In Windows Server 2012 Essentials there is no way to remove the default shares from within the Dashboard – But there is a workaround. If you are fed up with the default "Company" or "Recorded TV" share for example, the following will get rid of any default shares which you no longer require. In the […]
ViridianPC have launched Virivault their online backup service. The Virivault backup client provides the facility to backup your server to both a local target on your network (such an a NAS or even a second server), and to secure off-site storage which is provided by Amazon’s S3 cloud storage system, with storage facilities in North […]
Microsoft today announced that they have released the Windows Azure Online Backup Integration Module for Windows Server 2012 Essentials. Windows Azure Online Backup is a cloud-based backup solution that enables your server data to be backed up to and recovered from an off-premises datacenter (also known as the cloud). To reduce storage and bandwidth utilization, […]
Paul Thurrott is choosing Windows Server 2012 Essentials for his home office after comparing it to WHS 2011 on his HP ProLiant MicroServer N40L. …if you can put up with a bit of complexity – and the cost, what you get in return in a real server. Paul takes us through his setup and also […]
PCDoc tells us his experiences on using MyMovies on his freshly installed WHS 2011 integrating it with his iPad and Windows Media Center: “I really like this application and if you’re a movie fan as I am, this app could almost single handedly justify the purchase of a tablet. It is a perfect example of […]
Episode 99 of the BYOB podcast is up: “Ivy Bridge i3 is finally here! Server woes, venting, rants, discussion. iPhone 5, Lumina 920 We’re getting them, but the real issue isn’t the hardware its shared data plans.” You can find episode 99 here.
The Samsung F4 2TB hard drive is on sale for $99.99 at Newegg. This Samsung 3.5" internal bare hard drive has a 32MB cache on the SATA 3.0Gb/s interface. The EcoGreen F4 ST2000DL004 hard drive normally costs $139.99 but is currently on offer for $99.99 saving you $40. SAMSUNG EcoGreen F4 2TB 3.5" SATA 3.0Gb/s […]
Episode 197 of "The Home Server Show" podcast is up, and in this weeks offering: “This week is all about Storage Spaces. We have Mike Faucher from the BYOB Podcast and we are literally drilling him with questions. Install, Speed, etc. I hope we covered it all! This, the meetup, and some news.” You can […]
ArsTechnica gives us a hands-on with Windows Server 2012 Essentials. The comprehensive 3 page post takes a look at the Dashboard, and takes us through the process of adding clients. Email options are also taken a look at as well as Anywhere Access. Its a big read, which you can find here.
Division-M the company behind Drive Bender give us some ramblings on Windows 8 RTM software RAID in the form of Storage Spaces. “…our testing shows that Drive Bender is still king when it comes to performance.” You can read their ramblings here.
