A couple of issues for those of you have have installed Update Rollup 1 (UR1) for Windows Server 2012 Essentials (KB2781267). First the Office 365 Integration Service reports do not run after you install Update UR1 and you may receive the following health alert when you open the dashboard: One or more services are not […]
Jim Collison and Christian Johnson cover Windows Server 2012 Essentials on the Home Tech Podcast in a epic 1 hour and 53 minute episode. The action starts at approx. 7 minutes in and I recommend that you also watch the video feed as Christian takes us through the various screens and features: Server 2012 Essentials: […]
This week’s edition of the BYOB podcast is up: “This week on the BYOB Podcast Samsung Series 5 Laptop, Slingbox 500, and the Roku3.” BYOB episode 115 can be found here.
Running SFC (System File Checker) on WS2012 Essentials may corrupt it’s web configuration file. After running the SFC command with option /scannow, the remote web access feature may be totally broken. This is because it could revert some critical changes applied by the server installation. So the bottom line is DON’T run the System File […]
A mammoth 1 hour and 20 minutes of the Home Server Show this week and its all on Drive Extender alternatives for use on your Home Server: I’ve got a full house for you on this episode. These guys are here to tell you about their own experiences with the different Drive Extender products that […]
Episode 114 of the BYOB podcast is up for this week, with lots of goodness as usual: …some home network discussion. Windows 8 utilities to help bridge the Windows 8 gap and the Transformer AiO leaves us wonder why on this weeks BYOB Podcast You can find episode 114 here.
If you are in the UK then CCL have WHS 2011 for just £33.70 plus 95p delivery, so if you have a spare £35 handy then you can buy a copy from here. Top 10 Reasons to buy Windows Home Server 2011: Scheduled automatic backups. Get full automatic backups of the actual server and all […]
Episode 215 of "The Home Server Show" podcast is up: “We are talking Symform again and finally have a judgement about the service. Some SkyDrive, and ADATA in the news and then we talk about UR1 and some hot fixes for Windows Home Server 2011 and Essentials 2012.” You can find episode 215 here.
A round up of posts from various blogs from the last few weeks that talk about alternatives to using Windows Home Server. The 1st is from techshout which give us 7 FreeNAS alternatives which actually does include WHS 2011. http://www.techshout.com/alternatives/2013/18/freenas-alternatives/ Next up APC explain how to make your own Windows home server OS using alternative […]
Newegg TV have a video on WS2012 Essentials. The 20 minute video takes a look at what WS2012e is and what’s new, with a demo of the dashboard too:
