Drive Bender is a step closer to their RC release as today they released version 1.1.61 This latest release (and this week there have been a few) solidifies the 1160 release with further improvements and a number of minor fixes: Bug fix: Mount points could attempt to load before the required Windows services have completed […]
Squeezebox Server for Windows Home Server from Logitech has been updated to version 7.6.0 This add-in allows you to listen to your personal music collection on a Squeezebox in any room in your home and this latest update includes a lot of changes: Firmware updates: Boom – Version 57 Squeezebox 2/3 – Version 137 Transporter […]
Build 2939 of StableBit DrivePool has just been made available with quite a few changes for this DE replacement add-in: Many other fixes.] OS X compatibility (and other samba based devices / software). Added visualizations for folder / disk sizes and file balance ratio. Added file balance resolutions. Added file balance ratio computation and reason […]
Another day and another release for the Drive Extender replacement add-in Drive Bender. This latest beta release 1.1.6.0 (2011-07-26) includes the following changes: Bug fix: Under very heavy load, 0 byte files could appear if validation was running at the same time (these would appear on the same physical drive as the duplicate file). Bug […]
Version 1.1.5.9 of Drive Bender has just been made available which addresses a stability issue experienced by some users plus improved performance. Here’s the release notes for this beta version released 2011-07-25: Update: Changes to the way DB reports a pools total space. Mount points are now reloaded when the pools total space changes (changing […]
Another episode of the BYOB podcast is available, and this week its about setup, network, WHS and HTPC courtesy of Bill Cabldevil. The BYOB crew also chat about their VM adventure trying to backup to a USB drive, which you can find in episode 52, which is available here.
The add-in Home Server Status has had a minor update to version 1.01. This update includes the following changes: Added a better routine for notifications of when a backup is running, completed, and cancelled. Added status messages to the taskbar icon. When you mouse-over, you get the thumbnail view but with status and a backup […]
For a good year and half now my EX490 has served me well as the only server in my household. It takes care of all essentials activities such as media sharing and backup. It’s the hub of my digital archives, the brain in the distributed backup solution and with VMware it’s my own little cloud. […]
Episode 144 of "The Home Server Show" podcast is up with lots of news and discussion. This week the guys talk media streaming, the price change for Windows Home Server 2011 and Drive Extender replacements. You can catch episode 144 here.
Microsoft have released another Learning Bites video for Windows Home Server 2011 and this one is on Homegroup setup. This video covers setting up Homegroup on your Windows Home Server, and connecting your PCs. You will also learn how to use PlayTo with Windows Media Player and Homegroup.
