Paul Thurrott has an article on overcoming the Library limitations in Windows 8 which is a great read for Windows Home Server users. The article reminds us how the library feature functions and then goes on to tell us how to add removable storage and network locations to a library which is what us Home […]
For the first time in 25 years Microsoft have their selves a new logo: …the new Microsoft logo takes its inspiration from our product design principles while drawing upon the heritage of our brand values, fonts and colors. The logo has two components: the logotype and the symbol. For the logotype, we are using the […]
The add-in LDisk-D has been updated to version 3.0.0.5 This add-in adds iSCSI Target Storage/SAN capability to Windows Home Server-2011, Windows Storage Server-Essentials, and SBS-2011-Essentials. Using LDisk™ or LDisk-D, you can create a single appliance to provide all your storage and backup needs. This latest release has licensing changes More details on LDisk-D are available […]
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Windows Server 2012 Essentials has just gone to Release Candidate (RC) stage. WS2012e RC is now available for you to download and evaluate the Windows Server Essentials and Small Business Server blog informed us today. Being the successor to WHS 2011 here are just some of the major changes in RC: Increased support for importing […]
StableBit have an article on their blog about the 1.2 beta version of StableBit DrivePool. The article takes a look at the new balancing system, which can be built in or third party plug-ins: “…a balancer is responsible for moving pooled files around the individual pooled drives. Keep in mind that this is only happening […]
StableBit DrivePool have released version 1.2.0.6716 BETA. This latest beta release includes a new balancer plus fixes. Here’s the full change log: Do not shift the balancing markers around on the UI, while balancing. Fixed excessive re-measuring on reboot. Added a new balancer type for equalizing disk space usage on volumes that are located on […]
StableBit DrivePool, the Drive Extender type add-in for WHS 2011 users has had an update. Version 1.2.0.6659 BETA has a new more flexible file placement and balancing system. Here’s the full change log: Added visual markers on the DrivePool -> Disks tab to indicate where the balancer wants to attempt to reshuffle your files. Added […]
If you would like to manually install your own SSL certificate into SBS 2011 Essentials then we have some help available for you. The wizard in Essentials pushes you to purchase your SSL Certificate from either Enom or GoDaddy and sadly you do not get the option to chose a manual installation. But website title […]
Its time for another episode of The Home Server Show podcast and on this week’s edition: “We’re back and there is a lot to go over this week. Windows 8 has hit MSDN and TechNet and UR3 is available to Windows Home Server 2011 owners. We take a look at Windows 8 and install UR3 […]
