Timothy Deleo at usingwindowshomeserver.com has taken an in-depth look at Andreas Miceli’s much anticipated Advanced Admin Console Add-in for Vail. This add-in is still at beta stage and Andreas is still looking for more beta testers, so if you want the chance to get the first look get over to http://www.home-server-addins.com, or you can find […]
Home System Integration have got a good article showing how to connect your computer to Windows Home Server Vail. They go through installing the connector software and configuring once up and running. Check it out here. Written by Matthew Glover www.matthewglover.co.uk
Chuck Shumar over at Home Server Land has put together a very comprehensive guide to compare Vail against WHS v1. It stands to reason that Vail will come out on top, but does it? Check it out here. Written by Matthew Glover www.matthewglover.co.uk
We have seen the HP MediaSmart range develop and expand into the domestic market over the last few years, but this is only the second server in the MediaSmart family to wear the small business orientated StorageWorks brand. The X310’s bigger brother, the StorageWorks X510 is essentially a re-badged business version of the MediaSmart EX495, […]
I have now been running WHS since Dec 2007 on a small self-built VIA based ITX system, chosen because it was small and ran on much lower power and generated less heat and noise than a conventional PC or low cost server allowing me to leave it on all the time. It’s worked like a […]
Chuck Shumar over at Home Server Land has put a comparison together. He compares WHS v1, Vail and Aurora. It makes for interesting reading check it out here. Written by Matthew Glover www.matthewglover.co.uk
After Ben Armstrong had some adventures yesterday with a failing hard drive using Hyper-V and WHS, he is today showing us how to check that all his data is replicating properly on his Windows Home Server. check it out here. Written by Matthew Glover www.matthewglover.co.uk
Just been reading a great article by Ben Armstrong on Virtual PC Guy’s Blog, about what to do in the event of getting a failing hard drive while using WHS on Hyper-V. I have blogged before about running WHS on Hyper-V and I know that some of you are using this kind of setup, Ben […]
AVA media have today announced the release of RipNet for WHSs, Its simple quick and easy, and you only have to wait for the disc to eject. You can now rip your Audio CDs, DVDs and Blu-Ray discs directly from your Windows 7 Media Centre or Windows 7 PC directly to your Windows Home Server (running […]
Over at Once Around the Block Harvey Wilson shows you how to build a windows home server into a cabinet. Definitely interesting, well worth a look if not just to see how this crazy idea came too be. It is an old post but when I came across it I thought it was worth sharing. […]
