If you would like your WS2012 R2 Essentials Server not to do DNS and instead continue using your router for the task then Robert Pearman has a script for that. Rob has uploaded his script to the TechNet Gallery, whilst more info on what the script does can be found here.
John Stutsman has another series of videos for us and this time its on WHS2011 on the HP ProLiant Gen8 MicroServer. The first video in a series of four shows us how he has prepared the Gen8 for a Windows Home Server 2011 install. John’s video and notes can be found here. UPDATE: Video 2 […]
We have mentioned them before but if you haven’t heard, then the Microsoft Virtual Academy have 7 training modules dedicated to Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials. And once you have done that there is also the TechNet Virtual Lab on Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials which will enable you to experience the product using a […]
Synology have issued a fix for Diskstation Manager which fixes a vulnerability. Here’s the press release with the details on how to get the latest release: Synology® Fixes Vulnerability in DiskStation Manager Taipei, Taiwan—February 14, 2014—Synology® confirmed known security issues (reported as CVE-2013-6955 and CVE-2013-6987) which would cause compromise to file access authority in DSM. […]
The latest episode of the Home Server Show podcast is about moving from Windows Home Server 2011 to Server 2012 Essentials R2: If you have ever thought about running Windows Server 2012 Essentials R2 this is the show for you. Especially if you are on Windows Home Server 2011. I’m talking pro’s and con’s with […]
Drive Bender have released version 2.0.3.0 of the beta release of Drive Bender: [Bug fix] Adding a drive under the Server addin resulted in the dashboard crashing. [Bug fix] Adding a drive to a pool that does not have a mount point resulted in the interface crashing. [Updated feature] Added I/O timeout on internal file […]
If you would like to deploy Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials in an existing Active Directory environment then there are some steps you will need to follow. Luckily for us, the Windows Server Essentials and Small Business Server Blog have outlined these steps, to make it easier for us. The comprehensive instructions can be found […]
Pre release 3 for My Movies 5 has just been released with the following change log: Change: The data API now returns correct product name, which causes connection problems for mobile apps. We are going to update the apps. Change: The creator product name of the video converter created files changed to My Movies for […]
The Office Maven has updated three of his add-ins to version 1.93.939.939. WHS RemoteApp, WHS Office and WHS Outlook have been updated for users of WHS2011 and WS2012 Essentials (including R2 versions). WSE RemoteApp WSE RemoteApp makes it possible for administrators to deliver remote applications (referred to as “RemoteApp programs” or simply “RemoteApps“) to their […]
Episode 156 of Home Tech is available on The Average Guy site: New Gallup Studio, Gen 8 Microserver, Erasing Data on Hard Drives, Audio Quality with Skype, New Home Automation Options. you can find episode 156 here.
