Archive for February, 2010

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Wuala on Windows Home Server

Wuala (http://www.wuala.com/) is an online storage platform from Lacie.  It differs from many other platforms because you can trade storage with other users.  That is you can allocate a certain amount of storage that can safely and securely be used by other users and in return get access to storage provided by other users.  From […]

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Configure your Computer to Backup to WHS

"Configure your Computer to Backup to Windows Home Server" is the latest tutorial from the How-To Geek which looks at the process of configuring a computer on your network to be backed up automatically to WHS. You can catch it here.

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Tranquil PC Series 2 Home Servers

Tranquil PC are now offering a new line up of Series 2 Home Servers which are similar to the original series 1 but based on new low power Intel CPUs and equipped with the new D510 powered main board and extendable RAM (up to 4GB of 800MHz). Providing higher performance, at new reduced prices as […]

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How to Restore 64-bit PCs from Windows Home Server

If you are finding it difficult to restore a 64-bit PC with Windows Home Server then we have a solution for you. These problems are mostly due to network interface and/or SATA AHCI/RAID drivers and Matt Whitlock explains in the first place where to find the drivers and then how to restore a 64-bit PC […]

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Restoring Shared Folder Permissions on Home Server

Upon reboot, Windows Home Server (WHS) automatically resets the permissions for all shared folders in the shared directory, which is not good if you are using one or more of the shared folders to host files for other services that require customized access for users other than the Home Server accounts. Those services, like IIS […]

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Developer Smackdown Podcast on WHS

The Smackdown (also known as Developer Smackdown) is a podcast by Mark Nichols and Clark Sell who use their consulting experiences as a base for discussing how software is designed and created. Their latest musing #13 is all on Windows Home Server and why the guys like it, which is a great listen. Its available […]

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SCALEO Home Server Replacement Recovery Disc

WeGotServed and the German www.home-server-blog.de site have been reporting issues where owners of the 1500 and 1900 Series Fujitsu SCALEO Home Servers have had problems when using the Home Server recovery disc to perform a server recovery. This is due to incorrect labeling within the restore wizard confusing users by not letting them know whether […]

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A Guide to CloudBerry Backup for WHS

Sean Daniel has posted his experiences of using CloudBerry Backup for Windows Home Server, which is an ideal solution for backing up your backups as hard drive failure is the leading cause of data loss. The online backup (cloud) solution for Home Server users uses Amazon S3 for its back-end storage. Sean goes through the […]

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WHS and Media Center Integrated v2

Version 2 of the DVBLink software is now out of beta and has been officially released. By installing your TV tuner card/s into your Windows Home Server the software allows your tuner cards to become network aware, enabling you to watch TV in the lounge on Windows Media center, which is accessing those tuner cards […]

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HP MediaSmart iPhone iStream App Updated

HP have updated their iPhone/iPod app "iStream" for HP MediaSmart owners. Now at version 2.0.50, it includes the following changes/new features: The app is available from the Apple app store for free here  (opens iTunes)