Archive for December, 2011

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Acer Aspire easyStore for $290

Thanks to reader Jacan we bring you our latest Deal of the week. And it’s a great unit too, the Acer Aspire easyStore AH342-U2T2H has version one of Windows Home Server and is a unit we have reviewed in the past, and great value it is too. The Easystore D510 would normally cost you $499.99 […]

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The Ultimate Windows Home Server

MaximumPC has an article on building the ultimate  Windows Home Server. Their 3 page article includes a build list which includes Fractal Designs Array R2 Mini‑ITX case and a HighPoint RocketRaid 2720SGL RAID controller running WHS 2011. Utilizing 15TB of storage over 5x 3TB hard drives plus a 1TB HDD for the OS itself the […]

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Seagate Completes Acquisition of Samsung’s HDD Business

Seagate and Samsung HDD have joined forces to offer more extensive storage solutions and to quickly develop new solutions that address the industry’s rapidly evolving storage needs. Here is their press release: CUPERTINO, Calif. – December 19, 2011 – Seagate Technology plc (NASDAQ: STX), a world leader in hard disk drives and storage solutions, today […]

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The Tranquil PC Design and Manufacturing Process

If you would like to see how UK based Tranquil PC design and manufacturer their servers then Ian Dixon from The Digital Lifestyle has created and edited a set of videos on the process. The four videos lasting over thirty minutes, go through the CAD design process, to manufacturing to the final product test. You […]

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Add-In: CloudBerry Backup for WHS v2.6

CloudBerry Backup for WHS v1, WHS 2011 and SBS 2011 has been updated to version 2.6 The product which automates data backup directly to Amazon S3 and Windows Azure includes the following changes: Continues Real-time backup (CDP) – With this feature your data is backed up in real-time as it changes. Every change to the […]

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DVBLink Upgrades 10 Euro from 2012

If you are a user of the DVBLink software then we have a quick update from dvblogic regarding their upgrade and downgrade policy. Free DVBLink upgrades/downgrades between v3 and v4 will be discontinued 1 January 2012 and effects customers who purchased DVBLink v3 and/or v4 products on or after 1 July 2011. Starting 1 January […]

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The BYOB Podcast Episode 70

Episode 70 of the BYOB podcast has just been posted: Gaming build, VM build, and VM philosophy.  Tonight we talk to Paul Braren (aka: tinkererguy on the forums) about two of his builds.  We also cover some details on ESXi as well as a general discussion on VMs. You can catch this weeks episode here.

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Seagate and WD Hard Drives no Longer with Three or Five Year Warranties

It seems that some of Seagate’s and WD’s most popular hard drives for desktops and laptops will no longer carry three or five-year warranties. In an article at ComputerWorld they are saying that these two hard drive manufacturers are cutting back on hard drive warranties, in some instances from five years to one, in order […]

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The Home Server Show Podcast Episode 165

The latest episode of The Home Server Show is available. Episode 165 includes: “A new debate.  Windows Home Server 2011 vs. Windows 8 Server.  A Microserver update, news, flash storage, and more.” You can catch this weeks episode here.

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Add-In: My Movies for WHS 2011 v2.10

My Movies for Windows Home Server 2011 has just had an other update bringing it to version 2.10 My Movies for Windows Home Server 2011 operates as database back-end for My Movies clients in multi-zone environments. My Movies for Windows Home Server 2011 2.10 operates as back-end server for My Movies 4.02. My Movies for […]