As is being widely reported Windows Home Server RC1 has been released and is now available to the general public.

Unfortunately for people who’ve been running the beta/CTP releases it requires a clean-install. Temporarily moving 600GB of data to external drives and PCs, then back again, wasn’t a particularly fun experience but a couple of overnight robocopy sessions did the trick.

Apart from a noticeably better installation process RC1 seems to be nearly visually identical to the CTP. As you’d expect the more obvious bugs are gone, but all in all there’s little that I can see in terms of added functionality.

Unfortunately RC1 came at a slightly inopportune time regarding Whiist. I believe the current version of Whiist won’t install on RC1, and a rewrite of several areas coupled with a busy Real Life™ has meant I haven’t been able to roll out an update as quickly as I’d have liked.

An updated version should be available sometime today or tomorrow.

(Note: This article has been updated from the original to reflect new features in Whiist).

One of the great things about Windows Home server is the potential for easily sharing photos and files with your family and friends. In this simple example I’ll show how by using Whiist you can create a new photo album on your Windows Home Server in just a few minutes.

Over Thanksgiving Liz and I took a lot of pictures we wanted to send to my family back in the. Previously I would have used a service such as Flickr, but this time I’m going to use Windows Home Server and Whiist.

Here are the steps I took, with some helpful screenshots

1) Assuming you haven’t done so, download and install the latest version of the Whiist Add-In for your Windows Home Server.

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As mentioned in previous posts I’m a big fan of Windows Home Server, and since the release of the SDK I’ve been busy creating an Add-In during my spare time.

I’ve been using this Add-In for a few weeks but I feel it’s now ready to be unleashed upon the unsuspecting public

So I present to you….

Whiist - Windows Home IIs Toolkit

Whiist is a free Windows Home Server Add-In that allows management of websites and links on your home server.

Once installed Whiist adds Website Management options to your Windows Home Server Console, allowing you to easily create new links or websites in a few simple steps.

You can read more, view screenshots, and download the latest version of Whiist from its new page here.

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