Version 1.1.7.1 (2011-08-09) of Drive Bender has been released with a number of must have bug fixes: Bug fix: When writing to a folder marked for duplication, the duplicated file itself may be corrupt and unusable (bug introduced in v1.1.5.8). Bug fix: Heavy I/O could cause a number of memory leaks to occur. Update: When […]
Snoop-de-dupe version 1.30 has just been released This add-in allows you to locate and manage duplicate files on your server in real-time on both WHS V1 and WHS/SBS 2011 New Features: New Batch-mode handling to easily handle large quantities of duplicate files Allow swapping of "original file" and "duplicate file" for improved file management One-click […]
Windows Home Server pioneer Charlie Kindel today announced that he will be leaving Microsoft after 21 years. Charlie originally joined Microsoft in 1990 in developer support for systems products and later in 1999 thought of the Windows Home Server concept which originally started as the Quattro project 5 years later. Charlie finally started the Windows […]
Another release from the guys at StableBit for their DE replacement add-in DrivePool. Here is their 1.0.0.3292 version change log: Made the Dashboard details presenters display a reboot required message when the server needs rebooting instead of "Error starting service". Fixed anti-flicker code in the Dashboard. Fixed device not ready errors when moving / renaming […]
Two more releases for StableBit DrivePool, the DE replacement add-in for WHS 2011 users. The first was build 3262: Fixed the annoying issue of folder names being upper cased. This fix should stop it from happening in the future. Fixed bug in code that takes a file out of service. Incomplete file repair task now […]
The add-in "Windows 7 Professional Pack" is available for SBS 2011 Essentials users. Available from Friday August 12th from the Microsoft Download Center, the add-in ties together Windows 7 Professional and Windows SBS 2011 Essentials so you can easily deploy pre-configured security settings, folder redirection and offline files from the “Computers and Backup” tab in […]
Tranquil PC are offering the AVA Media Add In for WHS V1 users for free. The add-in is useful for transcoding ripped video discs to a format suited for streaming to DLNA devices, such as a DLNA TV, PS3, Apple TV etc is very simple to use, and just requires the user to point to […]
Two more releases for StableBit DrivePool which is now at version 1.0.0.3210 Build 1.0.0.3204 had the following changes: Wrapped folder size update thread in an error handler to prevent it from shutting down the service if something goes wrong. An error report will be written. Fixed another startup issue related to missing disks. Whilst build […]
Since we first looked at the add-in back in May it has had many updates. The add-in Server Transfer-Manager enables you to make your Home Server the central transfer station for all your up and download needs. And since we last looked at it back in May it has had numerous updates, including: New Filehosts […]
More great debate and news from this weeks edition of "The Home Server Show" podcast: Listen in on for details about testing the drive extender replacements for Windows Home Server 2011, some new Drobo testing, and a RAID challenge from the BYOB podcast. We also unveil a new add-in from Alex Kuretz and talk more […]
