Category: News

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The Home Server Show Podcast Episode 71

The Home Server Show podcast comes from CES in Las Vegas, where Jim, Chris and Dave discuss what they have seen and done in episode 71 – The CES 2010 Edition. Listen here.

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HP DataVault Interview

Website HomeServerLand has a written interview with the HP StorageWorks Division about the X510 DataVault. If you are thinking of purchasing one then this is a good read as it explains why the X510 was introduces, its target audience, and insights on what is to come for HP. Read it here.

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Three Home Servers all in a Row

The Windows Home Server blog has published some pics from their team members at CES, of the Home Servers on display at this years show in Las Vegas. From left to right is the newly announced silver LaCie 5big with a “blue eye” in its front, alongside the Acer Aspire easyStore H340 and the Lenovo […]

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Installing magicJack on a Home Server

Back in November of last year (2009) we posted a link to a tutorial on setting up magicJack, a USB device for free US and Canadian calls. And now lazy man Gar (his words not mine) has published his experiences of installing it onto his Home Server, including how he gets an attachment in his […]

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The Squash – Version 2

British based Tranquil PC have launched series 2 of it’s SQA-5H Home Server. The SQUASH V2 features a higher performing dual core CPU and comes with 2GB RAM, with the entry level model coming with a 500GB hard drive all the way through to an advanced unit housing a 2TB Green Power hard drive. Here’s […]

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CES 2010

CES, the Consumer Electronic Show has kicked off in Las Vegas and Microsoft’s Steve Balmer started things off with his keynote address. Unfortunately for those of you wanting information on Windows Home Server v2  were out of luck as nothing was mentioned during this years keynote. The world’s largest consumer technology tradeshow carries on till […]

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Migrating from one Home Server to Another

MediaSmartServer.net has a great post on transferring your backups and shares from a EX475 to the new generation EX495. Alex Kuretz used the command line utility "Robocopy" and a copy of the add-in "WHS Backup Database-Backup" to complete the move, which you can learn more about here.

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Mount Olive Mini-ITX MainBoard Shipping

Tranquil PC from today are shipping the new Intel D510MO mini-itx main board, powered by the dual core Atom D510. Code named Mount Olive, the board is based on Intel’s 45uM process CPU which has a  TDP of only 13W, providing 2 cores at 1.66GHz with 2x 512K of cache which only requires passive cooling. […]

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LaCie WHS for Small Businesses

Network drive and storage provider LaCie has announced a network storage server for small business owners based on the Windows Home Server platform. Inspired by the LaCie 5big Network product, the unit features five user-replaceable drives, Gigabit Ethernet, and also backs up remotely to the cloud using LaCie’s Wuala technology. Here’s the official press release: […]

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TwonkyMedia Server for WHS 5.1.2

Version 5.1.2 of the TwonkyMedia server for Windows Home Server is available for download here with all the latest fixes etc.