Archive for August, 2010

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New and Refreshed

Welcome to the new and refreshed MSWHS.com, your personal guide to Microsoft’s Windows Home Server. Please note that not all parts of the site are fully operational, but will be soon. Enjoy your stay and as always your comments are welcome.

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Moving Right Now – Oh Yes!

Just to let you know we are starting the work to move to our new hosting provider and our new layout which we mentioned yesterday, so for the next 6 hours or more (less hopefully) you will experience either the old site or nothing – What nothing! OK that’s wishful thinking , but we will […]

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AGAIN Do not use Advanced Format disks in WHS v1

After our warning the other day about using advanced format hard drives in version 1 of Windows Home Server, Microsoft have also published a Knowledge Base article explaining the problem. The article (KB2385637) explains that if you are using one of these drives in Windows Home Server v1 for either Server Backup, the Storage Pool […]

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Add-In: CloudBerry Online Backup for WHS 1.7

CloudBerry Online Backup for Windows Home Server has had an update. The online backup service for Home Server users which utilizes Amazon S3 cloud storage, now includes the following in version 1.7: Integrated Azure Storage option – Azure Blob Storage is another storage option in CloudBerry Backup in addition to Amazon S3.  The users can […]

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Add-In: DNS Updater 1.0.0.43

The add-in which enable you to access your computer remotely even with a Dynamic IP has had an update. DNS Updater from "ten atoms" has been updated to version 1.0.0.43 to fix a performance issue and if you act quickly they get the add-in for 50% off, bringing it down to just $9.99 More details […]

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Learn More About Aurora

Microsoft’s official Small Business Server blog has published some interesting resources on Windows Small Business Server Code Name “Aurora” to enable you to get a “hands on” with the product. First up is a product overview guide which provides an overview of the benefits of a server-based small business solution and introduces Windows Small Business […]

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We Are Moving

If everything goes to plan then within the next 24-48 hours we are on the move. Back when dinosaurs ruled the earth (August last year actually), we asked you to select a new theme design for the site. We have now (eventually) implemented it, which you can have a sneak peak at here.   Due […]

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Add-In: AWIECO RemoteLauncher 0.1.2 (Beta)

The add-in AWIECO RemoteLauncher allows Aurora and Vail users to access predefined System Tools directly from the dashboard, and just launched is version v0.1.2 (Beta) which offers an improved UI design and fixes a bug which was present within the installer. More details on RemoteLauncher are available from here.

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Add-In: AWIECO WakeOnLAN 0.2.1 (Beta)

The add-in AWIECO WakeOnLAN has had an update. The free add-in for Vail and Aurora users has the ability to turn on a computer remotely. It enables the Server to start up every computer attached to your network and automatically recognizes, if a computer is already turned on or if it is booting up. Version […]

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Add-In: Grid Junction 1.5

Kendome Technologies have released a new version of their uninterruptible power supply management add-in "Grid Junction". Changes in version 1.5 include: Various UPS device support improvement and fixes (see supported list) Improved existing communication protocols New expert feature to sleep/hibernate or standby the server instead of shutdown New expert debug mode toggle User interface enhancements […]