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I'm a Technical Architect based in the UK predominantly working on Windows Server and Active Directory based solutions. I'm also a Microsoft Windows Home Server MVP, moderator and Wiki author at http://www.mediasmartserver.net. I've released the FirePlay for Windows Home Server, WHS PHP Installer, MySql Installer for WHS and Wordpress Installer for WHS Add-Ins as well as co-author of the SanEncore Add-In with Alex Kuretz.
WHS Health has had some major restructuring recently, so much so we have a new co-Author joining the team in Neil Edwards. We’ve taken the feedback from the current version, and added some new features.
Version 1.0.0.14 now has the following key changes:-
A Logoff button has been added when viewing over HTTPS
The drives page has been [...]
Today we are releasing an update to one of our Add-Ins, WHS Health (v1.0.0.10).
Following feedback we have added an icon to the home page to give an at a glance status of the server health (in the same way you see in your system tray on your desktop). We’ve also reworked the console page itself [...]
Wix or Windows Installer XML is an Open Source toolset used to create Windows Installer (or MSI) packages, including many of the current Windows Home Server Add-Ins. I’m going to be sharing some of my experiences with Wix and the relevant code snippets to try and make it easier for any of you budding developers. [...]
Forum member “phil” has let us know that TwonkyMedia have resolved an issue with TwonkyMedia Server 5.1.2 that many of you have commented on in the forums concerning high CPU utilisation. TwonkyMedia suggest a patch was delivered to HP in December so we could expect that patch in “early March”.
Rick over at the TwonkyMedia Forums [...]
Forum member nippyjun has alerted us that HP has released an update to the free iStream application for Apple iPod Touch and iPhone devices.
The update focuses on a few new features including support for Spanish and Japanese languages and also an array of bug fixes, which should hopefully resolve the slow response issues many of [...]
Forum member “crzyhomer″ has uncovered a little known fact with Windows Media Connect in that you can only have 10 “Allowed” devices. His issue manifested itself when adding a new Playstation 3 to the network and he received a “Media Server Error: DLNA Protocol Error 501″.
To see how many devices your server has registered (and [...]
A few weeks ago, Sam Wood highlighted a new feature that Microsoft has included in Power Pack 3 to expose the state of various components of your server.
Microsoft are using the this feature to generate the content to Windows Media Center’s new Home Server Console View, and I thought it would be useful to expose [...]
Have you deployed a DataVault for a company?
Or put one in your own company?
Are you willing to talk to HP and Microsoft to share your experiences?
HP and Microsoft are looking for case study volunteers from Companies that have purchased the DataVault to share their experiences of how the DataVault has improved their businesses. If you [...]
Following yesterdays release of Power Pack 3, Microsoft have also refreshed the Release Documentation for Windows Home Server. These are generally good reference documents that cover specific details about the “good, the bad and the ugly”.
Looking at the “good”, as well as some of the new features we posted about previously we have a slew [...]
Power Pack 3 has now been released to Windows Update and can be installed by clicking on the Settings Tab in the Windows Home Server Console, then Update Now. Note: If you installed the beta, you must run the uninstall.cmd first. Your server will reboot when the uninstall is completed and also when PP3 is [...]
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