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Two newsworthy items in the world of HP MediaSmart Products. First, Ed Bott reports that upgrading your RAM on the HP MediaSmart Server is no longer a crime of warranty. What should be a crime is the fact that they packed the chassis tighter than my jeans the day after Thanksgiving, and don’t give directions...

It’s no secret that HP’s MediaSmart Server, while sporting an impressive form factor, is seriously underpowered. Well, when I purchased one to replace my homebuilt WHS box last week, I decided that the stock system was not good enough. Thanks to Donavon West, the Windows Live MVP and Gadget Guru who...

I came across not one, but two articles on MSNBC today about niche markets that Microsoft currently dominates that are becoming more mainstream. One is a well researched, if not slightly misguided piece on Home Theatre PCs (who needs a Core 2 Quad in a media server, and HomePlug… seriously??), and the...

I was the first tech news site to break this story a while back, and I’m glad to finally see this come to fruition. Microsoft has teamed with Disneyland, HP, Life|Ware, and Taylor Morrison to combine Microsoft’s “ Home of the Future ” with the HP MediaHome into the “ Innoventions Dream Home ” at Disneyland...

So the news making its way around the web in the slow news time between the holidays is that Microsoft posted a KB article about data corruption issues in WHS . I've been experiencing this problem consistently for a while now, but chalked it up to the way Outlook was accessing data on the file share...

To date, there have been twenty (20) KB articles published, related to Windows Home Server. http://support.microsoft.com/search/default.aspx?query=Windows%20Home%20Server&catalog=LCID%3d1033&mode=r&lsc=0&spid=12624&range=

A Microsoft KB article was released on 12/20/2007 which describes reported situations where data corruption may occur when you use certain programs to edit files stored in a Windows Home Server's "Shared Folders". http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/946676 When you use certain programs...

For those of you looking to try out Windows Home Server, but have been left out in the cold by it's exclusion from MSDN, now have an answer. The Windows Home Server 120-Day Evaluation is now live and ready to be ordered. Costs $5.99 for delivery in the US, and your order will be filled in 1-3 weeks....

For those interested in the workings of Windows Home Server, behind the scenes, here's a great technical brief that describes the Windows Home Server Drive Extender technology and how it helps ensure that you can always add adequate storage space quickly and easily. http://download.microsoft.com/download...

Microsoft has posted an interactive video demonstration of Windows Home Server and what you can do with it. Microsoft-Home-Server-House