drives do you have in your home server?

Windows Home Server was designed with software extensibility and hardware extensibility in mind. As...

Author: Qblogger Date: 11/04/2008

Windows Home Server for under $100

The Windows Home Server team is a very customer focused team. We listen to our community of current...

Author: Qblogger Date: 11/03/2008

Windows Home Server and Live Mesh Technology Demonstration

The Professional Developers Conference (PDC) is an event where Microsoft employees that sit behind...

Author: Qblogger Date: 10/30/2008

Video: Developing Connected Home Applications and Services for Windows Home Server

At PDC 2008, the Windows Home Server team has 2 breakout sessions. The video for the first session,...

Author: Qblogger Date: 10/29/2008

Home Server Feng Shui

The https://www.stayathomeserver.com site has been updated with more videos and a new book ... to...

Author: Qblogger Date: 10/28/2008

It’s show time!

Its fall already and one of the most exciting portions of the year has just started –...

Author: Qblogger Date: 10/14/2008

Windows Home Server web site updated ...

We’ve begun a new series on the Windows Home Server web site – starting with Home Computer Backup...

Author: Qblogger Date: 09/17/2008

Updated Technical Briefs for Windows Home Server

The technical briefs and other documents for Windows Home Server have been updated to incorporate...

Author: Qblogger Date: 09/17/2008

Time to evangelize! WHS Platform Extensibility Day 2008

As we've posted to this blog before, the Windows Home Server team is gearing up for a big presence...

Author: Qblogger Date: 09/16/2008

Java with John

On Sunday September 7th, Steven Leonard, Senior Product Manager for Windows Home Server,...

Author: Qblogger Date: 09/09/2008

10 Computers & 10 Users

From time to time, people ask the home server team how and why we made certain decisions for the...

Author: Qblogger Date: 09/04/2008

Gearing up for PDC 2008!

If you haven't updated your event calendars lately, here's one to make sure you have on your agenda:...

Author: Qblogger Date: 08/27/2008

You Have Five Minutes to Get Out of Your House. What Would You Save?

A coworker recently forwarded me a program that he heard on Puget Sound Public Radio.  This...

Author: Qblogger Date: 08/22/2008

The Eagle has landed...Or soon will ;-)

Make that Power Pack 1, actually. That's right folks, our RTM code of Power Pack 1 is in the process...

Author: Qblogger Date: 08/12/2008

Jimbo's Blogging!

Our very own Jim Lyon (Wikipedia link), co-inventor of INTERCAL (the programming language most of...

Author: Qblogger Date: 08/08/2008

German, French and Spanish ... (oh my)

The Power Pack 1 train is leaving the station. Today the Windows Home Server team made the Power...

Author: Qblogger Date: 08/06/2008

Fun in the sun... the ultimate Windows Home Server product bundle

The Windows Home Server marketing team in Germany recently kicked off an awareness campaign for...

Author: Qblogger Date: 08/01/2008

And the survey says?

Family Feud was a television game show that featured two families (and in later years, celebrity...

Author: Qblogger Date: 07/14/2008

Another (couple) Webinars scheduled...

After a successful start to our educational Home Server Webinar series on June 25th (over 350...

Author: Qblogger Date: 07/09/2008

Ask the Home Server Guy, Home Server Show 7

Donavon over at Home Server Hacks has started a new "Ask the Home Server Guy" feature. In his words:...

Author: Qblogger Date: 06/27/2008

Mark your calendar...

...for this Wednesday, June 25th at 10 a.m. PST for the first in a series of interactive 'Webinars'...

Author: Qblogger Date: 06/22/2008

When you wish upon a star...

Yesterday the Innoventions Dream Home became the latest attraction at Disneyland. Located in...

Author: Qblogger Date: 06/17/2008

Apple Home Server?

I knew it wouldn’t take long for someone to figure out that the Apple Mac Mini is an interesting...

Author: Qblogger Date: 06/09/2008

Windows Home Server Power Pack 1 public beta!

The Windows Home Server team, in conjunction with all of our partners, MVPs, and "Dogfooders" is...

Author: Qblogger Date: 06/09/2008

Belinea Home Server

The Belinea o.center Home Server from MaxData is now available for sale in Europe. You can find out...

Author: Qblogger Date: 06/05/2008

Windows Home Server – Chinese Edition

Microsoft announced today that Windows Home Server Chinese Edition will be launched in Taiwan in the...

Author: Qblogger Date: 06/05/2008

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