Microsoft announced their Windows 7 SKUs. At first I muttered under my breath figuring they learned nothing with the overlapping Vista versions. But further details showed that while there are several editions there are only two main versions. And the versions build on one another (the Russian Doll metaphor is used) rather than mix and match features. Paul Thurrott’s Win Supersite has the best explanation of the versions, but Windows 7 Home Premium and Windows 7 Professional are the main versions while the others are for specific niches (like enterprise/volume [...] Read the rest »
Windows Home Server Build
I finally finished building my 12 TB Windows Home Server and migrated the data from my HP Mediasmart home server. The goal here was to replace my existing HP EX470 server with 6 TB of disk (2 of which where external USB drives). I was outgrowing the server and wanted something bigger, faster and better so decided to build it myself to keep costs down. The Windows Home Server itself doesn’t need a lot of high-end hardware. For my needs I just need lots of disk and gigabit Ethernet. Here’s [...] Read the rest »