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images/news/microsoft.jpgMicrosoft's centralized home media server is ready for testing. Go to the Windows Home Server page on Microsoft's Connect site and complete the quick survey. Then, you'll be sent a link enabling you to download the server software for free. Test it out by setting it up on a spare machine in your house. You will also need a Live.com login to participate. Kind of a bummer that Microsoft is making us jump through so many hoops to test its software, but hey -- it's free!
The Windows Home Server runs on your LAN and hosts all of your music, movies and digital media, making the files instantly accessible to all of the computers in your home. Here's what we said when it was unveiled in January, 2007: "It can be used to manage data stored within user accounts, shared folders, and external storage devices. More than a simple automated NAS backup, it also sports Zune connectivity, and there's a web component that lets you log in and access your data from any connected computer on the planet."
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The Windows Home Server runs on your LAN and hosts all of your music, movies and digital media, making the files instantly accessible to all of the computers in your home. Here's what we said when it was unveiled in January, 2007: "It can be used to manage data stored within user accounts, shared folders, and external storage devices. More than a simple automated NAS backup, it also sports Zune connectivity, and there's a web component that lets you log in and access your data from any connected computer on the planet."
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