Software

Win 7 Tip: Windows Home Server Is Almost 100% Compatible Already

It’s not a huge surprise, but Windows Home Server’s Connector software works just fine with Windows 7. Everything from the client to the backup software acts appropriately.


September 9, 2008
Software

Next Version of Windows Home Server May Include ‘Time Machine’ Type of UI

Microsoft appears ready to whip the Mac faithful into a frenzy with their latest job posting for a Windows Home Server software development engineer. According to the posting, they are currently looking for someone to help deliver a “top notch UI for the next release.” The posting goes on to say that a: “Time Machine compete (sp?) UI for backup and restore, Windows Media Centre integration UI, Live Mesh integration UI” are the top priorities. While WHS already features backup functionality, it lacks a fancy-pants OS X Time Machine style UI—something that may be corrected in the next release if Microsoft finds the right person for the job. [Computer Jobs via istartedsomething]


June 11, 2008
Software

Windows Home Server Power Pack 1 Goes Public Beta

Microsoft’s just pushed out the first public beta of Windows Home Server Power Pack 1, otherwise known as their minor update. The scheme they’ve got in mind is to do a minor update followed by a major update followed by a minor update, repeating ad infinitum every six months. This PP1 fixes that extreme data corruption bug we saw last year, as well as improving backups, remote access, energy efficiency and adding Vista x64 edition support.