Author Archive for Philip Churchill

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WHS 2011 in the Rack Mountable T2i

The rack mountable T2 chassis from Tranquil PC is now almost 7 years old but it has had a brush up and is now supplied with a new CPU and supports WHS 2011. The T2iWHS series is powered by Intel’s latest 2nd generation Core 2 CPU (the i3-2100T) and is available in either Satin black […]

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The Home Server Show Podcast Episode 142

Episode 142 of The Home Server Show podcast is up with live audio from their meetup. And that of course is along with the weeks Home Server news with plenty of chat, which you can find here.

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Offers from Tranquil PC

Tranquil PC in the UK have some great offers currently in place if you are thinking of purchasing a server. The Leo SS4 Storage Server appliance powered by Windows Storage Server 2008 R2 Essentials is available with a £100 + VAT discount by using coupon code: CSS10011 during checkout. Storage Server is very similar to […]

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SBS 2011 Essentials Available Today from all Channels

Microsoft have announced that Windows Small Business Server 2011 Essentials is available as of today in all channels. SBS 2011 Essentials (formally known as Aurora) is now available for customers to purchase either through Volume Licensing, retail or most OEM partners. More details are available here.

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Stream Audio and Video to your iPhone / iPad from WHS2011

If you would like to setup streaming from your Windows Home Server 2011 to your iPhone or iPad then Tranquil PC have some details for you. You first have to install the StreamToMe app from the app store for the nominal fee of £1.79 and then if you would like to give the server a […]

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SBS 2011 SDK Training Module Released

If you would like to develop for SBS 2011 Essentials then Microsoft have some help available to you, as they have just released 2 ISV training modules for SBS 2011 Essentials covering topics such as: Development requirements, SDK Installation and Template import Dashboard Templates Health and Alerts Templates Creating a Dashboard Add-in Creating an installation […]

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Free AVA Media CD Ripping Add-In

From today Tranquil PC are offering the AVA Media CD ripping Add In for free with all orders for a Leo HS4 Performance Home Server. And if you already own a Leo HS4 you will not miss out as Tranquil will be offering the free Add In, or options to UPGRADE to the CD/DVD version […]

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WSSX Add-In Package Project for Visual Studio 2010

Add-in Developer Sam Wood has put together a custom Visual Studio 2010 project type that allows you to manage your *.wssx build process: Adds support to Visual Studio 2010 for *.wssx cabinet files required to distribute Windows Server Solutions SDK Add-Ins for Windows Home Server 2011, Windows Small Business Server 2011 Essentials, and Windows Storage […]

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OS X Lion Breaks Mac Backup

Those beta testing Apples new operating system update OS X Lion have found that once they have updated to this major update that their HP MediaSmart Server can no longer back up the Mac. Once you’ve updated your Mac to the new release, you’ll find the HP MediaSmart Server client can still detect the home […]

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Add-In: Drive Bender 1.1.5.6

Build 1.1.5.6 (2011-07-04) of Drive Bender has just been made available and here are the release notes: Bug fix: Unable to add a drive to a new pool. Bug fix: A file could fail to open if the file was marked as read only. Bug fix: Unhandled exceptions could sometimes occur while reading and writing […]