Online backup solution KeepVault and KeepVault Pro have both had improvements made to them today. KeepVault Pro now has a new flat rate pricing of $0.15/GB/month (when paying yearly) and no per device/seat fees. So you can now buy exactly the storage you need, with no pricing tiers and upgrade at any time. This new […]
The defrag program for Windows Home Server users has had an update. PerfectDisk 12 Client and Enterprise Console have been updated to Build 275. These latest builds include various bug fixes. You can “Check For Updates” in the products or wait for Autoupdate. Client fixes: There were several issues where the S.M.A.R.T. tab indicated outrageously […]
Paul Thurrott’s Supersite for Windows has a article on the history of Windows Home Server (v1). From being announced at CES in January 2007 to Power Pack 3 being released in December 2009, it’s an interesting read with links to Paul’s existing articles on version 1 of Windows home Server. Windows Home Server: A Look […]
If you would like to build a server your own way then the BBS2 Power unit from Tranquil PC could be the answer. With the same basic core components as used in the Leo HS4 and Leo SS4, the BBS2 Power delivers huge amounts of processing power for a high performance platform, yet consumes as […]
Episode 50 of the BYOB podcast is up for the Build Your Own Box enthusiasts. This weeks episode has special guest Andrew Edney talking about various systems, which you can find here.
The media server TwonkyServer is now at version 6.0.34 and includes the following changes: Bug Fixes: fixed: File scanning issue on Windows network drives fixed: Roku soundbridge cannot stream aac/m4a fixed: UPnP Discovery broken w/ Linn control point fixed: Web Config UI not working properly with Internet Explorer 9 fixed: improved ssdp responses to M-Searches […]
Website makeuseof have an article on how to backup your Mac with a homemade Time Capsule. After losing some fairly important accounting files recently, I realised that my backup strategy is quite flawed. Although I take a weekly bootable backup of my Mac, that doesn’t really help when I deleted the file I want a […]
The AwesomeSpaceMonkey blog give their option on using Windows Home Sever 2011 along with CrashPlan and the Windows Home Server 2011 Windows Phone 7 Connector. “Overall I am really enjoying Windows Home Server 2011 and the integration with Windows Phone 7.” You can find their blog entry here.
The DVBLink software from DVBLogic which we have written about a lot in the past has a new version in the works. DVBLink TVSource and Home Server v4 products are now in public beta and there are a lot of new things and improvements comparing to version 3.x. Some features are the same but done/accessed […]
The Windows Home Server 2011 software has seen a price drop around the world, with the English SKU being available for $52 + $7 shipping state side from online retailers such as Superbiz (take an additional $5 off using coupon code WOMBAT bring the total down to $47), whilst Newegg and Amazon still have it […]
