Archive for July, 2011

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CloudBerry Backup – A Users Review

A CloudBerry Backup user by the name of Alex Harden gives his opinion of the online backup solution for Windows Home Server users: Cloudberry transferred the folder structure and files without putting them in containers. I was able to navigate the folders and see the pictures from the S3 web console. Very cool. As I […]

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Installing WHS 2011

"How To Install Windows Home Server 2011" is an article by David McCabe which takes us back to basics on installing wHS 2011. From the hardware requirements to update settings, you can read Dave’s article here.

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The Home Server Show Podcast Episode 143

Episode 143 of The Home Server Show podcast is up and this week has Dan Reynolds from KeepVault chatting about their new update and pricing plan structure. And that of course is with the weeks Home Server news and the views from Dave and the guys. Episode 143 can be found here.

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Add-in Central Discontinued

The WHS v1 add-in “Add-in Central” is no longer. In a blog post, the add-ins creators at HomeServerLand stated that from time to time it is necessary to discontinue products and services for a number of reasons and that the add-in would be discontinued as of July 15, 2011. Existing users are being asked to […]

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WD Brings New Hardware for Windows Storage Server

Western Digital have announced that they will be providing a small office storage server product which will include Windows Storage Server 2008 R2 Essentials  as the operating system. Thomas Gallivan, WD’s vice president of marketing for SMB branded products had the following to say: "By combining Microsoft’s platform with WD’s strength in the storage market, […]

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PCSpecialist Home Server PCs Update

UK based PCSpecialist.co.uk have re-vamped their Windows Home server range and now offer more case choices as well as an intelligent configurator to help you better choose the components you require. The price of Windows Home Server 2011 has also been reduced in line with Microsoft’s recent price reduction. The Home Server PC range: Uses […]

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DVBLink – No Program Names in EPG Fix

If you are running version 4 beta 1 of DVBLink then you may or may have experienced an issue where the EPG data does not contain any program names. The good news for us is that the guys have released a patch containing a .dll file which should fix this empty program names issue. More […]

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Add-In: StableBit DrivePool Build 1925

StableBit DrivePool currently at stage M2 (Milestone 2) of the beta process has a new build available. Build 1925 of the DE replacement add-in includes the following changes: When moving a file within a pooled folder, if the destination already existed there was a chance that the move could fail because it would try to […]

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KeepVault 4.10 Improvements Announced

Online backup solution KeepVault and KeepVault Pro have both had improvements made to them today. KeepVault Pro now has a new flat rate pricing of $0.15/GB/month (when paying yearly) and no per device/seat fees. So you can now buy exactly the storage you need, with no pricing tiers and upgrade at any time. This new […]

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PerfectDisk 12 Service Pack 1 Build 275

The defrag program for Windows Home Server users has had an update. PerfectDisk 12 Client and Enterprise Console have been updated to Build 275. These latest builds include various bug fixes. You can “Check For Updates” in the products or wait for Autoupdate. Client fixes: There were several issues where the S.M.A.R.T. tab indicated outrageously […]