Forum moderator Nigel “Cougar” Wilks has just let me know that today he was presented with a 2009 MVP Award for Windows Home Server from Microsoft. This is a fantastic recognition of the continued community support and activities that Nigel has performed over the past year.
Nigel has been a member of MediaSmartServer.net since the first [...]
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Business Opportunities with Home Server webcast just completed
We’ve just wrapped up the webcast on Business Opportunities with Windows Home Server, and my typing fingers are worn out! Kevin and Grey put on a great presentation to almost 200 attendees, and we answered dozens of questions ranging from basic Home Server usage to complicated hardware and software integration topics. Thanks to [...]
Join me to talk about Business Opportunities with Windows Home Server
The Microsoft Partner Program is offering a webcast event titled “Business Opportunities with Windows Home Server”. The event is being presented by Small Business Server MVP Kevin Royalty and Windows Home Server MVP Grey Lancaster, and I’ll be attending to answer any Windows Home Server specific questions that the participants may have. The webcast will [...]
Home Servidor now available, cigar smoking Home Server afficionados rejoice
A few weeks ago, fellow MVP Donavon West gave us the first glimpse at the Home Servidor, a combination Home Server and cigar humidor. Donavon has just sent word that these impressive devices are now available for sale and have begun shipping.
The Home Servidor is hand crafted and provides humidity controlled storage for your [...]
NewEgg combo deal – EX485 plus 1TB drive for $499
Our friend and most verbose forum member George aka “SeaRay33″ has posted a nice deal at NewEgg, where they are offering the MediaSmart Server EX485 plus a 1TB Hitachi drive for $499 along with free shipping. Note that the EX485 includes the stock 750GB drive, so this will get you duplication of your important files [...]
HP Announces release of Online Backup and Mac Backup Add-ins for EX470/EX475
I’ve just received an announcement from HP with some welcome news for EX470 and EX475 owners. HP has made the Amazon S3 Online Backup and Apple Time Machine Backup features available as download-able Add-Ins for owners of the first generation MediaSmart Server. Note that these features are already available in the EX485/EX487/LX195 servers.
HP EX470/475 Amazon [...]
Qwest commercial uses humor to inform about danger of data loss
I recently saw a TV commercial from broadband provider Qwest that put a humorous twist on the very serious issue of data loss. In the commercial a mortified boy poses in a crib, in a high chair and on an undersized bicycle for new baby photos after his father dropped his laptop and lost all [...]
Windows Home Server update resizes Console to work with Netbooks
A minor update is on the way from Microsoft in the form of KB963032 that will modify the Home Server Console to allow it to be displayed at a lower resolution in order to work correctly on the Netbook class of computers. The change of minimum resolution from 1024 x 768 to 1024 x 600 [...]
Run the Windows Home Server Console on your Mac
The Mac community has been bit by the Home Server bug when HP released the EX485 and EX487 MediaSmart Servers with the support for Time Machine backups. There’s been enough interest from Mac owners to prompt the creation of a Macs and Home Servers forum discussion group on the site. However, the Windows Home Server [...]
AT&T blocks SlingPlayer iPhone app, iStream next?
I was reading Engadget.com yesterday and came across an article about AT&T blocking the SlingPlayer iPhone application from streaming video across their 3G network. The iPhone app will still support streaming over Wifi hotspots which AT&T gives iPhone users free access to, however not over the 3G network which greatly impacts the usefulness and flexibility [...]
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- Alex Kuretz: Hi Doug, There are no drive restrictions with any of the MediaSmart Servers, users are successfully...
- Doug: Hi Alex, Do you recall any restrictions on drive size for the HP Media Smart server EX470 ? would it restrict...
- Alex Kuretz: Hi Garry, I’ve gotten no further details, but was advised of the Fall timeframe so expect a few...
- Gary: To Garry in UK. The power supply on my US purchased machine is fine. Just remember to switch it on the back of...
- Garry: Has there been any update on this as I would like to purchase a Mediasmart server for use in the UK, and this...
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