Author Archive for Philip Churchill

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What Is Your Backup Strategy?

There are two types of people in the world.  Those who HAVE lost data, and those that WILL.  Which are type of person are you? That is a great statement and I am in the same category as the author of the article Paul Hammond, in that I HAVE LOST data. Paul’s article is a […]

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Install WHS from a USB Flash Drive

As I am sure you are aware, you do not need a DVD drive in your Windows Home Server case as the operating system is headless (no mouse, monitor, keyboard etc). So how do you install Home Server if their is no DVD drive? Easy, if you follow the guide on We Got Served. Turn […]

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Add-In: easyRadius v0.0.0.1 Beta

easyRadius is an add-in that allows you to simply manage and install a Radius server, an additional layer of protection for your Windows Home Server. Features: Install (or uninstall) Internet Authentication Services Configure IAS for Radius use (on install) Create the Radius User Group Manage Radius Users Add/Remove Radius Users Change Radius User passwords Known […]

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Home Server Blogs Gadget

Donavon West from Home Server Hacks has written a headline ticket sidebar gadget for Windows Vista. Called Home Server Blogs it scrolls scrolls news headlines on your desktop just like on the bottom of your television screen from mswhs.com, the Windows Home Server Team Blog, We Got Served and Home Server Hacks.    If you […]

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Add-In: Firefly WHS 0.0.2

If you are running the Firefly Media Server on Windows Home Server then the Firefly WHS Add-In is for you.    Version 0.0.2 fixes a problem with the plug-in saying that the service needed restarting even when no settings had been changed. Available from Nic’s Blog.

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US System Builders FREE WHS Evaluations with FREE Shipping

System Builders in the US can now order at once, 3 copies of the Windows Home Server Evaluation Edition for free with free shipping too Navigate to the following page and click on stage 3. NOTE: Offer is only available to registered system builders. Thanks to Bob Crook for the info.

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Resources for Finding Cheap Computer Parts

The Frugal PC Builder’s Toolbox: 100 Tools and Resources for Finding Cheap Parts is a good read for those of you who are building or upgrading your Windows Home Server’s. From Processors and Motherboards to Cases and Memory, the guide gives you the cheapest sites (in the US) for those components. Including links to guides, […]

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Add-In: DupeCleaner v0.0.0.1 Beta

Thanks to the We Got Served community anfield_forever and Brent bring you a new add-in DupeCleaner Beta. DupeCleaner scans your Windows Home Server shares for duplicates and display them, allowing you to clean them. Features: Scans for duplicate files in your shares and then displays them Clean selected duplicates Filter by name (so that it […]

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PerfectDisk 2008 SP2 is Available

PerfectDisk 2008 Service Pack 2 (Build 52) is now available for download. As well as bug fixes, boot time defragmentation performance has been significantly improved. You can “Check For Updates” under the Product Resources tab in PerfectDisk, or wait for for the Autoupdate. New Feature Improved boot time defragmentation performance — up to 5 times […]

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Add-In: LightsOut 0.7.5

The add-In which is used to put a Windows Home Server into suspended mode or hibernation and resume on user defined events has been updated. LightsOut is now at version 0.7.5 and includes: New: Calendar entries are sorted by start time Check for duplicate client entries Check for process sbscrexe Changed: Calendar control replaced by […]