Its time for another episode of "The Home Server Show" podcast, and this week it’s all MicroServer: When I say all Microserver, I mean ALL Microserver. The entire episode is dedicated to “the little server that could.” This thing can do it all and my guests have done it! I’m talking with Chris Kenney, the […]
Microsoft have published a series of TechNet videos on Windows Server 2012 Essentials in their Virtual Academy. There are 6 videos or modules in all, the 1st being an overview and how to plan plan: An introduction to Windows Server 2012 Essentials, to get an overview of its main feature areas, and learn about some […]
After their Drobo 5N unboxing, GeekBeat TV are back this time unboxing the 5D from Drobo. It’s always a cause for celebration when we get a cool new device at the studio to unbox, and especially so when it’s from Drobo. We use Drobos to keep all our shows safe and we’re excited to see […]
Its time for another episode of “The Home Server Show” podcast: We’re back for another full episode of the Home Server Show. I’ve got some Synology goodies to show you and talk about while Jim has some Drobo news to share. We are both taking a look at the new admin app for 2012 Essentials […]
A nice case study from fellow MVP Kevin Royalty on the benefits of using WS2012 Essentials in a small business environment: As the IT department for most of its small-business customers, Total Care Computer Consulting was eager to begin offering Windows Server 2012 Essentials as a replacement for Windows Small Business Server 2008. In addition […]
Late last year Drive Bender introduced S.M.A.R.T. monitoring, giving the user real-time feedback on the health of their hard drives. But instead of reinventing the wheel and carry on developing their own SMART application, Drive Bender have teamed up with the people at Hard Disk Sentinel. So the next release of Drive Bender will […]
My Server is in app for Windows Server 2012 Essentials users which helps keep you seamlessly connected to your server resources on devices running Windows 8 and Windows RT. Available as a free download in the Windows Store, My Server is similar to the My Server Windows Phone app where you can manage users, devices […]
Paul Thurrott explains his thoughts about sync, storage and backup by explaining how he does things himself. Paul has a HP micro server running Windows Server 2012 Essentials. It has five 3-TB hard drives attached. Two of which are external and three which are internal. Paul admits that it is sagging under the weight of […]
Episode 110 of the BYOB podcast is up, and for this episode: Its the low cost podcast this week. DNS-325 recycling, iOS now has an OpenVPN app, Firebox x500 modded to be a router, and the Obi100 VoIP with Google voice. We are fortunate to be joined by Tobias Hieta from Plex Media to talk […]
The 5 bay Drobo FS replacement the 5N is given an unboxing in GeekBeat TV. It’s always a cause for celebration when we get a cool new device at the studio to unbox, and especially so when it’s from Drobo. We use Drobos to keep all our shows safe and we’re excited to see the […]
