The AWIECO WakeOnLAN Pro app is now available for Windows Phone 8. Start up computers attached to your network with AWIECO WakeOnLAN Pro, pin computers to Live Tiles This application is built by AWIECO and needs the AWIECO WakeOnLAN Pro add-in for Windows Home Server 2011 and Windows Small Business Server 2011 . To […]
Folder redirection will fail on Windows Server 2012 Essentials if there is already a folder in C:\ServerFolders\Folder Redirection, that matches the username. Folder redirection will fail if you delete and recreate a user with the same name. This is due to the new user not having the permission to create redirected folders since the client […]
Another good write up on Windows 8 Storage Spaces, this time courtesy of PC Pro. Their 4 page how-to guide gives us an understanding of pools and storage spaces, talks resiliency and parity and explains what happens when a disk fails. A comprehensive read which you can read here.
For users of SBS 2011 Essentials and Windows Storage Server 2008 R2 Essentials, the Windows Server Solutions BPA has been updated for January 2013. Update Rollup 4 for Windows Server Solutions BPA include the following 3 new rules: DefWebSiteExtended – This rule checks whether the default website is extended correctly. RemoteVDirAuthentication – This rule checks […]
If you are using an old HP MediaSmart Server and have upgraded it to Windows Home Server 2011 and you may have noticed that the front indicator lights no longer work. Well, you can get them back working if you install the "Lights Management Full Package" by "Klode" …I decided to host a full package […]
ITPro reviews the OfficeStor Express from Viridian PC. Installed with Windows Storage Server 2008 R2 Essentials (WSSE) and Western Digital’s latest Red SATA hard disks the OfficeStor Express is given the once over in this comprehensive 2 page review. This review looks at the units remote management and backup features, bare metal recovery, competition and […]
Western Digital has teamed up with Arkeia’s network backup software to provide a more feature-rich data-protection solution for larger SMB customers using the WD Sentinel™ DX4000. The information was released in a press release by WD, of which is the following excerpt: Arkeia Network Backup v10.0 enables hybrid cloud backups by allowing administrators to combine […]
The pre-release version of My Movies Home and Essentials Server Solution (formally My Movies for Windows Home Server 2011) has been updated to version 2.13 PR4. Supporting both Windows Home Server 2011 and Windows Server 2012 Essentials, here is the change log: Fix: ReFS file system drives is now supported for disc copying. Fix: There […]
The beta release of StableBit DrivePool has another release. Version 1.3.0.7336 for WHS2011, SBS 2011 Essentials and Windows Storage Server 2008 R2 Essentials has the following changes: [D] Fixed file system duplication count cache for multiple pools (ported back from 2.0). [D] Fixed constant Pool tab refreshes on some pools. When adding unformatted drives to […]
Its another week and its time for another episode of BYOB: This week on the BYOB Podcast, Windows 8 pricing changes, Logitech Harmony Touch remote, and the Asus Vivobook Q200. You can catch episode 109 here.
