Archive for May, 2011

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Add-In: Integrity Checker 1.22

There is an update to the add-in Integrity Checker which automatically generates hash-stamps to guarantee the integrity of your data. Version 1.22 includes the following: Added CPU usage throttling Added hard disk write access limiting Added worker thread prioritizing Installer now signed with class-3 Authenticode certificate Small optimizations and bug fixes A trial version with […]

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Add-In: WHS Phone for Android 1.3

WHS Phone for Android has just been updated to version 1.3 This latest version has been completely rewritten so there is no more "swiping" of the home screens, instead there are buttons and tabs. The developer has also stated that this rewrite has led to vast performance improvements.   Highlights include: Completely new UI with […]

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DataCore DE Replacement Beta Announced at Tech-Ed 2011

DataCore have announced the beta release of their Drive Extender replacement add-in, DriveHarmony at Tech-Ed 2011: Microsoft Tech-Ed 2011: DataCore Software Adds Extra Data Protection, Flexibility and Speed to Windows Home Server with DriveHarmony Welcomes beta testers to trial DriveHarmony’s new pooling, mirroring and caching features that boost performance and sidestep hard disk drive limitations […]

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StableBit DrivePool BETA Build 1588 M2

Announced back in February StableBit DrivePool for Windows Home Server 2011 is now in open beta. StableBit DrivePool is an add-in replacement for Drive Extender, which as we know was removed in WHS 2011, and provides the following features: Combine all your hard drives into one big storage pool (except the system drive with the […]

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Windows Home Server Saves the Day – Again

Sean Daniel has a great read about a fellow Microsoft employee’s father who, thanks to Windows Home Server, had a working PC again after it was infected with a nasty virus. “Fast forward to last night around 9:30 at night when my father calls me in a panic stating that my mom is going to […]

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Which RAID Level for WHS2011

"Choosing the Right RAID Level for Your NAS Box" is the title of an article on PCWorld.com which is the ideal read for those of you thinking of using RAID with WHS2011. The article looks at the different RAID levels, starting with JBOB and finishing with RAID 5 and explaining which is best for different […]

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Windows Phone Add-in for WHS 2011

Windows guru Paul Thurrott has announced on Twitter that Microsoft announced to him that a Windows Phone integration add-in for WHS 2011, SBS 2011 Essentials and Storage Server 2011 Essentials would be available in 3-4 weeks time. Great news for Windows Phone users! Just shortly after, Paul also tweeted that Windows Home Server hardware would […]

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BYOB Podcast 43

Episode 43 of the BYOB podcast is available  with lots of information about Windows Home Server with guest Ed Ramirez. And if you weren’t sure, BYOB stands for Build Your Own Box and this podcast is all about everything related to building PC’s, servers, HTPC’s, gaming rigs, and anything else they can get their hands […]

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Storage Management Options for WHS 2011

WHS2011 gives you plenty of storage management options. For example you may want to give each hard drive a separate drive letter or setup a RAID array for data duplication plus of course there are many more options. Paul Carvajal from MediaSmartServer.net takes us through his journey from WHS V1 to WHS 2011, along the […]

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Time Machine Script to Backup Mac to WHS2011

One of our readers here at MSWHS.com has come up with a automated configuration script to allow a samba share to be used with Time Machine. So if you are backing up your Mac to WHS2011 using Time Machine, then instead of going through these 7 steps to get it up and running, you can […]