The How-To Geek has a review of the add-in “CloudBerry Online Backup for Windows Home Server”. Getting a Geek rating of 4 out of 5 stars, their thorough review takes you through the installation of the add-in and the setup of a Amazon S3 account, which is also needed. How it performs in actual use […]
newegg.com has the HP EX490 MediaSmart Server on sale for an impressive $389.99. With a limit of up to 5 per customer this deduced price saves you $160 off the original price of $549.99. You may purchase one from here.
Microsoft have published a KB article for Home Server users on "How to update Realtek network adapter drivers during a Bare Metal Restore of Windows Home Server". During a Bare Metal Restore of Windows Home Server, the updated network drivers for the Realtek family of network adapters may have to be manually updated. You can […]
Jonas Svensson, Program Manager on Home Server dropped by to have a chat with Larry Larsen, in this 11 minute video about Vail. Jonas talks about the big features for this release, which as we know include the ability to stream your media outside of your house, simplified setup, and expanded development tools. You can […]
Episode 91 of the Home Server Show is available with the the top Vail bugs and feature requests as found on Microsoft’s Connect site, as well as the weeks Home Server news and views. Episode 91 is available from here.
AMD are promoting their new breed of x86 processors designed for Home Media Server (HMS) solutions and Windows Home Server (WHS) Vail. AMD has a range of new embedded solutions based on the ASB2 and AM3 platforms. The processors offered as part of these solutions range from single-core 8W TDP processors for fan-less designs to […]
ServerTheHome.com has details on how to add more storage to an existing server by adding a second (or third) enclosure for additional disks. Specifically a large JBOD enclosure with SAS expanders built-in which can often range in the $2,000 to over $3,000 per 3U or 4U enclosure, but by following the post you can complete […]
Episode 90 of The Home Server Show is up with the weeks Home Server news and views. You can catch it here.
Australians think that the Acer easyStore H340 is not the most energy-efficient server, but well specified and comparatively affordable. That’s what the Australian based PC Authority magazine thinks anyway, giving it an impressive 5/6 stars in the process. Which you can read about here.
"The Media Center Show" is a podcast about Media Center (amongst other things) which this week has Windows Media Center enthusiast Jim Collison talking to host Ian Dixon about Windows Home Server Vail, Windows Home Server addins and using WHS and Windows Media Center both together. You can listen to episode 256 from here.
