Lots has been happening at Tech-Ed 2011 this week, Microsoft’s annual conference for developers and IT professionals. WHS 2011 cousin SBS 2011 Essentials became a best of show finalist in the Microsoft Product category: It was also announced that SBS 2011 Essentials would be available on the HP MicroServer in early June for less than […]
This weekend sees the DSP version of Windows Home Server 2011 going on sale in Japan for 12,798 yen (approx. $156) and pricing information is starting to appear in other parts of the world too. LambdaTek in the UK are advertising it for £90.38 (approx. $146) whilst its currently being priced between $99 and $128 […]
The M2 (Milestone 2) beta build of StableBit DrivePool is now available. The developers state that M2 is mostly a plumbing build and features a lot of new stuff under the hood but not much changes in the UI department. Nevertheless, there are many interesting things to talk about: Long path names Windows path names […]
Beta 3 of Drive Bender, the Drive Extender replacement, has just been released. This release includes full server folder support including client backups. Here’s the full change list for version 1.1.3.3: Much improved file read performance. Windows based network shared (i.e. shares creating on folders contained within a drive letter mount point) as now restored […]
Snoop-de-dupe the add-in which scans your Home server for duplicate files has had an update. Version 1.20 includes the following additions: Added support for Windows Home Server 2011 and Windows Small Business Server 2011 Added CPU usage throttling Added hard disk write access limiting Added worker thread prioritizing Added support for hard-links (WHS/SBS 2011 only) […]
There is an update to the add-in Integrity Checker which automatically generates hash-stamps to guarantee the integrity of your data. Version 1.22 includes the following: Added CPU usage throttling Added hard disk write access limiting Added worker thread prioritizing Installer now signed with class-3 Authenticode certificate Small optimizations and bug fixes A trial version with […]
WHS Phone for Android has just been updated to version 1.3 This latest version has been completely rewritten so there is no more "swiping" of the home screens, instead there are buttons and tabs. The developer has also stated that this rewrite has led to vast performance improvements. Highlights include: Completely new UI with […]
DataCore have announced the beta release of their Drive Extender replacement add-in, DriveHarmony at Tech-Ed 2011: Microsoft Tech-Ed 2011: DataCore Software Adds Extra Data Protection, Flexibility and Speed to Windows Home Server with DriveHarmony Welcomes beta testers to trial DriveHarmony’s new pooling, mirroring and caching features that boost performance and sidestep hard disk drive limitations […]
Announced back in February StableBit DrivePool for Windows Home Server 2011 is now in open beta. StableBit DrivePool is an add-in replacement for Drive Extender, which as we know was removed in WHS 2011, and provides the following features: Combine all your hard drives into one big storage pool (except the system drive with the […]
Sean Daniel has a great read about a fellow Microsoft employee’s father who, thanks to Windows Home Server, had a working PC again after it was infected with a nasty virus. “Fast forward to last night around 9:30 at night when my father calls me in a panic stating that my mom is going to […]
