Today I am joined by Jim and John and we talk about everything under the sun.  We might even mention a home server here and there!  We mostly cover the ioSafe Solo video that was posted on July 1st as well as the new MVP’s, and some smartphone discussions.

Here are the links to items discussed on show 47.

Windows 7 Pre-Order Announcement. Order yours today before July 11, 2009.

WGS Windows 7 Options and Details

MSWHS Nod32 Antivirus

iPhone Client for WHS

Fantastic deal on the ioSafe Solo 500 gig drive at Provantage.com

Microsoft Smartphone???

Jim’s SmartPhone Search

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From ioSafe

The rugged desktop ioSafe Solo external hard drive brings disaster protection to a price range that everyone can afford. With capacities from 500GB to 1.5TB, the ioSafe Solo can safely protect precious family photo albums, music libraries and days of video memories. For business, the ioSafe Solo is a great way to protect customer databases or to secure regulated information including patient records (HIPAA, Sox, etc) or credit card information. Businesses use the Solo hard drive as a backup and storage device, no longer worrying about data loss from moving computer tapes and files offsite. Like other ioSafe products, the ioSafe Solo uses ioSafe patented technology including FloSafe air flow cooling, HydroSafe waterproof barriers and the DataCast fireproof insulation.

This video is also available on YouTube in HD.

How did I let this one slip by me?  Congratulations to Okoro Media Systems for jumping into the Windows Home Server Market.  Okoro has been a long-time builder of high quality SageTV and Media Center servers.

Okoro Media Systems, manufacturer of digital entertainment systems for the high end audio video market, is pleased to announce the availability of the 2009 RK Digital Entertainment Servers. This new line of rack mounted servers feature the latest technology while making available custom solutions for many different home theater installations. Each RK system is powered by these standard features:

Rack Mountable Chassis
Intel i7 processor technology
80 GB Solid State Hard Drive OS Drive
Minimum 2TB Media Storage
Blu-ray Drive
Minimum 6GB RAM.
RS232-support
Multi-zone Audio Support

“Our customers and installers have always enjoyed our elegantly designed machines. However we have had many requests for rack mounted systems with more media center options. We are now offering multi-zones audio, solid state drives and SageTV for satellite HD DVR support in our line of premier Digital Entertainment Servers.” says Christopher Curry VP of Sales and Marketing.

The following options are currently available:
Operating Systems:
·Windows Vista Ultimate 32Bit
·Windows Vista Ultimate 64Bit
·Windows Home Server 32bit

Media Servers:
·SageTV
·Windows Media Center

Storage Options:
·SSD OS Drive RAID 1 (Mirroring)
·SSD OS Drive RAID 0 (Striping)
·2 – 32 TB of RAID Storage

Solutions Available:
·SageTV
Satellite and Cable HD premium HD capabilities via HDPVR
Full Music/Photos/Recorded TV/Blu-ray/DVD libraries on extenders
Multi-zone Audio controlled via UMPC or MID

Read more about Okoro Media Systems and the RK Server line here.

The retail pricing plans for Windows 7 have been officially announced via the Windows 7 Blog. The prices are lower than what Vista had at its launch.

We will offer people in select markets the opportunity to pre-order Windows 7 at a more than 50% discount. In the US, this will mean you can pre-order Windows 7 Home Premium for USD $49.99 or Windows 7 Professional for USD $99.99. You can take advantage of this special offer online via select retail partners such as Best Buy or Amazon, or the online Microsoft Store (in participating markets).

You can find more information on the pre-order program here. 

Here is more information from Ed Bott’s “Screaming Deals” article on ZDNet.

The program kicks off tomorrow, June 26, in the United States, Canada, and Japan. It’s scheduled to end July 11 in the U.S. and Canada and on July 5 in Japan—”or while supplies last,” Microsoft notes.

The discount is 50% or more over the normal estimated retail price (ERP) of the two mainstream consumer editions. In the United States, you’ll be able to buy a Windows 7 Home Premium upgrade for $50 or get Windows 7 Professional for $100. Outside the U.S., Microsoft says, “the special low pre-order price will vary by country.”

The offer is available online at Best Buy and Amazon.com. For the first time that I can remember, the online Microsoft Store will match these discounted prices instead of sticking with the full list price.

If you live in the United Kingdom, France, or Germany, the pre-order period will open on July 15 and close on August 15—or while supplies last.

Today’s show we will talk about the Add-In Challenge Top Ten Ideas.  I’ll go through them one by one and Jim, Chris, and John will throw in their two-cents as well!

Zune HD

Google Analytics for Windows Home Server

Add-In Challenge 2009 Go here to vote!

