Author Archive for Philip Churchill

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WHS2011 Available to Subscribers of TechNet and MSDN

Good news for those of you with a TechNet or MSDN subscription, who are waiting for WHS2011. As of now WHS2011 is available from both services for you to download, test and evaluate. TechNet MSDN

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CloudBerry Backup for WHS Supports Multiple Languages

CloudBerry Lab have just added Japanese to their list of supported languages to Cloudberry Backup for Windows Home Server, which now includes English, German, Spanish, Chinese, Norwegian, Polish and Russian. Support for the Tokyo AWS region has also been added. To select your language just go to Settings, and then CloudBerry Backup and click Options:

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Turning Home Server into a Domain Controller

The How-To Geek returns with another guide for Windows Home Server users, and this one is on turning WHS into a domain controller. Active Directory lets companies manage users, computers, printers, and more from a centralized location. Have you wanted this functionality at home but don’t have money for Windows Server? Here’s how you can […]

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Add-In: WHS Money 1.1.9.9

A new add-in has just been released that allows you to keep track of your personal finances by allowing you to access all the features of Microsoft Money Plus ‘Sunset’ (Deluxe or Home and Business), without having to install a copy of Microsoft Money on every machine that you want to use it from. Although […]

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Add-In: KeepVault for Windows Home Server 4.0

KeepVault have just released version 4.0 of their online backup add-in for Windows Home Server users. Available for both v1 and WHS2011 this latest version includes many enhancements: Backward compatible with existing KeepVault storage accounts New platform support for Windows Home Server 2011 (code name Vail), Windows Small Business Server 2011 Essentials (code name Aurora) […]

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Windows Home Server 2011 Unleashed Sample Chapters

If you are thinking of purchasing a copy of the third edition of Windows Home Server 2011 Unleashed then a few of the chapters are up online, which will give you a feel of the book which you can find here. You can find a copy for purchase at Amazon  in the US with $20 […]

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Drive Bender 1.1.2.6

The guys at Drive Bender are working hard as they have just released another update. Version 1.1.2.6 fixes a potential Windows Explorer lockup issue that some users were experiencing, so If you installed v1.1.2.5,n update to the latest version: Bug fix: Explorer can lock up when opening a folder. Improved error handling in some areas. […]

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Drive Bender 1.1.2.5

An update to beta 2 of Drive Bender has been released. Version 1.1.2.5 has a number of improvements and fixes, including a fix for the WHS dashboard crashing issue: Bug fix: The Drive Bender WHS addin crashing issue has been fixed. Bug fix: File security is now handled correctly. Bug fix: BSOD issue with XP […]

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WSS Essentials Released

Yesterday just 4 days after WHS2011 was signed off Windows Storage Server 2008 R2 Essentials (WSS Essentials) was also signed off and will be on NAS devices very soon. Windows Storage Server 2008 R2 Essentials which was known as code name Breckenridge can be used as a new server for storage or to add additional […]

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Installing SharePoint Foundation 2010 on WHS2011

Tom Ziegmann from Tom On Tech.com has published a great how to guide on how to install SharePoint Foundation 2010 on Windows home Server 2011. It’s finally here! I’m releasing the first draft of my Sharepoint on Windows Home Server 2011 guide. Compared to all the steps that had to be taken on Windows Home […]