Brendan on Windows Home Server

Add-ins and APIs and platforms, oh my!

Why SCSI?

Some old foggies in the computing industry (myself included) remember a time when being called...

Author: Brendan Grant Date: 06/18/2009

“Ahhh green”

At times life can be pretty complicated... backing up your home PCs and safeguarding your family...

Author: Brendan Grant Date: 06/18/2009

2-Pack Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 1.5TB 32MB Drive $200 at Dell Home

I just saw the following referenced in an internal discussion list and given it’s public info, had...

Author: Brendan Grant Date: 05/22/2009

"Why can't I install Power Pack 2?"

Since releasing Power Pack 2 last month I've been contacted by a few users who were not...

Author: Brendan Grant Date: 04/08/2009

New APIs in Power Pack 2!

Pssst, I've got a not so little secret for you. No, it's not that the English version of Power Pack...

Author: Brendan Grant Date: 03/25/2009

Windows Home Server Power Pack 2 Released

Have you looked on Windows Update lately? No? You should... at least if you are a running an English...

Author: Brendan Grant Date: 03/24/2009

Windows Home Server and Netbooks

Commenter JohnCz recently suggested: Perhaps one day we'll see WHS OEMs offer a free netbook with...

Author: Brendan Grant Date: 03/15/2009

Why not have email in Windows Home Server?

An often asked question by some of the more advanced users of Windows Home Server has been "Why...

Author: Brendan Grant Date: 03/13/2009

Single Sign-on with ASP.NET on Windows Home Server

One of the major advantages Windows Home Server has over much of it’s competition (external hard...

Author: Brendan Grant Date: 03/09/2009

The most useful feature of Remote Desktop I never knew about

What follows is probably common knowledge, however given the fact that I didn’t learn either until...

Author: Brendan Grant Date: 02/17/2009

The myth of the 16TB limit

I've seen a little talk here and there about just how much storage you can have in your Windows Home...

Author: Brendan Grant Date: 02/13/2009

The rumors of my death...

...have been greatly... what’s that? There have been no rumors? In that case I may just have to...

Author: Brendan Grant Date: 02/09/2009

Be Nice to a Recruiter Month 2009

Here we are, 12 days into the month and it nearly slipped my mind. This month is Be Nice to a...

Author: Brendan Grant Date: 01/12/2009

Partners Rock!

As great as Windows Home Server is on its own... it's nothing without partners who take what we give...

Author: Brendan Grant Date: 09/12/2008

Long term PC archiving with Windows Home Server

The backup service built into Windows Home Server is designed for easy and efficient storage and...

Author: Brendan Grant Date: 09/08/2008

Developer Guidelines

With the release of Power Pack 1 we were able to give the Windows Home Server SDK documentation over...

Author: Brendan Grant Date: 09/03/2008

Another Home Server Blogger

There are quite a few ridiculously smart people on the Windows Home Server team... few more...

Author: Brendan Grant Date: 08/09/2008

Blocked Tabs

A pain point for some users of Windows Home Server has been around third-party add-ins where loading...

Author: Brendan Grant Date: 06/09/2008

Windows Home Server Power Pack 1 RC Released

I'm thrilled to announce just minutes ago the powers that be here flipped the switch to release the...

Author: Brendan Grant Date: 06/09/2008

Introduction

What's a man to do on a Saturday night when he's home alone while working on a new Windows Home...

Author: Brendan Grant Date: 06/09/2008