Category: News

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SOHO Managed Services for HP X500 Data Vault

Servicing the IT needs of small and midsized business customers, LPI Level Platforms Inc. makers of the remote monitoring and management software for solutions providers and MSPs (Managed Service Provider’s) has announced that the company’s Managed Workplace software is now available for the HP StorageWorks X500 Data Vault series. Here’s part of the press release: […]

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Asus TS mini $50 Mail-In Rebate in Canada

If you live in Canada and purchase a Asus TS mini any time between June 28th to July 31st (2010) then you can claim a $50 mail-in rebate. The offer applies to both the 500GB and the 1TB model, just make sure to keep a copy of the receipt, invoice or packing list and then […]

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Western Digital 2TB Caviar Green Reviewed

StorageReview.com have a review of the Western Digital 2TB Caviar Green hard drive. Also known as the WD20EARS, the review looks at the advanced format of the hard drive, which divides the drive into 4,096-byte sectors instead of the smaller 512-byte sectors used in current drive technology. The review also has plenty of benchmarks where […]

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The Home Server Show Podcast Episode 96

Episode 96 of "The Home Server Show" podcast has the weeks Home Server news and lots of chat about power issues, recent WHS builds and lots more besides. You can find it here.

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SDK Update Video

Larry Larsen from Microsoft’s Channel 9 video channel talks to Fabian Uhse, who is the SDK Program Manager for Windows Home Server. Fabian talks about what has changed in this latest update of the WHS SDK, in this 13 minute video, which you can view here.

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How to Buy a NAS (inc. WHS)

PCMag.com have a great "How to Buy a NAS Device" guide. The guide looks at various NAS devices including Home Server specific: Acer Aspire easyStore H340 HP MediaSmart Server EX487 Lenovo IdeaCentre D400 Home Server The Acer got 3 out of 5 stars whilst HP got 4.5 and the Lenovo 3.5. Each unit also gets […]

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The Home Server Show Podcast Episode 95

Episode 95 of "The Home Server Show" podcast has lots of Home Server news and views from Dave and the guys, and this weeks episode also has lots of home build info too. You can catch episode 95 from here.

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Beware WD Green Hard Drives

If you have any of the Western Digital (WD) Green hard drives are you experiencing random errors or low performance during reading and writing? If so, then you are not alone. It appears that certain models of the WD Green drives will eventually give low performance during the reading and writing of data. This has […]

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Are You Backing Up?

Microsoft’s Windows Live Team reported the other day via a Tweet that the average person has over 7000 photos and videos between their PC and devices. It’s just another reason why you should be using Windows Home Server if you are not already.

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Asus TS mini Home Server Video

There is a great 9 minute video on YouTube of the unboxing and first look at the Asus TS mini Home Server. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kcDLdke3nbQ&hl=en_GB&fs=1&] Presented by Linus Tech Tips, its a great video which you can find here.