Archive for January, 2009

The Zune and Amazon MP3 Downloads – Bonus: Bryan Adams Reckless .99 for entire album in MP3

The Zune and Amazon MP3 Downloads – Bonus: Bryan Adams Reckless .99 for entire album in MP3

I have never purchased music off of Amazon.com and I was wondering if it would be seamless into my Zune.  The answer is yes and here is my experience.  There is even a little Windows Home Server action mixed in here!  The bonus to this post is Bryan Adams’s Reckless album for .99cents!  Ten songs [...]

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Add-In: Recorded TV Manager

Add-In: Recorded TV Manager

I have finally set out to do what I’ve said I would do since I started this Podcast.  Yes, I’m finally going to try a Media Center/Windows Home Server Add-In.  I love my Media Center and I love my Windows Home Server.  The problem is they don’t love each other.  Enter Rick Drasch’s Recorded TV [...]

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Western Digital Caviar Green 1TB Hard Drive $99.99 w/ Free Shipping

Western Digital Caviar Green 1TB Hard Drive $99.99 w/ Free Shipping

It’s deal day at the homeservershow.com! Is it time to upgrade your storage in your Windows Home Server?  I would love to replace my 500 Gig drives with these! Western Digital Caviar Green 1TB 3.5" SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive $99.99 from NewEgg.com and it comes with free shipping. Enter PROMO CODE: EMCABCKFC  Click the link [...]

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HP EX470 for $379

HP EX470 for $379

HP Mediasmart Server Ex470 Refurb Ok, I know the new Mediasmart servers are about to be released but I think this is a good deal.  If you are looking to pick up a spare server or just need one to give to your parents look no further.  $379 picks up a nice refurbished EX470.  Won’t [...]

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The Zune will not die with the recent Microsoft cutbacks

The Zune will not die with the recent Microsoft cutbacks

I’m a huge Zune fan so you know I post about it when I see news! As per Microsoft and reported by Engadget, the next generation of Zune hardware and software are “on track.” "Every time anything comes up, there is a set of people who pull a Chicken Little and say, ‘The Sky is [...]

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January Update available to Windows Home Server users

January Update available to Windows Home Server users

  Today at the Microsoft Windows Home Server Team blog it was announced that there is a small January update that has been released.  The Knowledge Base article (#958926) for this update will be posted shortly at this link. Don’t get too excited it’s a maintenance update but it could be a welcome update for [...]

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CES Interview with Allen Buckner of HP

In this interview I speak with HP’s Allen Buckner.  He shows me the new MediaSmart Server and goes over it’s new features and also goes over features that will be shared with existing owners.  Take a look!

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Monday Update for January 26th, 2009

Monday Update for January 26th, 2009

Here are the posts from last week. Podcast – The Home Server Show 31 – Thoughts about CES and Microsoft Cutbacks Video – Microsoft Press Booth Hardware Tour at CES 2009 Video – CES Interview with Microsoft about future Windows Home Server Hardware News – Sony PS3 new firmware new photo gallery slideshows based on [...]

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Sony PS3 new firmware new photo gallery slideshows based on photo content

Sony PS3 new firmware new photo gallery slideshows based on photo content

UPDATE:  According to Engadget this update is ready for download.  The gallery application is 140MB so be ready for that.  I have not seen an official release on the PS3 blog. Are you kidding me?  Sony’s new photo gallery application for the PS3 not only can sort by EXIF information in photographs but also by [...]

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Powermat at CES 2009

Powermat at CES 2009

Here is something a little different for us at homeservershow.com.  Tell me what you think of this format of video and presentation. Powermat was only open to press so I thought I would publish a small piece about the product.  It’s not due out until late 2009 and the models I looked at were all [...]

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