Those who rely on email aliases will also like that Microsoft has finally let us choose an SMTP server to send messages from non-Outlook addresses without revealing the true source -- we won't have to put up with "on behalf of" tags any longer.

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Naturally, it pains us to imagine firms chugging along with Windows Server 2008 into 2020, but you just know it'll happen.

ENGADGET: Microsoft extends free Windows Server 2008 support through January 15th, 2015

At first it might seem like a stretch to connect the future of Windows Media Center (WMC) with Windows Home Server (WHS), but hear us out.

ENGADGET: Is the future of Windows Media Center with Windows Home Server?

Not exactly the stuff dreams are made of for 99% of our readers, but if you should happen to find yourself the admin for an enterprise server of some type (as many of us do, from time to time) this might be something worth looking into.

ENGADGET: DDRdrive's RAM-based SSD is snappy, costly

It's a tiny piece of software, and if they had figured out a way for us to store our photos locally or to pay a small charge for server space exceeding some amount (as Flickr does), it could have stayed a rather noncommercial affair.

CNN: Instagram users should wise up

By becoming a part of AMD, we will have access to new markets, resources, technology, and scale that will provide us with the opportunity to work tightly with our OEM partners as we fundamentally change the server market.

ENGADGET: AMD absorbs server startup SeaMicro for $330 million, says it's no impulse buy

If you're planning to set up your server as a Linux box, you probably don't need any further instruction from us.

ENGADGET: HOW-TO: Turn your Mac mini into a media center

SiloconDust let us kown that it would be the first to certify a live TV tuner as a DLNA Digital Media Server, easily enabling premium cable TV to more devices with its existing HDHomeRun Prime network CableCARD tuner.

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With that, The Cloud has given us the ability to exponentially increase our capacity (and opportunities) at roughly the same cost as Mongo the Server.

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