Following on from episode 5 of the HTPCentric podcast about HTPCs and WHS is the latest 30 minute episode 5 SP1 which continues on the subject by answering listeners email. You can find it here.
Microsoft’s Official SBS (Small Business Server) Blog have announced a list of partners who are making add-ins for "Aurora". On the list are Symantec, Level Platforms and Disk Keeper who we are told will be making statements this week around their plans to integrate products with "Aurora". Although both Level Platforms and Disk […]
Mary-Jo Foley of ZDNet has more details on "Aurora, where she answers questions such as: What, exactly, is Aurora? And how does it compare and contrast with SBS 7 and Vail? Might Windows Intune, Microsoft’s systems-management in the cloud offering, be one of these complementary Aurora services? What are the pricing/licensing/availability details for SBS 7 […]
HP have today released a new add-in which will allow the contents of a connected USB drive to be copied or moved directly over to either the MediaSmart Server or HP Data Vault. Called "Easy USB Transfer" the free add-in is ideal for off loading your photos or video footage from the connected USB device […]
HP have updated their "HP MediaSmart Expander for TiVo" add-in from version 1.0.0.35038 to version 4.0.0.36035. This latest version now allows you to schedule series recordings of your favorite programs and have them automatically copied over to either your MediaSmart Server or Data Vault. The HP MediaSmart Expander for TiVo" add-in allows you to: Expand […]
Microsoft’s Official SBS Blog have announced a new edition of Windows Small Business Server entitled Windows Small Business Server (SBS) Code Name “Aurora”. Aurora is touted as an easy to use “first server” option for small businesses and will be the company’s first to deliver both traditional and cloud capabilities. Supporting up to 25 users, […]
Paul Thurrott in his weekly Mailbag post has written the following about the forthcoming Windows 8 release: …Windows 8 will almost certainly be the first client version of Windows to use the Drive Extender technology that debuted in Windows Home Server. Among other things, Drive Extender allows Windows to divvy up hard drive storage into […]
Calvin Zito, (aka the HPStorageGuy)and his 10 year old son Cameron demonstrate how easy it is to install and setup the HP DataVault in this 8 minute video. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6phxPfV-5ac&border=1&color1=0x3a3a3a&color2=0x999999&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&fs=1] Calvin also explains how the DataVault saved him from a data loss when his Flip video files were deleted, but thanks to his X510 he managed […]
The Drive Balancer app is designed to balance data distribution to all disks in the pool in Windows Home Server, ideal for when you add a new hard drive to your Home Server and it doesn’t necessarily start getting used for a while. While Microsoft has made changes to the usage of the Landing Zone […]
Version 2.6.9.1 of the add-in P80 is now available for beta testing. The add-in P-80 (aka project 80, aka port 80) is a website which allows you to get Home Server information, such as server health, services and share and user information on any computer any where. Version 2.6.9.1 (8th July 2010), includes the following […]
