A few weeks ago I mentioned the pod cast I did with Ian Dixon over at the Media Center Show and Digital Lifestyle. Its now available. And for anyone who has ever heard themselves speak, have some sympathy for me 🙂
New WHS Updates
There is now a few new updates to WHS, including one that fixes that annoying certificate error 🙂
Perform the updates now on your WHS and read all about them here:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb%3ben-us%3b941914&sd=rss&spid=12624
Lots Happening
Well there appears to be a lot happening in the world of Windows Home Server. Yesterday (the 5th of November) was the official launch date (not to be confused with the official Partner launch day last month). There are lots of WHS boxes announced, lots of add ins and software, including the official release of Diskeeper 2008 for WHS and also an updated MS WHS website.
Check it out http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/winfamily/windowshomeserver/default.mspx.
WHS 120 Day Eval now available to order
Finally the 120 day evaluation edition of WHS is available to order from the Microsoft website : http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/winfamily/windowshomeserver/eval.mspx.
Its free but you need to pay a few dollars for shipping. And no, its not available for download – sorry!
Windows Home Server Podcast
Today was interviewed by Ian Dixon for the DigitalLifeStyle.com podcast. The subject was Windows Home Server and also my book, The Windows Home Server Users Guide.
The podcast should be available in the next few weeks – so keep an eye out for it at : http://thedigitallifestyle.com/
Ian will also be giving a few copies of the book 🙂
Order the Windows Home Server Users Guide now
Now that the book is out, you can order it from Amazon, or your favourite book store.
If you want to order the book from Amazon in the UK, click here.
If you want to order the book from Amazon in the US, click here.
Enjoy the book, and I welcome your feedback.
New WHS Addin For Event Monitoring
Dave Mercer has developed a cool new add-in to monitor the events on your WHS. He posted this to the WHS forums:
I’ve developed a new Add-In. It’s an NT-Service that listens on event logs and sends emails when events match specific RegEx’s. Its got a WHS Tab Extender for configuration. This is just a first version. I plan on enhancing it with monitoring of home server events and S.M.A.R.T. monitoring.
I’d really appreciate some comments and feedback so that I cane improve it. There’s a form mailer on my website to contact me.
You can find it at: http://www.davemercer.org/projects/WHSEventMonitor/default.aspx
Check it out, its really useful.
Book mention on MS Blog
The book has been mentioned on the official MS WHS Blog : http://blogs.technet.com/homeserver/archive/2007/10/26/the-stuff-of-literature-literally.aspx. Thanks guys 🙂
Book is available and in stock
Good news -the book is now out and is in stock with Amazon.com 🙂
Anyone who buys it, feel free to email me with your comments and feedback.
My Book is available now as an ebook
Good news for anyone who wants to get their hands on my book now – you can buy the ebook version directly from the Apress website and its only $17.50. The link is: http://www.apress.com/book/view/1590598989.
Enjoy 🙂
My book is out next week
Just a quick one to say that my book, the Windows Home Server User’s Guide should be out next week 🙂
Terry over at the We Got Served blog has also put up a post : http://www.wegotserved.co.uk/2007/10/21/windows-home-server-users-guide-available-next-week/
Andrew
Avast WHS AntiVirus Beta 2
Just a quick entry to say that Beta 2 of the WHS specific version of Avast Anti Virus is now available for download (see the post below for the link). There are a number of bug fixes so its worth installing this one. Be quick, the beta finishes in a few weeks time.
Anti Virus Beta and other stuff
Sorry there have been no posts for a week or so but I went on vacation 🙂
Anyway, in the last 10 days there have been a number of developments, including the release of a beta for Avast AntiVirus software for WHS, which I have to say is extremely good. You can download the beta here:
http://www.avast.com/eng/avast-whs-edition-beta.html.
Also, Microsoft have released the Windows Home Server toolkit which can be downloaded from here: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=98872. It contains a number of useful tools, including a WHS Connector troubleshooter and a server add-in. Its a must for any WHS installation.
WHS MVP
There have been a few people who have just been awarded MVP for WHS and Im happy to say that Terry Walsh, owner of the We Got Served blog, and my technical reviewer for the Windows Home Server Users Guide book is one of them. Well done guys, and well done Terry 🙂