If you are having trouble with DNS Resolution on SBS 2011 Essentials then website Title (Required) have written a small PowerShell script to help you. The script has the values of your DNS forwarders which will allow you to force your DNS Forwarders to be something other than your Default Gateway or something else instead. […]
ServersPlus has their LCD screen mod we mentioned earlier this month available as an upgrade kit for the HP ProLiant MicroServer. The kit includes a LCD screen, Internal USB Header to USB converter cable, and a bracket (including cables) to mount a 3.5" hard-drive in the optical bay behind the screen. The USB LCD panel […]
As well as for WHS 2011, Update Rollup 3 (UR3) has also been made available for both SBS 2011 Essentials and Storage Server 2008 R2 Essentials. 2705117 Update Rollup 3 for Windows Small Business Server 2011 Essentials is available 2705122 Update Rollup 3 for Windows Storage Server 2008 R2 Essentials is available. 2705129 Client-side update […]
UR3 has been made available for WHS 2011. This update rollup contains server-side fixes. After installation, the client-side package is installed on all Windows client computers automatically. You can now configure the Launchpad to start in a minimized state which was a nuisance for most users. This can be accomplished by selecting the "Always minimize […]
Version 1.3.6.0 of Drive Bender has been released for Windows Home Server 2011, Windows SBS Essentials 2011 and Storage Server 2008 R2 users. Here is the change log for this latest release: Update: Some branding changes to the client interface. Update: The settings option has been moved from the advanced tab to the main interface […]
CrashPlan have a great Infographic on the lifespan of storage media. From the humble zip disk which would eventually become corrupted and would endlessly click to todays hard drives which are prone to head crashes, it’s an interesting look at todays storage media and its lifespan. You can view the infographic here.
Clinton Ho, Senior Program Manager on the Windows Server Essentials team talks us through Windows Server 2012 Essentials deployment. On "The Windows Server Essentials and Small Business Server Blog" Clinton walks us through the two main stages of deployment. The WinPE stage and the initial configuration stage (out-of-box experience), showing us the various screens during […]
Episode 95 of the BYOB podcast is up, and: “This week on the BYOB Podcast we are joined by John Stutsman, He’ll update us on his recent hardware experiences. The Failure of Storage Spaces, Tunneling with unTangle, Corsair 550D debacle. Michel’s new server is a nightmare. Cord Cutting update.” You can listen to episode 95 […]
Amazon are selling the Western Digital 2TB Green hard drive for $99.99. Saving $80 of the list price of $179.99. The WD 2TB 3.5" Green HDD (WD20EARX) is a SATA III, IntelliPower, 64 MB Cache Bulk/OEM Desktop Hard Drive with the following features: IntelliSeek – Calculates optimum seek speeds to lower power consumption, noise, and […]
Website "The Doc’s World" has some tips on how to manage movies properly using the add-in iHomeServer: “I have more than a 130 iPad movies in my collection and with an average size of about 1 Gig for each, there is no way to sync all of my movies on my device nor would I […]