More details on the top ten ideas

The WHS Add-in Idea Challenge 09 is being run in cooperation with home-server-blog.de, wegotserved.com and the HSB Add-in Team.   Check here for more details and dates.

Syncing bookmarks with Windows Home Server by Drashna

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When you live on the bleeding edge of technology, you are bound to find a bug now and again.  Users of the 64 bit version of the Windows 7 Release Candidate (Build 7100) have been reporting a problem connecting their machine to their Windows Home Server.  The connector software installs correctly (usually) but then the client alerts you that your Win7 machine and WHS passwords are not the same (even though they are).  When trying to enter the passwords in the prompt to fix the problem, the WHS password is not accepted (even though it is typed correctly).

Thankfully, Dan Parkinson posted a solution in the Windows Home Server Software Forums that works like a charm.  I can’t say I understand why it works, but it does.  Let’s hope this is corrected in the release version of Win7 to avoid confusion amongst WHS users.

Here is the solution posted by Dan:

Run secpol.msc
Drill down through Local Policies | Security Options.
Find Network Security: LAN Manager authentication level.
Set this Send NTLM response only (It is blank by default in the x64 RC)

Reboot the Win7 machine and you should be in business.  (Good work Dan!)

There is no podcast this week because I am roasting in hot and sunny Florida.   I am going to test Qik.com for possible use at CES in 2010.  Qik is a video application for mobile phones that allows you to send video from your phone.  It even allows for live video feeds.  You can check in periodically to see what I’m up to.  You do not have to login to view video from Qik users.

http://qik.com/homeservershow

Stay tuned for possible footage of Space Shuttle Endeavour launch at 7:17 A.M. EST, Saturday, June 13th. 

Here is Endeavour on the pad and ready to go.  Weather is clear so it’s just a matter of getting a spot to view the launch and juggling all my cameras!

Give Qik.com a try and tell me what you think about it.  If you know of any similar service I would be interested to hear about it.

http://qik.com/homeservershow

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This deal is from VANTEC NST-D100SU NexStar 2.5/3.5′ target=_blank>ZipZoomFly.com.  Its not very pretty but I like the fact that it’s USB and eSata.  I like the ability to instantly plug a drive in to my WHS or other machines.  It’s $34.99 with a $15 rebate.  End price is $19.99.  Not bad!

“The Vantec NexStar Hard Drive Dock is a complete and easy way to add or swap hard drives to your computer.  It gives you the flexibility of connecting any SATA I/II hard drive to your computer via USB 2.0 or eSATA connection without opening up your computer case or installing into an enclosure.  Simply just insert any 2.5” or 3.5” SATA I/II hard drive into the NexStar Hard Drive Dock and you are ready to transfer, copy, or backup files. Quick and easy, the Vantec NexStar Hard Drive Dock is the perfect solution to access your hard drive in seconds.”

 VANTEC NST-D100SU NexStar 2.5/3.5" Hard Drive Docking Station $19.99 after $15 MIR Shipped til 6.7

Show 45 is all about the Add-In competition sponsored by WeGotServed.com.  Since the competition is closed for submission I am going to share with you my submission and some Add-In’s that I would like to see.  I am joined again by Jim Collison for news and color analysis as well as John(aka Diehard) and Chris Lux.  This was a fun show to record with these guys and I hope you enjoy it.  I am working on a new show format with these guys so hopefully the segments will be cleaned up soon.  Make sure you listen to the whole show this week.  I have a blooper and an out-take at the end.

Please leave me your comments on how you like the co-hosting and if there is anything you would like covered in a future show.

If you would like to record an intro for the podcast give it a shot!  Record an 8 second clip introducing the show and I’ll get it on a future podcast.

Don’t forget that I sometimes publish videos on YouTube.com.  I recently put up a small HD clip of the Blue Angels. I know it’s not WHS related but it’s cool!  I just wanted to test a little HD for some future videos.

The Add-In Competition at WeGotServed.com

Future versions of Windows Home Server?

HP releases Time Machine and Amazon S3 backup services for HP 470 and 475 owners

Twonky Media Server releases in late June

Our special guest, CTLux and his blog from Kenya.

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Today’s show rounds up the news for the week and I’ll talk about my post that shows you how to add Google Analytics to your Windows Home Server web pages.  You will want to refer to the Google Analytics post for all the real details and a step-by-step method showing you how to add this tracking mechanism to your server.   Jim Collison joins the show again for news and updates.  Let me know if you like this format.

Links and News Items mentioned on the show

WHS Update for Netbooks

Zune HD

Add-In:  Recorded TV Manager updated for Windows 7

Windows Home Server Add-In Challenge

Vista Service Pack 2

Add Windows Home Server to Live Mesh

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