Episode 157 of The Home Server Show podcast is up: …we take a build list from the forums and dissect it part by part. If you are looking at building your own this is will be a good listen for you. We also take the week in news and releases in the tech world for […]
The Average Guy Blog has an article on secure data deletion which is a must read if you are disposing off or selling hard drives. The article asks the question "Are you sure it has been deleted?" and recommends 3 tools which will overwrite the drive, rendering it unreadable. You can read it here.
For those of you using Windows Home server 2011 and wondering if to use a RAID setup on the drives then the MakeUseOf website has a run down on the different RAID configurations. You can find this technology explained article here.
A drive pooling solution by the name of Liquesce has come to our attention. Although its in the early stages of development, Liquesce (although not specifically for Windows Home Server) is defiantly one to watch: The driving force behind the Liquesce code base is to take you hard drives that have Space / Directories and […]
The AWIECO WakeOnLAN add-in has been updated to version v1.1.3 with new features in the PRO version. With the ability to remotely turn on a computer, here is the full change log: Added: Scheduler (PRO) Added: Server shut down in Launchpad (PRO) Added: Language: Japanese, Polish Fixed: Issues with deleted computers More info on AWIECO […]
The StableBit Scanner version for Windows Home Server 2011, Windows Small Business Server 2011 Essentials and Windows Storage Server 2008 R2 Essentials has had an update. Version 2.0.0.1169 beta of the advanced hard disk surface scanner has the following changes: Don’t crash if the drive doesn’t report an interface. Fixed crash when opening disk context […]
BYOB Episode 62 is up with lots of discussion including rack or not? helping a listener with his huge home build for his home network and does the AMD Bulldozer push Intel out of the top slot? “We only give our brief impressions based on testing from some of our favorite sites. So all this […]
A further look into the Windows Home Server 2011 Dashboard and this time its the Server Folders and Hard Drives tab. DavesComputerTips.com takes us through folder properties, the sharing tab, and the following wizards in WHS 2011: Move a Folder Customize Server Backup Add a Folder All this plus Shadow Copies are all taken a […]
Kim Spilker on the Microsoft Press blog over on MSDN provides sample information on the new book, "Working with Windows Small Business Server 2011 Essentials". Providing a sample chapter the post goes through The Dashboard, User Management, Improved File Management, Remote Web Access, Data Protection, Installation and Migration. You can grab yourself a copy from […]
The Snoop-de-dupe add-in has been updated to version 1.50 Snoop-de-dupe automatically scans your server storage and displays duplicate files in an easy-to-view layout directly from within the server’s user Console. Version 1.50 includes the following enhancements and new features: New Features: Enhanced database design for better handling of larger file sets (100,000+ files) Allow automatic […]
