Windows Home Server Team Blog

"Your guide to all things Windows Home Server"

Frankenstein eases suffering?

Another great story about WHS backup saving the day...this time in the case of burglary. From Mike...

Author: Qblogger Date: 06/04/2008

Dispatch from Computex Taipei

Computex Taipei has become the largest technology exhibition in Asia and second largest in the...

Author: Qblogger Date: 06/03/2008

White or wheat?

Have you seen Edgar Voorbraak's Home Server toaster yet? Imaginative, cool, funny...just like the...

Author: Qblogger Date: 06/02/2008

WHS and Xbox Dad

Microsoft storage guru and 'gamer dad' Jason Buffington has a great post on the popular Xbox Dad...

Author: Qblogger Date: 05/30/2008

Updating the Windows Home Server web site

Microsoft's Windows Home Server web site is getting updated to enable people to quickly find what...

Author: Qblogger Date: 05/28/2008

Another story ...

Today' story came from a gentleman named Bruce... I got up Saturday morning and went into my office...

Author: Qblogger Date: 05/28/2008

Autographed "Mommy ..." book

If you would like an autographed hard copy version (only 500 were made) of the "Mommy, Why is there...

Author: Qblogger Date: 05/22/2008

Sign up for the beta of Windows Home Server Power Pack 1

Interested in participating in the beta program for Windows Home Server Power Pack 1? We need your...

Author: Qblogger Date: 05/21/2008

Tranquil on the A list

Good to see Tranquil's T2 WHS A3 Harmony Home Server - "more substantial" vs. the T7 HSA - is a...

Author: Qblogger Date: 05/16/2008

NTFS Compression

The Windows Home Server team has solved a software bug that may affect files that are compressed...

Author: Qblogger Date: 05/07/2008

Life saver... time saver!

One of the important benefits of Windows Home Server is "image-based backup".  Most...

Author: Qblogger Date: 05/06/2008

Gadgets Gone Wild !

Does Donavon West sleep or has his home server automated a bunch of previously manual tasks so that...

Author: Qblogger Date: 04/29/2008

Get the Gadget

Donavon West of Home Server Hacks and LiveGadgets.net has created a nice Home Server blog headline...

Author: Qblogger Date: 04/28/2008

What A Deal!

Doing my duty to point out the 'hot' deals on our OEM Windows Home Server products, here's one to...

Author: Qblogger Date: 04/22/2008

Managed services for the home

Interesting story here on CE Pro about Atomoo, which "may be the first residential IT managed...

Author: Qblogger Date: 04/22/2008

A 'Green' Home Server

As the 'new guy' on the Home Server team, I've been waiting a bit to find the right topic to jump...

Author: Qblogger Date: 04/21/2008

Back that thing up

The Consumer Electronics Association has issued a new study that shows (yet again) that Americans...

Author: Qblogger Date: 04/17/2008

Consume(r) Storage

Industry analyst firm In-Stat is promoting its new consumer storage research by Joyce Putscher, who...

Author: Qblogger Date: 04/15/2008

Windows Home Server Customer Data

Customers are given the option of anonymously sharing some data with Microsoft during the initial...

Author: Qblogger Date: 04/09/2008

LiveNode.Com is going away ...

During the initial beta of Windows Home Server, the team setup a test domain for the Dynamic DNS...

Author: Qblogger Date: 04/08/2008

Home Computer Restore CD (Dual Boot) BETA now available

The Windows Home Server team would like to invite you to download a BETA version of the "Windows...

Author: Qblogger Date: 04/04/2008

An update regarding Windows Home Server Power Pack 1

Thanks for all of the thoughtful feedback, passion and insights in this post on the Windows Home...

Author: Qblogger Date: 04/02/2008

Special promotion for System Builder purchases

There is a terrific promotion for customers in the US who purchase a Windows Home Server system from...

Author: Qblogger Date: 03/27/2008

Windows Update - March, 2008

An update is available for Windows Home Server today via Windows Update. It should download...

Author: Qblogger Date: 03/25/2008

The good book

Another Home Server book, The Windows Home Server Bible by Greg Kettell and Jennifer Ackerman...

Author: Qblogger Date: 03/20/2008

An update on KB #946676

The Windows Home Server team has been heads down working on the data corruption issue since we first...

Author: Qblogger Date: 03/10/2008

Survey of HP MediaSmart Server customers

Are you an HP MediaSmart Server owner? If so, HP would like your opinions about the product. Filling...

Author: Qblogger Date: 03/07/2008

Programmez!

Check it out. Microsoft France is running a "Code2Fame"-style developer contest on MSDN. French...

Author: Qblogger Date: 02/26/2008

A rolling home server gathers no moss...

Very cool to see Home Server and the HP MediaSmart Server featured on RollingStone.com's...

Author: Qblogger Date: 02/11/2008

New Windows Home Server Toolkit Manual

The Windows Home Server UA team is pleased to announce that the Windows Home Server Toolkit User...

Author: Qblogger Date: 02/11/2008

Collector's item

"Mommy, Why is There a Server in the House?" is available for order on Amazon. Out of stock already,...

Author: Qblogger Date: 02/04/2008

Getting Control of Digital Media

Yesterday BusinessWeek posted a good story about the rapidly growing home server category, led by...

Author: Qblogger Date: 01/29/2008

Join the Windows Home Server Team!

The Windows Home Server team is growing and we're looking to hire a bunch of great new people! We...

Author: Qblogger Date: 01/23/2008

For the kids...

We included these fun little customer stories in our press release from CES, but I wanted to get...

Author: Qblogger Date: 01/18/2008

Mark Steele is my hero

I found this picture on my desk today.  Someone dropped it by; I assume it was Mark Steele. It...

Author: Qblogger Date: 01/11/2008

The Lone Server

I just saw this funny video here by the Windows Server crew. All but one server running...

Author: Qblogger Date: 01/09/2008

Postcard from Vegas

Once again this year Home Server is a hit at CES. The booths have been packed with attendees and...

Author: Qblogger Date: 01/08/2008

Windows Home Server Power Pack 1

The first minor release of Windows Home Server was announced today at the Consumer Electronics Show...

Author: Qblogger Date: 01/07/2008

SCALEO

Fujitsu-Siemens recently posted a cool, animated overview of its SCALEO Home Server product for the...

Author: Qblogger Date: 01/04/2008

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