Author Archive for Philip Churchill

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Minimize the Advanced Admin Console

If you are using the add-in Advanced Admin Console then the developer has a feature focus looking at the minimize switch. You can read the tip bit here.

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LaCie 5Big Backup Server

We have some more news for you on the CES announced LaCie 5Big Backup Server. The unit is based on the Atom 64-bit chipset with a single core and will come with 1GB of RAM. What makes this unit different from the other Home Servers on the market is that it comes with 5 drive […]

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CES – The Pictures

It’s the last day of CES in Las Vegas, where this year the only real news for Home Server geeks was the announcement of the LaCie 5Big Backup Server.   Here’s some more pics of the hardware Microsoft were showing off this year:   The Asus TS mini Home Server   Microsoft displaying (from left […]

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The Ablecom HD Multimedia Home Server

Taiwan based Ablecom Tech have an ideal home for Home Server in the works. Known as the “CE-HE130S2 Series HD Multimedia Home Server” the unit relies on Windows 7 Media Center to manage media, but it could also be an ideal home for Windows Home Server. Ablecom’s unit has just passed through the Federal Communications […]

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The Home Server Show Podcast Episode 71

The Home Server Show podcast comes from CES in Las Vegas, where Jim, Chris and Dave discuss what they have seen and done in episode 71 – The CES 2010 Edition. Listen here.

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HP DataVault Interview

Website HomeServerLand has a written interview with the HP StorageWorks Division about the X510 DataVault. If you are thinking of purchasing one then this is a good read as it explains why the X510 was introduces, its target audience, and insights on what is to come for HP. Read it here.

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Three Home Servers all in a Row

The Windows Home Server blog has published some pics from their team members at CES, of the Home Servers on display at this years show in Las Vegas. From left to right is the newly announced silver LaCie 5big with a “blue eye” in its front, alongside the Acer Aspire easyStore H340 and the Lenovo […]

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Installing magicJack on a Home Server

Back in November of last year (2009) we posted a link to a tutorial on setting up magicJack, a USB device for free US and Canadian calls. And now lazy man Gar (his words not mine) has published his experiences of installing it onto his Home Server, including how he gets an attachment in his […]

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The Squash – Version 2

British based Tranquil PC have launched series 2 of it’s SQA-5H Home Server. The SQUASH V2 features a higher performing dual core CPU and comes with 2GB RAM, with the entry level model coming with a 500GB hard drive all the way through to an advanced unit housing a 2TB Green Power hard drive. Here’s […]

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CES 2010

CES, the Consumer Electronic Show has kicked off in Las Vegas and Microsoft’s Steve Balmer started things off with his keynote address. Unfortunately for those of you wanting information on Windows Home Server v2  were out of luck as nothing was mentioned during this years keynote. The world’s largest consumer technology tradeshow carries on till […]