The Home Server Show Podcast

We are back for show 122 and it's a big one.  Windows Home Server 2011 RC was both announced and released as a download to public.  We get in-depth as possible with it as well as covering the latest news.  We go over a future Synology review, the Boxee Box review and a whole lot [...]

In today's episode we go over UR2 and each bullet point that the update is supposed to address.  There is a lot going on in the forums to chat about as well as upcoming reviews and blog posts.  The conversation goes from UR2 to the Vail Fail issue and Dave shares some crazy thoughts on [...]

News is going to be slow until the next beta release of Vail but we do have a couple of items for you.  On an exciting note the HSS Forums has opened up to Developers who want to control testing of their Add-Ins.  John is back and the ustream chat was lively.  AJ joins to [...]

Machine guns, hard drives, tablets, and lost luggage.  It can only be CES 2011!  Here is a marathon podcast covering CES.  I'm joined by Jim Collison and Chris Lux for episode 119 of the Home Server Show and there is a little bit of everything in this one.  We go over all we saw and [...]

It's the last podcast of the year and hopefully we can revive the talk about WHS version 1 a little bit.  We also go over Jim's Drobo posts and what we got for Christmas!  Next week is CES so we talk a little bit about Vegas and the new CES 2011 live feed page as [...]

Christmas without Skype!  We recorded this episode a little differently this time and you will certainly hear the difference.  Skype was down so Jim and John, with the ustreamers help, cobbled up a quick solution and off we went!  It's still a great show but I apologize for the audio.  We talk about Jim's Drobo [...]

It's the bait and switch show!  I have been talking about an interview with Microsoft and thought this week we would get it done.  It didn't happen but you will hear me talk about it in the beginning of the show.  I don't want to take it out or not publish the show.  Trust me, [...]

Episode 115 is ready for you after the guys take a week off for a much needed vacation.  Actually, it was just bad luck that Dave's vacation landed right in the middle of the biggest news period for Windows Home Server this year.  This is a long show and there is plenty to digest.  We [...]

Is this the beginning of the end for Windows Home Server or just a new beginning?  You decide after listening to all we have to say about Microsoft's announcement about pulling drive extender out of Vail.  We have a lot to talk about on this episode and several folks joined up to do just that.  [...]

Episode 113 is full of news for Windows Home Server, Storage, Streaming, you name it, it's in here!  There are a few new podcasts from the guys and our famous outtakes at the end.  Enjoy and see you in the forums! http://usingwindowshomeserver.com/2010/11/16/drobo-s-nas-device-now-with-usb-3-0/ http://homeservershow.com/stream-media-from-whs-to-your-ios-device-with-zumocast.html Cloudberry Backup for Windows Home Server Vail On the Way  We Got [...]

There is a lot of news to cover this week including new SBS products, Add-Ins, and controlling your Windows Home Server from the new Windows Phone 7.  Dave rambles on for hours about RAID with the Icy Dock as well.  All this and some antics at the end.  Thanks goes out to all who showed [...]

In episode 111 we go over the announcement of new Small Business Server products, Microsoft's Live Essentials and what the products mean for Home Server users, as well as a couple of server builds.  We have tons of news and Add-Ins for you and our featured guests are AJ Peck and Michael Ross.   Don't forget [...]

3.0 TB Drives in Depth, BYOB on the show, and live on ustream, it's The Home Server Show podcast episode 110.  Today we welcome Mike F. from the BYOB podcast and we grill him on hard drives, SSD's and everything in between.  Happy Halloween everyone! Remote Alert Update MediaSmart Chassis as a 4 bay drive [...]

New hard drives for your WHS but are they for your version?  We go back to the anti-virus debate with new voice on tonight's show, it's The Home Server Show, episode 109.  I just couldn't wait to publish this episode so it's out a little early.  We have a great interview with Christian Johnson to [...]

News, forums and two home servers going head to head. This is the home server show and "It's delightful."  In episode 108 we discuss a lot of news and put a couple of servers head to head. The HP Microserver is not a Windows Home Server out of the box but looks to be a [...]

Replace Media Center?  This one has it all, well almost.  Re-takes, pauses, technical difficulties, laughs, hidden jokes, news, media center, Windows Home Server, Apple, ustream, and of course, Dave, Jim, and John.  Replace Media Center?  What's Dave thinking???  Listen up and hit the forums! Seagate 4 Bay NAS RIM Playbook iTunes fix for WHS users [...]

News on Windows Home Server, a recap of the St. Louis meetup, and an alternative to mControl in the forums.  It's the Home Server Show, Episode 106.  There is no shortage of news for this show and we also go over the video podcast of the St. Louis meetup.  Check the home page of homeservershow.com [...]

Backing up your Backups with Alex Kuretz, interpreting the data from Black Box with Sam Wood, it's the HomeServerShow, Developer Deep Dive Edition.  Episode 105 is a long one and we get in depth with with two developers that have been around since the beginning of Windows Home Server.  We talk about their latest releases [...]

New Add-ins for Vail and Windows Home Server version 1, talking pipes in the forums, and the return of an old friend on The Home Server Show Podcast.  It's episode 104. Links and News Items mentioned on the show Vail Dev Kit BDBB New Release - Highly recommended Add In for WHS ASUS Webstorage Add-In [...]

For this Home Server Show ‘Extra” (recorded 8/25/2010), John and Jim talk WHS Vail builds, mControl, XenServer from Citrix, some tuner card chat, as well as a bunch of back up talk after a bunch of problems getting the uStream broadcast working.  Special guest appearances by Bill (CableDevil) and Timothy Daleo of the BYOB Podcast. [...]