An update to beta 2 of Drive Bender has been released. Version 1.1.2.5 has a number of improvements and fixes, including a fix for the WHS dashboard crashing issue: Bug fix: The Drive Bender WHS addin crashing issue has been fixed. Bug fix: File security is now handled correctly. Bug fix: BSOD issue with XP […]
Yesterday just 4 days after WHS2011 was signed off Windows Storage Server 2008 R2 Essentials (WSS Essentials) was also signed off and will be on NAS devices very soon. Windows Storage Server 2008 R2 Essentials which was known as code name Breckenridge can be used as a new server for storage or to add additional […]
Tom Ziegmann from Tom On Tech.com has published a great how to guide on how to install SharePoint Foundation 2010 on Windows home Server 2011. It’s finally here! I’m releasing the first draft of my Sharepoint on Windows Home Server 2011 guide. Compared to all the steps that had to be taken on Windows Home […]
The latest edition of The Home Server Show podcast is up with an hour and a half of pure Home Server talk with a pinch of media and gadget mixed in. Dave and the gang also dive into the release details of WHS2011. Episode 129 can be found here.
With today being “World Backup Day 2011” we thought we would make it special for Windows Home Server users courtesy of our friends at CloudBerry Lab. Cloudberry make the fine add-in CloudBerry Online Backup for Windows Home Server which enables you to backup and restore online to the cloud using Amazon S3 storage. The Cloudberry […]
If you’re in the UK then it’s the final day to pick up a HP ProLiant Microserver and claim £100 cash back bring the price down to around £130-£140 Its a great little machine (as I have one) and with a RAM upgrade makes an ideal home for WHS2011. You can find a retailer here […]
Kyle Smith works in the Windows Server division at Microsoft and gives his experience in shipping the RTM version of WHS2011 yesterday. Every time I release a piece of software, I like to reflect on where I can see a piece of myself in that release. You can find Kyle’s post here.
Samsung is to release a new series of its Spinpoint hard drive which manages 1TB per platter. Currently, companies can only produce 3TB 3.5-inch hard drives, with each platter being 750MB. Now that Samsung has found a way to build 1TB platters for hard drives, the company is poised to release a 4TB Spinpont EcoGreen […]
Mailbag 30th March 2011 Upgrading or Replacing the WHS system drive Volume is missing from backup Upgrade WHS 2011 RC to WHS 2011 RTM Have a question or problem? I can’t guarantee an answer, but I’ll try. Click “ask a question” above! Upgrading or Replacing the WHS system drive Michael Asks: I have outgrown my drives […]
The Microsoft Windows Home Server Blog has just announced that WHS2011, the second version of Windows Home Server has just been released. The engineering team has signed off the release version as of 10AM Pacific time today which means we will all be getting our hands on a copy soon – But how soon? Here’s […]
