Tag Archives: Windows Home Server

I won!?…. I WON!!!

Posted on October 2, 2007 by agrant

Wow. Just. Wow. Out of all the entries submitted for Microsoft’s Code2Fame challenge, and from the three excellent finalists, Whiist managed to take first place! So here’s how it went down; Early on the Tuesday morning Liz and I flew … Continue reading →

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Code2Fame / Whiist 0.76

Posted on August 28, 2007 by agrant

I’ve just uploaded the latest version of Whiist, v0.76. This is basically the version that I submitted for Microsoft’s Code2Fame challenge but fixes a bug where new Photo Albums would always be linked on your Windows Home Server homepage. Speaking of which, I … Continue reading →

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New Whiist – now with new tasty website security.

Posted on August 22, 2007 by agrant

For the adventurous (and Windows Home Server-owning) types amongst you there a link at the bottom of this post to a pre-release of the next version of Whiist. Because this version features a lot of changes I’m going to wait a few … Continue reading →

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How to create a website on Windows Home Server in minutes

Posted on July 7, 2007 by agrant

After my previous post, showing how to use Whiist to quickly create photo albums on a Windows Home Server, a number of people asked for an article showing similar steps for creating regular websites that either they or family members … Continue reading →

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Whiist 0.6

Posted on June 16, 2007 by agrant

I’ve just uploaded the latest version of Whiist, version 0.6. Most of the changes in this version are related to improving the current functionality and interface, though there are a few new bits. From the changelog: New folder picker dialog Added WHS … Continue reading →

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Windows Home Server RC1

Posted on June 14, 2007 by agrant

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 … Continue reading →

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How to create a Windows Home Server photo album in minutes

Posted on June 9, 2007 by agrant

(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 … Continue reading →

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Whiist – Website Add-In for Windows Home Server

Posted on June 7, 2007 by agrant

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 … Continue reading →

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Building a Windows Home Server – Part 2: Setup

Posted on May 24, 2007 by agrant

Because installing Windows Home Server is largely an automated process this post is going to be longer than it really needs to be. Instead of describing the process in detail I’ll mention a few tips I discovered, as well as answers to … Continue reading →

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Building a Windows Home Server – Part 1: Hardware Choices

Posted on April 6, 2007 by agrant

According to statistics one in five PCs will suffer a fatal hard drive failure in their lifetime. Last week our Media Center was one of them. Fortunately it was the disk containing the OS and not the larger disk that holds … Continue reading →

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