The Home Server Show 41 – HP Owners speak up about the HP MediaSmart Server Video DVD iPhone Software Update

The Home Server Show 41 – HP Owners speak up about the HP MediaSmart Server Video DVD iPhone Software Update
In today’s show I have mostly backlash about the HP update.  EX470 owners are not real happy that the update does not apply to them.  Listen in for comments and talk about CPU’s in the different [...]

The Home Server Show 40 – HP MediaSmart Server Video DVD iPhone Software Update

Today’s podcast is all about the newly announced HP MediaSmart Server Video DVD iPhone Software Update.  I have audio snippets from a HP teleconference where HP’s Allen Buckner and Glenn Roberts explain the features of this update.  A big thank you to HP for allowing me to publish this audio.
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HP’s Guide to installing HP MediaSmart Server and Powerpack 1

From thedigitallifestyle.com and Mediasmarthome.com
Microsoft’s Windows Home Server (WHS) PowerPack 1 is available on August 12 via the automated Windows Update distribution process. The Aug 12 release is the same WHS PowerPack 1 that has been available via download since July 21st With HP’s MediaSmart Server Software Update 1.3 also available, HP would like to offer [...]

HP Update Slowing down MediaSmart Windows Home Servers?

In Podcast 11 I reported a slowdown of my HP Media Smart Server after installing PVConnect.  I attributed this to PVConnect creating a database of the many Photos, Videos, and Music files I have stored on my MSS.  I viewed it as a normal process.  Indexing takes CPU cycles and hits the hard drives hard.
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Power Pack 1 Integration in progress!

Windows Home Server users have been busy for the last couple of days.  PP1 was released on Monday, July 21st, and after the celebration WHS owners got busy.  Downloading and installing PP1 was the easy part but each PC on your network had to be updated with a new connector.  A few ran into troubles [...]

HP MediaSmart Server Software Update

I took a few screen captures during the HP MediaSmart Server Webinar.  It was one of the HP presenters desktop and it was my first look at HP’s update.  I know some have already received and/or downloaded the update manually but for everyone else here is the shot.