Time Traveler is an add-in we recently reviewed which allows you to roll-back a file/folder/Share to any point in time, handy to revive an earlier version of a file etc. The guys at Time Traveler WHS have put together a coupon to receive a $5 discount during checkout, bringing the full $29.99 price down to […]
Australian PC Authority online reviews the EX490 MediaSmart Server from HP. The unit gets an impressive 5/6 starts and a Recommended award although the reviewer states it is let down by price, which is no surprise as down under it is $899 Australian Dollars. You can read the full review here.
Blogger Jason Burns talks about "The Linux Debate" and why he went for Windows Home Server over a Linux distro such as FreeNAS for his backup needs. The Linux solution would work. It just wouldn’t be as pretty. It wouldn’t “feel” as nice, and in the end, it’s just not as good. You can read […]
Wolfheinrich was going to build a modern day Otaku capable of protecting data and storing multiple terabytes of data. After looking at various RAID solutions Wolfheinrich went with Windows Home Server after his extensive tests proved positive. You can read his story here.
Website the INQUIRER is stating that the supply of 3.5-inch hard disk drives (HDDs) for use in desktops and servers has started to dry up. It appears that drive makers Western Digital (WD), Seagate, Hitachi, Toshiba and Samsung Electronics have been caught off guard by a sudden increase in demand for 3.5-inch hard drives. Analysts […]
The add-in Time Traveller for WHS which allows users to roll-back a file/folder/Share to any point in time has been updated to version 1.20. Of most importance this latest version has a new "locate rollback" feature so you can view all rollbacks and easily select the rollback of your choice without having to "guess" at […]
Lingkai Kong a Software Development Engineer on the Windows Home Server team has written a post describing an issue some experienced when OpenDNS (or similar services) was adopted. In his detailed post, Lingkai describes how these issues were resolved in Power Pack 3, when the connector software could not find the Home Server, which you […]
Gadget blog ubergizmo are giving away a 1.5TB EX495 MediaSmart Server from HP worth $699. All you need to do is post a comment TO THEIR POST telling them why you want one and what you would do with it, but hurry as the deadline is December 18. You can enter here.
Episode 68 of The Home Server Show podcast has 2 interviews this week. The first is with Nigel Wilks, AKA, Cougar developer of WHS Health and the other is with Tom S about virtualization. And as well as these interviews is of course the latest news and views, Listen in here.
Software developer Jason Burns tells us his thoughts on Windows Home Server for those of you who are thinking about taking the step to a home server. Jason tells us what WHS is and why we need one, and using his Acer H340 as an example he tells us how easy it was to setup […]
