The Home Server Show #85 – Interview with Paul Thurrot!

Today’s episode features an interview with Windows Weekly podcaster Paul Thurrot.  We get in depth with Paul about his home server, storage, and Add-Ins.  Also on show 85, we talk about our favorite Add-Ins.  News, new Add-In releases, and more! http://homeservershow.com/the-home-server-show-85.html     Here are the links to items discussed on episode 85. Jim’s Add-Ins… Click for more / Podcast Player>

The Home Server Show 84 – PerfectDisk Interview

In today’s show we go over the latest news and add-ins and I also get to chat with Greg Hayes from PerfectDisk.  We get into some serious detail about defragmenting disks and Windows Home Server.  The show notes are limited this week but the podcast is not!   Next week the show celebrates two years in operation and we will have special guest Paul Thurrot on to discuss his server and how he uses it. Add-In Central released PerfectDisk for Windows Home Server Follow the Podcast on Twitter!

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Jim’s Building a New WHS – Choosing the Motherboard

As I mentioned in The Home Server Show 82, I am going to ask for your advice (or convincing) on all the parts needed to build a new WHS. Starting with the motherboard and CPU, we will have an open discussion at the HSS forums (http://homeservershow.com/forums).  After a week or two on each part, I will make a decision and we will start with the next component. We may even discuss your posts on the show. My priorities will be to get the best value that is available. Not always the cheapest, but not the most expensive either. I want

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State Farm 10 Mile / Lincoln NE March 27, 2010

The outdoor running / racing season has begun (at least for me!) here in Nebraska!  Today we traveled down to Lincoln to run the 12th Annual State Farm 1M/5K/10M.  I have to admit, the weather wasn’t all that great.  It rained for most of the morning before the race and the conditions on the trail were very sloppy and wet.  My shoes were destroyed! They announced that they had 1900 runners this year.  I think only 1500 showed due to the rain.  It was still a very well run race. Nice Job guys! 10 miles is kind of an odd

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The New Gallup iPhone (or iPod touch) Application – Get Your News Fix Now!

A new iPhone application for all you news and poll junkies is now available.  Gallup (who I work for, full disclosure) has released version 1.0 of it’s soon to be very popular iPhone application that is free to download on iTunes.  The application gives you access to all the latest daily numbers from US polling (like the President’s approval rating), the top news stories from gallup.com as well as the latest Gallup videos via YouTube. Nothing is more than 2 taps away.  But remember, please don’t try reading it while driving.  I know, it’s tempting. A couple of features that

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