If you find the Windows Home Server 2011 Launchpad pop-up annoying when you boot up your PC then there is a VBScript available which automatically starts then minimizes the Launchpad. You can find it here.
Drive Bender for WHS 2011 has been updated to version 1.2.1.2 This latest release includes the following changes: Bug fix: The WHS addin could crash the dashboard if the local users is not the user that it was installed under. Bug fix: Under some specific circumstances, file renaming could fail or cause access denied errors. […]
The 250GB model of the HP ProLiant MicroServer can be had for £119.95 inc VAT in the UK after £100 cashback. This MicroServer makes an ideal home for Windows Home Server 2011 and at this price you cannot go wrong. Plus by using the voucher code MSFREENDUK you also get free delivery. More details on […]
There could be a heavy hard drive shortage this quarter due to the heavy flooding in Thailand. Western Digital is under water and Nimec who supply 70 to 80 percent of the worlds hard drive components have flood water around them also. Hitachi, Seagate, and Toshiba are preparing for the worst. Since manufacturers typically have […]
An update to StableBit DrivePool to bring the DE type add-in to build 4108: [D] Small change in status return codes to directory queries that don’t find any files. [D] Direct file I/O for deleting files. (off by default …) [D] Direct file I/O for misc. file related APIs, including getting file dates, file allocation […]
Episode 63 of the BYOB podcast is up and this week its all about Home Automation including how it connects to Windows home Server: “This week we talk Home Automation with special guest Ted Singh, co-founder and Business Development Manager for Embedded Automation about his mControl product.” You can grab this weeks episode from here.
StableBit DrivePool has had another update to its Drive Extender type add-in for Windows Home server 2011 users. Build 4105 includes the following changes: *[D] Implemented Direct file I/O, directory listing. (off by default – see options) Fast directory querying, written entirely in the kernel. * Asynchronously queries all the disks for […]
UK based Tranquil PC first released their T7 Home Server back in September 2007 and still it is a very popular model, with 10,000s being sold. Now Tranquil have now enhanced the T7 by adding Windows Home Server 2011 to the mix and the result is the T7-SEHS. The T7-SEHS has the following features: Dual […]
If you would like to know how to back up your OS X Lion Apple Mac to Windows Home Server v1 then we have a guide for you. WeGotServed’s 2 page guide explains how to get your Mac backing up again to Windows Home Server (v1): …Mac OS X Lion will no longer backup to […]
The beta M3 release of StableBit DrivePool has been updated to version 1.0.0.4099. This latest build includes the following 2 changes: [D] Fixed crash on shutdown / uninstall. [D] M4 pool part runtime. This is big. (not activated yet) [D] = Driver As always more information on StableBit DrivePool can be obtained from here.
