Well, here’s another update.
The extra 1GB RAM is in and is working its magic on server performance (2Gb in total) .
Next, I’ve got to choose a TV tuner card (details here). And then there is SageTv to install and configure.
I also hear that Diskeeper 2007 has a WHS edition.
Diskeeper automatically keeps all of the hard disks (both internal and external) on your home server defragmented to optimise the speed and performance of the server. Unlike the standard Disk Defragmenter application included in Windows Home Server (and other Windows SKUs), Diskeeper runs as a service in WHS, and continually works on defragmenting your disks whilst the server is idle. Access the server, Diskeeper stops. Server idle? Diskeeper gets back to work so there’s no noticable performance hit whilst it’s running. They call it Invisitaksing.
Sweet. I checked the disks yesterday and most had more than 30% file fragmentation.
I wrote a quick Vb console app to defrag all the drives automatically (using defrag.exe and the task scheduler), but I’m still testing it and I’ll post the code when I’m done. (its a stop gap, I know 🙂 ). So I’m desperate for Diskeeper 2007 to be RTM’d ( that’s Released To Manufacturing).
The homeserver.com domains are being registered. I just checked and swapped my domain over ( thanks to this reminder ).
And we have estimate retail pricing for WHS. Its a rumor that has yet to be confirmed.
I’m not sure weather to belive the £150 price tag. On the one had its rather cheap given the fact that Vista Home Premium is going for £135 from amazon.co.uk ( Home Basic: £79). On the other hand, it makes perfect sense since this is a product targeted at home users and should be in the same price range. On second thoughts, it also makes sense since people who buy WHS off the shelf most likely have spend money already building their server and won’t baulk at the price tag.
Update to the Update: Philip Churchill of the Ms Home Server blog suggests that it’ll go for £88.74 here in the UK.
Cheeky question time: if you’ve built a home server either for yourself or someone else, does that make you eligible for OEM prices? 🙂
Random Musings 
Yes, diskeeper is a good intelligent auto defragger. No need to worry about wasting time manually defragging when it does it automatically for you. The WHS version of Diskeeper should turn out to be a great defrag tool if it is anything like the existing DK 2007 versions.