We all know Windows 7 has a bunch of fancy new tricks. Now, the new Power Pack 3 beta software upgrade for Windows Home Server has been bolstered to support some of those features.
The LX195 Windows Home Server is a full Windows Home Server inside a smaller body. It also comes at a smaller price.
Here’s a better shot of the HP LX195 MediaSmart Windows Home Server. It looks like it has 0 expandable bays (the bigger ones have SATA trays), and only comes with four USB ports.
Microsoft’s releasing their yearly update for Windows Home Server tomorrow, and it’s called Power Pack 2. People who like putting all their files in one centralised, networked place should be excited.
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]
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.
