Sam Wood of Tentacle Software has announced a new Add-In called Feedsource for Windows Home Server that allows you to monitor your Shared Folders via RSS feeds. Here are the features of the new Add-In as described in the Tentacle Software announcement: Authenticated RSS feeds for Shared Folders that show create, delete, rename, and change […]
Announcements
The recent news that HP is discontinuing the MediaSmart Server will obviously bring up some questions about the future of this site. Long time readers know that while I initially created this site as a place for enthusiasts of the MediaSmart Server, it has grown to cover much more than just the HP Home Server […]
In what can only be considered hugely disappointing and quite possibly a significant blow to the future of Windows Home Server, Hewlett Packard has informed me that they have discontinued the MediaSmart Server and will not be releasing any more models either on the current version of Windows Home Server or the upcoming Vail platform. […]
Following in the wake of the news that Microsoft is removing DE from Windows Home Server codename “Vail”, Andrew Edney from usingwindowshomeserver.com and author of “The Windows Home Server User’s Guide” has announced the sad news that is forthcoming MS Press publication has been cancelled. Here is what Andrew had to say: – It is with […]
The following is an article that I have been hoping I would not have to write, but the topic has been on my mind for several months now as I’ve watched the progression of events with Windows Home Server Vail and the Microsoft (Home and) Small Business Server team that develops it. I have been […]
If you want Microsoft to hear your feedback on this topic, I suggest you do so via the blog post, their Facebook page and vote for the team to bring back Drive Extender on the Connect site. Microsoft has a blog post up today announcing the removal of the Drive Extender feature from Windows Home […]
Forum member “TheWiz” aka Chris has released his first Windows Home Server Add-In to the community, it’s called Microsoft Security Essentials Notifer for Windows Home Server (MSEN for short), and uses the Windows Home Server notification system to inform you when various actions occur with Security Essentials on your Home Server or your client PCs. […]
Windows Home Server MVP Nick Asseloos of ASoft, the creator of many popular Add-Ins for Windows Home Server, has now released AutoExit 2010 Beta-1 for Windows Home Server Vail. This add-is contains the same features of AutoExit for Windows Home Server v1 but this is of course for Vail. AutoExit 2010 for Windows Home Server […]
Andreas Miceli, the creator of popular WHS v1 Add-Ins Advanced Admin Console, Update History, Fritz Box and Scaleo has announced a Technical Preview of Advanced Admin Console vNext Add-In for Windows Home Server Vail and Aurora. Last year Andreas received the We Got Served Reader Award 2009 for his popular Advanced Admin Console Add-In. He […]
Microsoft have let us know they plan to move the Add-Ins pages they host on the Windows Home Server pages on microsoft.com to Pinpoint. While it’s initially pertinent to WHS developers, it’s also worth looking at Pinpoint for other applications outside of WHS. Obviously MediaSmartServer.Net Add-Ins will still be available via our own Add-Ins page […]