Archive for July, 2013

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Add-In: Drive Bender v1.9.5.0

Drive Bender has been updated to version 1.9.5.0. Here is the change log for this latest release: Bug fix: On shutdown a BSOD may occur under certain conditions. Added: Adding / removing a pool is now dynamic and does not require all pool instances to restart. Bug fix: When converting a drive, there can be […]

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Add-In: My Movies Home and Essentials Server Solution v2.14 PR3

The beta build of My Movies Home and Essentials Server Solution for WHS2011 and WS2012 Essentials has been updated. Version 2.14 PR3 has the following change log: Added: Remote Bridge option, where a My Movies server can act as bridge between our mobile applications and Dune players, allowing for Event Handlers to catch power, play […]

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My Server App for Android and iPhone/iPad – Any Takers?

Now that Windows Server 2012 Essentials is available as a role in the Standard and Datacenter editions of the R2 preview as well as the existing stand alone edition it will give a much wider exposure for Essential add-ins. Existing add-ins remain compatible so its time to see the My Server app developed for both […]

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The WD Sentinel RX4100 Running Windows Storage Server 2008 R2 Essentials

WD have launched the Sentinel RX4100 a 1U rack mountable storage server running Windows Storage Server 2008 R2 Essentials. With four hotswappable hard drives pre-configured in RAID 5, dual Gigabit Ethernet ports for network fail-over and an optional dual power supply, the WD Sentinel RX4100 also offers built-in iSCSI target functionality to easily manage the […]

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Add-In: StableBit DrivePool v2.0.0.312 BETA

StableBit DrivePool has had another update for users of WS2012 Essentials, which includes a Windows 8 fix and a network I/O boost fix. Here is the change log for version 2.0.0.312 BETA: Implemented a workaround for a bug in .NET’s ReaderWriterLockSlim. Bug observed on Windows 8. Even though there are no lock holders and many […]

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DVBLink v4.6.0

DVBLogic have updated their DVBLink product suite to version 4.6.0. This new version is a major step forward in terms of ease of use and has a more intuitive installation and configuration procedures. DVBLink now has support for source groups, which should significantly speed up configuration of multiple sources having the same channels, and the […]

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What’s New in R2 Essentials from ZDNet

A quick recap of what’s new in WS2012 R2 Essentials from ZDNet which takes a look at cloud service integration and remote management. You can find the article here.

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Add-In: StableBit DrivePool v2.0.0.310 BETA

Version 2.0.0.310 BETA of StableBit DrivePool for WS2012 Essentials users has been released with file system refinements. Here is the full change log: Fixed UI lock up due to a deadlock in the service. [D] Completely reengineered how file performance is measured. We no longer parse ETW events in real-time, this is slow and unreliable. […]

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WS2012 R2 Essentials Preview and WS Essentials Experience Server Role

The Windows Server Essentials and Small Business Server Blog has posted a article on the new WS2012 R2 Essentials explaining the new server role as well as other goodies. Virtualization, running R2 in the cloud, Azure Active Directory and the modernized Remote Web Access are just some of the topics covered, which you can read […]

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The BYOB Podcast Episode 126

Episode 126 of the BYOB podcast this week is about Server Essentials 2012e R2, Server 2012 R2, Windows 8.1, and the final words on Mike’s Haswell builds. Good stuff, which you can find here.