My first thoughts:

• Lack of x64 Connector support! This rules out two of my machines. Actually, what I would prefer is the ability to add the computers running x64 to the “Computer” list so I can get the RWW-like Remote Desktop feature to work. But alas, I couldn’t hack it to get this support.
• The enforcement of what MS considers to be strong passwords. I can disable password complexity for normal computer accounts, but not for any that are accessible remotely. My password is as secure as I want it to be, but WHS is demanding that I change it to work remotely and even to use the computer. There should be a way to relax the password requirement from the current requirement to something that is a bit more reasonable.

I’m still playing with it, but it is a good product, even with these limitations….

• MS Internal use of Network Access Protection Channel 9 Video – Jeff Sigman (of the NAP team) and Brent Atkison (of MS-IT) talk about how NAP is implemented on the Microsoft network.
• Ubuntu 7.10 (GutsyGibbon) has been released, both in Desktop and Server releases. For the benefit of others at the office, we have implemented some of our public web servers on Ubuntu (although I am more a Centos or BSD dude…). Downloads are still rather slow due to the Slashdot effect.

Weekly Wishlist:

• x64 version of PageDefrag for my servers.
• A working version of Veridian on two of my AM2 systems that should support Virtualization, but are disabled due to processor stepping level.

Task List for the week:

• Installing the RTM build of Windows Home Server at home…
• Upgrade my Trixbox installation and implement OpenWingo softphones…