Version 1.4.7.8 (RC1) of Drive Bender is available with SMART updates and performance improvements. Here’s the beta change log: Update: Improved the file deleting speed for folders will a large number of files. Update: The file handling performance has been dramatically improved. Bug fix: Manually activation can fail with an error. Update: S.M.A.R.T. drive detection […]
Episode 112 of the BYOB podcast is up: “Light show this week, VUDU, UltraViolet, TMT 5, Insteon, Livescribe Sky Wifi Pen on this weeks BYOB Podcast.” You can find all 39 minutes of this weeks episode from here.
You may be aware that there is a registry hack to stop WS2012e setting up its own Active Directory domain which stops client computers from automatically being added to that domain, but performing the hack can lead to the WSE Connector software altering the network settings on the client computer routeing all DNS requests through […]
A series of articles from the Petri IT Knowledgebase on WS2012 Essentials. Their first article explains how to to configure WS2012e. Additional articles will explain how to use the Office365 Configuration Wizard and how to run through the WS2012 Essentials backup and Anywhere Access configuration and user management. You can read part one here.
A short 42 minute episode of The Home Server Show this week on cloud storage and Symform: Jim and I take just a little of your time to discuss cloud storage in general and the space that we use and things we need to try in order to reduce our storage. Jim is also trying […]
Another update for My Movies Home and Essentials Server Solution for users of WHS 2011 and WS2012 Essentials. Version 2.13 has the following changes: Added: Option to use external storage devices instead of only internal storage. Update: Product package renamed to My Movies Home and Essentials Server Solution to cover that the package is now […]
Its time again for another episode of the BYOB podcast: “This week we discuss SurfacePRO and XBMC with our guest Adam Snell from androidandi.com on this episode of the BYOB Podcast.” You can find episode 111 here.
The add-in My Movies Home and Essentials Server Solution for WHS2011 and WS2012 Essentials has had an update. Version 2.13 PR5 has the following changes: Fix: The application prompted to register AnyDVD when updating, even if already installed. Fix: MusicBrainz was disabled was a meta-data provider during Pre Release testing, and is now enabled again. […]
The beta build of Drive Bender for WHS2011 and SBS Essentials 2011 has a new release. Version 1.4.7.7 features a new SMART engine powered by Hard Disk Sentinel. Here is the full change log: Added: Hard Disk Sentinel is now powering the S.M.A.R.T. functionality. Added: Physical drive number emulation supported (allows TrueCrypt volumes to be […]
Robert Pearman has written a script which will allow you to restore the WS2012 Essentials firewall customisations. Whilst troubleshooting a problem on a server, have you ever reset Windows Firewall back to Defaults, but this could have unexpected consequences. You could export and import the policy from Windows Firewall, with the import overwriting the […]
