Category: Windows Home Server

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Setup WHS with CrashPlan

Using Windows Home Server with CrashPlan? No, then you should do as it is presently one of the cheapest and best solutions for backing up Windows Home Server to the cloud. Although CrashPlan does not have a dedicated add-in for Home Server users it is very easy to set up: For v1 users just follow […]

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Windows Storage Server 2008 R2 Essentials Presentation in Louisville

The Kentucky SBS User Group (KYSBSUG) has an open invite for a talk on Windows Storage Server 2008 R2 Essentials. There has been a lot of talk about Windows Storage Server Essentials 2008 R2 (formerly code named "Breckenridge"). http://blogs.technet.com/b/storageserver/archive/2010/11/08/announcing-windows-storage-server-2008-r2-essentials.aspx Unfortunately, there hasn’t been much in the way of hardware from vendors. Good news though – […]

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CrashPlan+ Saving – Ideal for WHS users

Online backup solution CrashPlan normally costs $5 per month or $60 per year for the CrashPlan+ Unlimited plan for 1 computer which, you guessed it includes unlimited storage. Paying for 1 year in advance normally brings the price down to $49.99, but for a limited time you can get that deal for just $42. That’s […]

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The Home Server Show Podcast Episode 155

Another week and its episode 155 of The Home Server Show podcast: “The guys are back for episode 155 and it’s chock full of Windows Home Server goodness.  We dredge up the old argument of antivirus on Windows Home Server since it’s been a while since we have discussed it.  Paul Braren, aka TinkererGuy from […]

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Add-In: StableBit Scanner 2.0.0.1020

StableBit Scanner for Windows Home Server 2011 has been updated. “StableBit Scanner is not your plain old disk surface scanner. It combines a state of the art surface scanner and a surface-aware file system damage analysis and recovery system.” Here is the change log for version 2.0.0.1020: Added disk control dialog. Automatic acoustic management (AAM). […]

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Add-In: StableBit DrivePool Build 4056

StableBit DrivePool for WHS 2011 has had an update. This add-in will let you add multiple hard drives into one combined storage pool on the Windows Home Server. You can create folder shares on this storage pool, and each folder on the pool can either be duplicated or not duplicated. Files placed in duplicated folders […]

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Steve Jobs 1955 – 2011

Steven Paul Jobs, co-founder and until last August CEO of Apple Inc passed away Wednesday at the age of 56. The man behind the Mac, iPod, iPhone and iPad had a long battle with pancreatic cancer. His family released the following statement: Steve died peacefully today surrounded by his family. In his public life, Steve […]

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The HP ProLiant MicroServer and WHS – Certified

Windows Home Server 2011 is now certified on the HP ProLiant MicroServer. This is great news because WHS 2011 is now HP supported and OS partner certified. But you may ask what does this actually mean? Firstly HP will now provide technical support for the HP ProLiant MicroServer drivers and the ProLiant management software that […]

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DVBLink v4 Released

DVBLogic have released version 4 of their products. Here is their press release: DVBLink v4 products are released! 04 Oct 2011 We at DVBLogic are extremely proud to announce release of the DVBLink v4 products! Rebuilt using new architecture version 4 forms the basis for further development and extension of the DVBLink product suit. DVBLink […]

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Add-In: Drive Bender 1.2.0.0 RC1

Release Candidate 1 of Drive bender is here and to celebrate you can take advantage of the pre-release sale and purchase a license for $20 as long as you have a valid beta membership. Here is the change log for release v1.2.0.0 release candidate 1 (2011-10-04) Update: New user interface for both the Windows and […]