Author Archive for Philip Churchill

7

Get 3 months HomeServerSync Online Backup For Your Home Server FREE

The HomeServerSync add-in from Tranquil PC is now available for Windows Home Server users. HomeServerSync allows you to access your Home Server services from anywhere in the world, protect your files even more, and sync data between PCs, using the Home Server itself as a ‘personal cloud data server’ ! There are 3  components to […]

0

How To Recover Data from a Failing Hard Drive

“All hard  drives will eventually fail. Some earlier than others” Patrick from ServeTheHome goes through how to recover data which is on a failing drive in your Windows Home Server system. “…I was able to get vital tax information and work information off of the drive easily by just copying directories.” Patrick takes us through […]

0

Integrate an iPad with WHS

Tech lover Chris Oldroyd explains how to uses AirVideo with his iPad and Windows Home Server. Chris describes AirVideo as the best application he has ever bought for the iPhone and iPad and describes how it helps integrate his iPad with his home entertainment setup. By installing the small server application directly on Windows Home […]

1

LaCie 5big Backup Server

You can’t miss it with its blue eye on the front which lights up and is intensity adjustable. The 5big Backup Server is primary dedicated to backup thanks to it’s lot of space and is designed for the small business (SOHO/SMB) and the creative professional. The 5big Backup Server comes in 5TB (5 x 1TB […]

0

The Home Server Show Podcast Episode 100

Episode 100 of The Home Server Show podcast is available. In celebration of episode 100 there is not a lot of news this week but instead the focus is on past episodes as well as plenty of FREE swag for the Home Server community. You can catch up with the weeks goodness here.

1

The Vail Installation Process in Pictures

The How-To Geek website gives you a screenshot tour of the Windows Home Server Vail install process. They go through the actual installation process of the server and (of course) provide plenty of screenies to show you what the process looks like, which you can view here.

1

CloudBerry Backup for WHS Introduces RRS Improvements

Cloudberry Labs have added Reduced Redundancy Storage (RRS) improvements to their CloudBerry online backup software. RSS was introduced in version 1.5, but now in version 1.6 you can decide it you want it on the account or plan level with an an appropriate option added to the Compression and Encryption step. This enables you to […]

2

Help Beta Test HomeServerSync Beta 10

Only a couple of days left to grab yourself a copy of HomeServerSync Beta 10 before the beta program closes – Interested? Then drop a line to newaccount@homeserversync.co.uk with "beta" as the subject line for a chance to play with a copy.

2

KeepVault New Features Announced

Online backup provider KeepVault today announced new features for small and medium business customers which will be coming on August 4th 2010. The success of the ‘KeepVault Pro & Business’ (www.keepvaultpro.com) solution is its ground-up design targeting small to medium businesses (SMB); easy to setup with no special IT skills required, almost no maintenance thanks […]

0

Vail in VMware Workstation

The How-To Geek tells us how to install Windows Home Server Vail on VMware Workstation. VMware is virtualization software which will enable you to test Vail if you haven’t got a spare box to test it on. The Geek’s post takes you fully through the process of getting the software up and running with minimal […]