I’m enjoying having a home server.  Mine has been running for about a month now and overall the experience has been great.  When I heard that Power Pack 3 was going to up the ante when it came to Media Center integration I knew I had to try it.  And try it I have.  While I’m happy to have the new integration, Power Pack 3 does have a few glaring shortcomings.
First, if you’re wondering what all Power Pack 3 can do, take a look at the screencast I posted …

As promised!  Have a look below at a quick look at the new Windows Home Server Power Pack 3 beta and the new functionality added to Media Center.  I’ve enjoyed toying with the new addins so far and though I did have one hang up, it was an easy fix.  Everything is running pretty smoothly now.
Hopefully we’ll continue to see further WHS/MCE integration.  The two offerings from MS would work well together on so many levels.  With WHS being as young as it is, hopefully it’ll just be a …

It looks as though maybe, just maybe, Microsoft gets it.  Or is at least starting to understand that people want to bring the different technologies MS produces together.
Power Pack 3 for Windows Home Server went beta today.  I’ve had a chance to install it but not much time to play so you can expect more info and a screencast early next week.  The best info so far has been provided by the Windows Home Server Team Blog.
Most of the new features are specific to Windows 7 and Media Center.  For …