To celebrate the launch of WHS2011, Tranquil PC have a competition where you could win their newly announced Leo HS4 Home Server. For a chance to win the system, all you need to do is answer a few questions, with the last question having the correct answer and you could be in with a chance. […]
A new add-in by the name of Snoop-de-dupe was released today for WHS v1 users. Snoop-de-dupe watches your server in real-time and notifies you when duplicate files appear on the server. You then have the option to either delete the duplicate, create a hard-link to save HDD space (available in WHS/SBS 2011 only), or to […]
Episode 133 of The Home Server Show podcast is now available. This latest episode has the weeks Home Server news and views and gets heavy into media. You can get it here.
CloudBerry Labs have released a new version of their add-in CloudBerry Backup for Windows Home Server for v1 users. Versions for WHS2011 and SBS 2011 Essentials will follow next week. Here’s what’s new in version 2.1.1: Long paths support – backup path longer than 260 symbols Custom credentials for network locations Memory Management Improvements More […]
Ian Dixon from The Digital Lifestyle writes up his experiences of installing Windows Home Server 2011 onto a HP ProLiant MicroServer. Ian tells us how he upgraded the unit and then installed and configured WHS2011 on this MicroServer from HP and tells us about 2011’s Mac compatibility (or not!). You can find the post here.
Another EX495 user upgrades their MediaSmart Server to Windows Home Server 2011 article this time from Mike Garcen from Missing Remote. This one is not so much a how to guide but a look at the upgrade experience that Mike went through, which you can find here.
May the 1st is the official launch date for the Leo HS4 Server from Tranquil PC. This Home Server comes with 2GB of DDR3 memory a 2TB hard drive and an Intel 2nd Generation Core Processor (i3-2100T 3.1GHz) all for £679. Plus there is an option for a 2 port eSATA expander including Port Multiplier. […]
If you store your docs on Windows Home Server (and if you don’t then you should be) and you are away with your PC without Internet access then you will not be able to access those docs directly on your Windows 7 laptop – Or is there a way? Yes there is and its called […]
There is one way of having tuner cards in your Windows Home server box, and that is using the DVBLink software TVSource. For those of you who already have it installed it is time to update as version 3.2.2 is now available. v3.2.2 is a cumulative update that includes the following (previously released as patches) […]
The Japanese DSP* version of Windows Home Server 2011 will be available shortly and to celebrate Microsoft Japan have a launch event in Tokyo on Saturday May 21st. The event includes 4 sessions on WHS2011 including migration techniques from v1, add-ins, configuration advice, RAID support and power saving measures which will be presented by the […]
