By Philip Churchill on January 11th, 2010
Minimize the Advanced Admin Console
If you are using the add-in Advanced Admin Console then the developer has a feature focus looking at the minimize switch.
You can read the tip bit here.
By Philip Churchill on January 10th, 2010
LaCie 5Big Backup Server
We have some more news for you on the CES announced LaCie 5Big Backup Server.
The unit is based on the Atom 64-bit chipset with a single core and will come with 1GB of RAM.
What makes this unit different from the other Home Servers on the market is that it comes with 5 drive bays instead of the normal 4, all 5 of which are lockable and located on the rear of the unit.
It has 4x USB 2.0 ports and a single eSATA port and measures 178 x 220 x 196 mm.
The LaCie will also come with wuala software which is an an online/cloud P2P backup storage service.
No pricing information is currently available but the unit will be available in the US, Europe, Asia and Australia from February/March of this year (2010).
By Philip Churchill on January 09th, 2010
CES – The Pictures
It’s the last day of CES in Las Vegas, where this year the only real news for Home Server geeks was the announcement of the LaCie 5Big Backup Server.
Here’s some more pics of the hardware Microsoft were showing off this year:
The Asus TS mini Home Server
Microsoft displaying (from left to right) the Lenovo Lenovo IdeaCenter D400, Asus TS mini and the LaCie 5Big Backup Server
Thanks to Alexander Kent for the pictures.
By Philip Churchill on January 09th, 2010
The Ablecom HD Multimedia Home Server
Taiwan based Ablecom Tech have an ideal home for Home Server in the works.
Known as the “CE-HE130S2 Series HD Multimedia Home Server” the unit relies on Windows 7 Media Center to manage media, but it could also be an ideal home for Windows Home Server.
Ablecom’s unit has just passed through the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for certification and the following details have become available.
The unit is powered by the Intel Atom 330 processor and the nVidia ION GPU graphics chipset and supports 5.1 channel audio and has 2 memory slots. There is storage space for 2x internal 2.5 inch hard drives which can be further expanded via 8x USB 2.0 ports and 1x eSATA port.
For your multimedia needs the unit also has a slot-in Blu-ray drive (or optional slot-in DVD+/-RW Drive), a 4in-1 card reader, a mic in and headphone out port, a VGA/DVI/HDMI port, S/PDIF-out both coaxial and optical, and an optional TV Antenna Port.
The unit comes with 1x 500GB SATAII HDD, 1x 2GB DDR2 Memory, wireless b/g/n and gigabit LAN. Also Bluetooth v2.0 and a PS/2 connector for a keyboard are also included.
No details on availability or pricing at present although some details on the CE-HE130S2 are available from here.
Thanks to Wireless goodness for the bottom 2 pics.
By Philip Churchill on January 08th, 2010
The Home Server Show Podcast Episode 71
The Home Server Show podcast comes from CES in Las Vegas, where Jim, Chris and Dave discuss what they have seen and done in episode 71 – The CES 2010 Edition.
Listen here.
By Philip Churchill on January 08th, 2010
HP DataVault Interview
Website HomeServerLand has a written interview with the HP StorageWorks Division about the X510 DataVault.
If you are thinking of purchasing one then this is a good read as it explains why the X510 was introduces, its target audience, and insights on what is to come for HP.
Read it here.
By Philip Churchill on January 08th, 2010
Three Home Servers all in a Row
The Windows Home Server blog has published some pics from their team members at CES, of the Home Servers on display at this years show in Las Vegas.
From left to right is the newly announced silver LaCie 5big with a “blue eye” in its front, alongside the Acer Aspire easyStore H340 and the Lenovo IdeaCenter D400.
More details available from here.
By Philip Churchill on January 07th, 2010
Installing magicJack on a Home Server
Back in November of last year (2009) we posted a link to a tutorial on setting up magicJack, a USB device for free US and Canadian calls. And now lazy man Gar (his words not mine) has published his experiences of installing it onto his Home Server, including how he gets an attachment in his email when a voice mail is left.
You can read about it here.
By Philip Churchill on January 07th, 2010
The Squash – Version 2
British based Tranquil PC have launched series 2 of it’s SQA-5H Home Server.
The SQUASH V2 features a higher performing dual core CPU and comes with 2GB RAM, with the entry level model coming with a 500GB hard drive all the way through to an advanced unit housing a 2TB Green Power hard drive.
Here’s the press release:
Tranquil PC – Manchester UK
7th January 2010
Home Server Powered by latest Intel D510 CPU
Tranquil PC are pleased to announced the immediate availability of the SQA-5H Series 2 Home Servers.
The established 5x HDD Home Server systems are powered by the latest D510 CPUs from Intel. This latest CPU is a two chip solution (The D510 – CPU/GFX and the NM10 – I/O) – compared to the previous regular 3 chip solution. This new CPU + controller has a total TDP of 15W – over 50% power saving when compared to the original systems.Running the very latest builds of Windows Home Server (PP3) from Microsoft and the AVA Media Add In, the SQA-5H are ideal not only for Home Server duties, but as a tool for automatically creating and centralising your Home Media
The SQA-5H Series 2 systems are now available – and are shipping at the same prices as the original SQA-5H Home Servers
More details from Tranquil PC.
By Philip Churchill on January 07th, 2010
CES 2010
CES, the Consumer Electronic Show has kicked off in Las Vegas and Microsoft’s Steve Balmer started things off with his keynote address. Unfortunately for those of you wanting information on Windows Home Server v2 were out of luck as nothing was mentioned during this years keynote.
The world’s largest consumer technology tradeshow carries on till Sunday (10th Jan 2010) and we shall bring you the latest product details from our guys on the ground over there in Vegas.
