Category: Windows Home Server

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Add-In: StableBit DrivePool v1.0.2.6257 BETA

StableBit DrivePool has been updated to version 1.0.2.6257 BETA. This latest version of the Drive Extender type add-in for WHS 2011 users has the following changes: Added some extra safeguards against pool parts being listed twice in the Pool tab. Offline volumes are now enumerated properly. They will not be listed in the Pool tab. […]

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Remote Access to WHS via SkyDrive

If you use the SkyDrive web app at https://skydrive.live.com/ then you can also access every folder on your Windows Home Server 2011 box too. You can accomplish this by installing SkyDrive directly onto WHS 2011 and ticking the Fetch Files option in Settings, which will then enable remote devices to view the files on Windows […]

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Increase Remote User Timeout in WHS 2011

If you down/up load large files with your WHS 2011 box then you will find that the remote access interface will time out after 30 minutes. You can correct this by increasing the time-out parameter in the Windows Home Server web.config file. To increase the Remote Access time:   1. Use mstsc.exe to start a […]

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Video: Linus Tech Tips WHS Setup

Linus Tech Tips have a 10 minute video where they show us their Windows Home Server v1 setup with 17 hard drives installed: “It’s no secret that I’m a HUGE fanboi of Windows Home Server, so I’m taking a few minutes to show off my storage server and to talk about some of the upgrade […]

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Add-In: StableBit Scanner v2.0.0.2245 BETA

StableBit Scanner has been updated to version 2.0.0.2245 BETA with SMART improvements and other fixes. Here’s the change log: Rewrote raising / hiding WSS notifications. Fixed columns not being saved. Added new ‘Age’ column to main screen. Fixed UI issues, including removed disks lingering after they were removed. Enabled SMART health links on main summary […]

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The BYOB Podcast Episode 88

Episode 88 of the BYOB podcast is up: “XBOX E3 hardware/compatibility updates, more server Issues, Windows on a laptop Mike gives us his experience. Thunderbolt comes to PC hardware, Cheap butt kicking HTPC, Server 12 first impressions. Another info packed show on this weeks BYOB Podcast.” You can find more details on episode 88 here.

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Add-In: The Office Mavern WHS 2011 Updates v1.1.65.65

The Office Mavern has released updates for his following products: WHS Office 2011 WHS Outlook 2011 WHS QuickBooks 2011 WHS Quicken 2011 All four add-ins are now at version 1.1.65.65. Here’s all the details: To start off with, a new ”Plus” edition of WHS Office 2011 has been created to encapsulate the business-centric Microsoft Office […]

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DVBLink v4.5 Beta Trial Reset Instructions

With the release of the RC1 build of DVBLink, DVBLogic have reset the trial period for all v4.5 installations on our licensing server. So if you are using a version 4.5 installation then here are the instructions on how to reset the trial period for your installed products: Stop DVBLink windows service Delete all *.lic […]

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DVBLink v4.5 Release Candidate 1

DVBLink products have gone to version 4.5 Release Candidate 1 status. What is new/fixed from beta2: General Fixed: parental lock feature did not work in beta1/2 Added: selection of categories on the channel selection tab Added: new layout for DVBLink media library items DVBLink TVSource Added: Unicable support (only for tuners, which support raw diseqc […]

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Viridian PC Homeserv Range with WHS 2011

Viridian PC have re-branded their Homeserv range of Home Servers pre-installed with WHS 2011. The 7 models in the range start from £458 with 2GB of memory, a 160GB system drive and a Intel Atom D525 dual core CPU up to £666 which comes with 4GB of memory the same 160GB system drive but this […]