Tag Archives: Windows Home Server

Whiist plans, past and future

A question I’ve been asked fairly often is "will there be a version of Whiist for Vail?". Before yesterday, my reply has been along the lines of: Absolutely! Infact there’s going to be two versions "Whiist Classic" will essentially be … Continue reading

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Windows Home Server & Windows 7

I’ve been running the Windows 7 beta for around a week now and decided over the weekend that I like it enough to use in place of Vista. When I tried to set it up with my HP MediaSmart Server … Continue reading

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Virtualizing Media Center on Windows Home Server

Like everyone with both Windows Home Server and Windows Media Center boxes I’d pay a good chunk of cash to have both in a single box featuring shared storage, cablecard support, and a small and eco-friendly footprint. A very good … Continue reading

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A Fun screenshot

This is a screenshot of using Live Mesh on my work machine to login to Vista (running under VMWare fusion) on my MacBook at home, which is logged into my Windows Home Server development box, which is installing a copy … Continue reading

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Whiist and Power Pack 1 / Media Smart Server

Over the weekend I uploaded a new version of Whiist that fixes an issue with Power Pack 1 for Windows Home Server, and the remaining issue with the HP Media Smart Server. The Power Pack 1 issue was due to … Continue reading

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Windows Home Server saves Whiist!

This week I tried installing Mac OSX 10.5 on my PC (more on this later) so I could have a play with the iPhone SDK. I’m a little underwhelmed by some of the restrictions, but there’s still a couple of … Continue reading

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Whoops!

With a new version of Whiist available, and I supect many new owners of WHS boxes, I managed to exceed my monthly bandwidth limit which resulted in this site being offline for a few days. All should be good now. … Continue reading

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Customize your Windows Home Server homepage

From questions I’ve seen on the Windows Home Server forums one of the most sought after customizations is changing the default image on the homepage of your server. If you’ve tried to do this yourself you’ve probably found it isn’t … Continue reading

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Whiist and HP MediaSmart Server

Since the release of HP’s Media Smart Server I’ve had emails from several users who have encountered problems while using Whiist. While many MSS owners are using Whiist trouble-free, some have encountered problems where they are either no longer able … Continue reading

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A Must-Have Add-In for Windows Home Server

Brenden Grant (no relation!) has written this is the coolest Add-in for Windows Home Server that I’ve seen so far. WebFolders4WHS allows you to choose shares on your home server and have them accessible via WebDav. Once installed you can … Continue reading

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