Windows Server Aurora

Microsoft has released details of two upcoming editions of Windows Small Business Server, one an update of its current bundle and the other a new package targeted at very small offices and home businesses. The products, which are scheduled for public beta release in August, were unveiled at the company’s Worldwide Partner Conference in Washington, DC, on Monday. The update — code-named Small Business Server (SBS) 7 — is a straightforward revamp of its enterprise suite of Exchange Server, SharePoint... 

WHS “Vail” Build 7360

Rafael Rivera from Within Windows has taken a close look at a leaked copy of the next version of Windows Home Server currently known as “Vail” and has uncovered some interesting details. According to Rivera the leaked build of Vail exposes some interesting codenames including ‘Aurora’ and ‘Colorado’. Aurora “appears to be a Small Business Server version that sits somewhere between WHS and the current SBS products” notes Rivera. Colorado “appears... 

RipNAS Statement: SSD Home Server

With Windows Home Server at it’s core, the RipNas Statement claims to be the world’s first SSD-based CD ripping NAS device. RipNAS combines and perfects Audio CD ripping, Network Attached Storage and Media Streaming in one easy to use small (high ‘partner acceptance factor’) box. Audio CDs are ripped and stored losslessly and securely through multi-drive mirroring [multi-HDD models only]. Audio files are shared for streaming through the network to a multitude of Network audio... 

VIA Home Server

The VIA NSD7200 is a compact storage server for next-generation server products in home and SOHO environments. The same height and width as a regular CD case, squeezing two full sized desktop (3.5″) hard disk drives into its compact sleek chassis. Measuring just 13.5cm x 12cm x 26cm (5.3″x4.7″x10.2″), the VIA NSD7200 is powered by a 1.5GHz VIA C7-D processor and supports up to 2GB of DDR2 SO-DIMM 667/533MHz memory. Two Serial-ATA bays with integrated power ports are mounted... 

WHS – Beyond The Vail

Todd Headrick, director of the Windows Home Server Team has advised that Microsoft is working on on a minor release of the Windows Home Server for release some time in 2009, and expect to provide a major new version, codenamed “Vail”, in 2010 which will focus on making it a part of the Windows 7 family.” So far the only feature announced for Vail is support for Windows 7 Homegroups. Although you can back up a Windows 7 PC to a Home Server like any other PC and you can access shared... 

Download Windows Home Server Trial

With the first day of CES 2009 getting under way, the Windows Home Server team has decided to make the DVD of the Windows Home Server 120-Day Evaluation Edition available for download from the Microsoft Download Center. The Windows Home Server Getting Started Guide and the Windows Home Server Release Documentation to help you with the installation of your home server, both are available from the Windows Home Server Support page. You must accept the License Terms presented during the setup program... 

WHS as a Free Email Server

Setting up your Windows Home Server as an Email Server is fast, easy, and best of all; it is totally FREE! The best part about is that you can use your Microsoft given WHS hostname as your email address (yourname@xxxx.homeserver.com). There are many commercial packages out there that can accomplish this task very well and some of them even offer a free version for those of us with little money. However, for easy installation and configuration, I recommend using hMailServer. hMailServer is very... 

WHS as a Free Proxy Server

There are more uses for your WHS then you can shake a stick at; whatever that may mean. The latest endeavor is using your Windows Home Server as an Internet Proxy. I personally use my Windows Home Server as a proxy to be able to view sites that my company blocks access to. Setting up a proxy can also allow you to control web content served in your home. If you have a child, you can block sites or even keywords to keep pages from being served. With that said, there are a lot of proxy solutions... 

Windows Home Server V2

Seems that Microsoft are gearing up for Windows Home Server V2. Despite the initial corruption bug (now squashed) which had a sgnigficant impact on the product’s uptake, Windows Home Server has been lauded by many as the best new product to come out of Redmond for many years. Early adopters have been providing MS with a long wish list to be included in the development cycle and it would seem that at least some of their suggestions are being listened to. Long Zheng from www.istartedsomething.com... 

WHS 120 Day Evaluation Kit

If you’ve been thinking about giving WHS a run, well here’s your chance. Microsoft are now offering a 120 day evaluation of WHS – and yes, they do ship to Australia! With Windows Home Server, you can back up all of the family PCs automatically, in addition you can connect, organize, and share your photos, videos, music, and other files with friends and family. What will you receive: Windows Home Server Installation DVD Windows Home Server Connector CD Home Computer Restore CD Please... 

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