For those of you running the latest version of Drive Bender (1.1.8.4) then you need to install a patch. Patch 1.1.8.8 fixes a stability issue and should be installed after installing v1.1.8.4. You can confirm that the patch has applied by checking the log message, the first line should indicate the new core version. You […]
Many of you are using online backup provider CrashPlan to backup your Windows Home server data online and although not Home server specific, the company have just announced free apps for iOS and Android for CrashPlan+ or Pro subscribers. The apps allow you to access you’ve backed up data, allowing you to browse through your […]
Another couple of updates for My Movies for Windows Home Server 2011. First is version 2.10 Pre Release 2: Added: Existing converter jobs can now be overwritten Added: Description for video converter profiles Added: Profiles now stores supported devices in file comments Fix: MP4 tagging is now done with other library, as existing solution could […]
Home automation company Embedded Automation have announced version 3 of its mControl software for Windows Home Server users. With support for both Windows Home Server "Classic" and Windows Home Server 2011 users, this latest release includes the following features and enhancements: Support for Embedded Automation’s mBee line of ZigBee® wireless technologies mControl Editor – a […]
DavesComputerTips takes a detailed look at The Windows Home Server 2011 Dashboard: Users tab. This comprehensive guide on the Users tab in WHS 2011 looks at the password policy, shared folder read write options, remote web access options, account properties plus lots more. So to learn more on the Users tab in Windows Home Server […]
The Windows Home Server Client Backup Notifier has had an update. This WHS tool allows you to receive email notifications of the current backup state of each client joined to your Windows Home Server. It can be run from a command line, or as a Scheduled Task. Changes in v1.0.0.12: Added SSL/TLS support (for smtp.gmail.com) […]
If you are running the current version of Drive Bender then the license is due to expire the end of September. If this affects you, then head over to Drive Bender to get a new license.
Episode 153 of The Home Server Show podcast is up and ready for you: This episode contains two big debates. The first is should you use an SSD drive as your Windows Home Server operating system drive. The second is running Windows Home Server in a virtual environment or running other servers in a VM […]
Paul Thurrott has stated that although Drive Extender was a good idea, it’s implementation wasn’t exactly enterprise-ready: …after testing this technology on its new-generation small business servers, Microsoft discovered it wasn’t compatible with many server apps and didn’t work reliably. So it was scrapped, to the chagrin of Windows Home Server fans, many of whom […]
DVBLink v4 has a patch for TVSource which fixes jerky TRL4 (HD) playback and some server stability issues. Full fix list: DVBLink server crashes in tvsource.dll or tvsource_info.dll when system has more than 8 tuners RTL4 (HD) jerky playback Weak TVSignal / dvblink server crash when one or more sources are playing TV and another […]
