PC Pro have a review of the Tranquil Leo HS4 Home Server. Looking identical to Tranquil’s old SQA-5H models, the i3 powered Leo HS4 home server is given the once over: In all it’s a capable home server OS, running on versatile hardware. The catch is the price: the basic 2TB Leo HS4 model comes […]
Recorded on August the 24th was the webinar "Windows Small Business Server Essentials has arrived!" Presented by Michael Tyan and Carlos Ruiz from Microsoft Canada this 59 minute presentation looks at the following: What is Small Business Server 2011 Essentials and how is it different from the more traditional Small Business Server 2011 Standard? Demo: […]
Newegg currently have Windows Home Server 2011 listed for $53.02, but use the coupon code EMCKAKD36 to get $8.03 off, bringing the final price to $44.99 which includes free shipping. You can buy a copy using this (affiliate) link which helps pay the bills .
AnandTech takes a look at WHS 2011 as well as FreeBSD, FreeNAS, Ubuntu and Samba in their File Server Buyer’s Guide. The guide looks at ideal CPUs, motherboards and ram for a file server , and tells us what’s best to purchase. Cases, power supplies and hard drives are next on their list: “The largest […]
Episode 57 of the BYOB podcast is up and this weeks show has information on the new Ceton quad-tuner USB model CableCARDs, HD HomeRun Prime, Crucial’s SSD firmware, Michael’s Window Home Server and a listener email on video/audio streaming. You can catch it here.
Windows guru, Paul Thurrott has used WHS 2011 day in and day out for the last four to five months to see if it would stand up to his expectations, and work the way he needed it to work. His answer: And I’m happy to report now, after these many months of usage, it does […]
DiskBuncher is a program that moves your files automatically to different data drives and presents them in one network drive. As there site states: Dividing your files to many different disks isn’t necessary anymore, so you are able to use your files by accessing just one place. It can be seen as a save and […]
Working with Windows Small Business Server 2011 Essentials is a new book by fellow MVP Andrew Edney, Charlie Russel and Sharon Crawford which is available in Print, Ebook or Safari Books Online: Set up and manage your own efficient, low-cost network Get up and running quickly with Windows® Small Business Server 2011 Essentials—and learn how […]
Fujitsu yesterday announced the release of their PRIMERGY TX100 S3 Standard Edition server. Suited for the small business the PRIMERGY TX100 S3 Standard comes complete with Windows SBS Essentials 2011 and includes the following features: Choice of Intel Xeon E3-1200 (quad-core), Pentium Celeron or Core i3 processors Up to 32Gb of ECC RAM 2×1 Gb […]
Gordon Schmidt enabled Homegroup on his WHS 2011 build but noticed once done that it allowed any user on the network to have access to all of the shared folders that he has on his Home Server: “This is not what I want and was a show stopper for me in implementing Home Groups into […]
