One month ago, the Windows Home Server team filmed a 10-minute feature story for the national TV show Designing Spaces entitled “Innovations for the Connected Family, Solutions for Managing and Protecting Your Media.” Designing Spaces, currently in its sixth season, recently ran its 100th episode. The show's innovative topics and expert advice continue to attract a sophisticated audience of homeowners and do-it-yourself enthusiasts. This was filmed to educate families and home office users about Windows Home Server.

The segment will feature Senior Product Manager, Mark Pendergrast, who provided an excellent overview and short demos of the product. Then, to illustrate Mark’s points, we filmed one of our Seattle-based customers, Jim and Cindy Combs (who were a part of the original beta program) talking about their use of -- and love for -- the product. The Combs’ are huge fans and generously gave up a workday to film for us. Their story is powerful because it not only shows how average families can use Windows Home Server, but how small/home-based businesses can benefit as well. Cindy talked about how she uses Windows Home Server to run her PR/marketing company out of her home office.

I was lucky enough to attend the film shoot and do some of my own flip-cam, behind the scenes filming of the day. The first clip shows some of the set creation, and includes an interview with the director, George Tweddle, Senior Producer for o2 Production Studios, Inc.

In the second clip below, you will be able to see Mark Pendergrast during his interview, and also hear his final thoughts on how the day went.

The show will begin airing on April 9, 2010 nationwide. Distribution includes 20 airings on: The Learning Channel (TLC), Womens Entertainment (WE), and Network affiliates for: ABC, NBC, CBS, and FOX. Please see below for the schedule. In addition the segment will stream 24 hours a day on the www.designingspaces.tv website.

-Nicole