Author Archive for Philip Churchill

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Add-In: DA Document Manager Windows Home Server Edition 3.1.105

"DA Document Manager Windows Home Server Edition" from Digital Archound has had an update to version 3.1.105. Here is their press release: OVIEDO, Florida – September 28, 2010 – Group Seven Technology today announced its update release 3.1.105 of DA Document Manager™ 2010 – Windows Home Server Edition is now available.  Existing customers will receive […]

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KeepVault Online Backup Reviewed

Website "Backup Review" has a great review of the online backup service which is ideal for Windows Home Server users – KeepVault. The review looks at the differences between KeepVault and KeepVault Pro & Business and the pros and cons of the service. We are then taken through the installation, backup and restore process. The […]

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The EX485 and iTunes

Website’s “You Can’t Suck Enough” owner has a EX485 MediaSmart Home Server from HP and was trying to serve his music from it using the included iTunes software, but every time he flicked the service to enabled it would disable itself straight away. The culprit was Apple’s Bonjour service which was disabled, but once enabled […]

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Ordering Two of the Same Hard Drives from the Same Vendor

Seeber Consulting of Arizona have a good piece of advice for hard drives in Home Server after two of their drives decided it was time to go to harddrive heaven: Sometimes it isn’t the best thing to order 2 of the same hard drives from the same vendor…  cause if there is a flaw in […]

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The Vail Installation Process

Tom from the Home System Integration website has the installation steps pictured on how to install Windows Home Server Vail. From configuring the bios so that the Vail media can boot, through to the final boot screen, Tom explains the steps and also takes a look at the hardware requirements too. You can read it […]

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The Home Server Show Podcast Episode 105

Episode 105 of The Home Server Show is up with in depth discussions with developers Alex Kuretz and Sam Wood. This Developer Deep Dive Edition discuses the guys latest add-in versions and the “Free vs. Fee” model. You can listen to episode 105 from here.

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The Aspire easyStore H341 from Acer

ZDNet UK take a look at the Aspire easyStore H341 from Acer. The new model has a better 1.66GHz Atom D410 processor and 2GB of RAM compared to the older H340 model but does consume 10% more power. More details here.

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Aurora – Simple, Confusing but Extendable

Paul Thurrott over at Windows IT Pro takes a look at Windows Small Business Server "Aurora". Paul says its simple, maybe too simple, that the LaunchPad can be too chatty, the shares are confusing and that extensibility is the key. Put simply, Aurora lives up to the needs of its stated mission and will be […]

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The Remote Web Access Interface in Vail

Richard Hay from WindowsObserver.com has part 1 of his Windows Home Server Vail preview up for reading. In this first installment Richard takes a look at the Remote Web Access interface in the refreshed public preview of Vail, which you can find here.

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Data Protection Month – Win Home Server Goodies

Our friends over at MediaSmarthome.com have kicked off "data protection month" To drum up awareness of data protection and security they have teamed up with Proxure to giveaway 2 x EX490’s from HP and several 1-year KeepVault subscriptions to their online backup service. McAfee is also hosting a group on the site to discuss and […]