Author Archive for Philip Churchill

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Dell Offers Factory Installed SBS 2011 Essentials

Dell have joined the likes of HP in offering SBS 2011 Essentials factory installed on their range of PowerEdge servers. Here’s what Dell had to say: By integrating Microsoft server software on Dell PowerEdge servers in the factory, Dell decreases setup time, improving reliability and empowering business owners to start reaping the benefits of their […]

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Tranquil PC Leo HS4 SE Launched

With hard drive prices currently going through the roof, now is the ideal time to purchase a Leo HS4 SE from Tranquil PC. This SE version comes without any hard drives enabling you to use your current HDDs or to purchase new ones once the supply constraints have lifted due to the floods in Thailand. […]

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CrashPlan Apps for Android Updated

CrashPlan is what we use here at MSWHS.com to back up our Home Server’s to the cloud and they have just updated their Android apps.   The updates include tablet support, in-app previews and lots more. Here the full change log: Support for low density screens Support for Android 3.x Tablets In-app Media Preview supports […]

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Add-In: My Movies for WHS 2011 2.10 PR5

My Movies for Windows Home Server 2011 has had an update. Here is the change log for version 2.10 PR5: Added: Title Collection Fix: Report unidentified disc had incorrect label. Fix: AnyDVD controls was not hidden by default on installer installations as it should have been. Fix: Filenaming on conversion of TV Series disc without […]

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The Home Server Show Podcast Episode 159

Episode 159 of The Home Server Show podcast is up and this week: “We are here to announce a new add-in for Windows Home Server 2011 but a simple mention of “Drive Extender” leads us down the path of talking about Drive Bender and StableBit for quite some time.  We hit the news and it’s […]

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The "Recover your server wizard" crashes in WHS 2011

Microsoft has published a new Knowledge Base article: The "Recover your server wizard" crashes in Windows Small Business Server 2011 Essential, Windows Home Server 2011 or Windows Storage Server 2011 Essential The article explains that when you try to restore your server to a previous backup or perform a factory reset and click any of […]

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DVBLink Client for Android 1.1.0

DVBLogic have released version 1.1.0 of their DVBLink Client in the Android Market. This latest release includes the following changes: Improved app stability Added ability to install/move app to SD card Added channel sorting on channel number Android client for DVBLink Connect! Server. Watch Live TV, browse EPG, view program details, manage timer recordings from […]

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Cumulative DVBLink Connect! Server Stability Patch Available

If you are a DVBLink user and are experiencing crashes then a stability patch from DVBLogic has been released: This patch fixes the issue when DVBLink Server and/or DVBLink Network Client windows service crash after DVBLink Connect! Server expiration. The patch can be downloaded here: http://www.dvblogic.com/download/Trunk/ … 111101.zip How to apply patch (server side): ———————— […]

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Hard Drive Price Increase – Update

If you are wondering why that £50 ($80) hard drive is now £180 ($288), then here is an update to the story about the flooding in Thailand which is currently causing hard drive prices to rise on a daily basis. Article courtesy of CRN.

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Add-In: WHS Drobo Status Beta 1

This plugin allows you to at-a-glance view how much space you have available on your Drobo from within WHS 2011, and the status of the drives: More information and the beta 1 download of WHS Drobo Status is available from here.