By on April 02nd, 2013

50% Off Remote Notification Add-In for WHS v1

The Remote Notification Add-In for Windows Home Server v1 has been decreased in price by nearly 50% to just $8.

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You can download the Add-In for a free 30 day trial and can even continue running it in the free mode after the trial period expires, or you can purchase the license for additional features from RemoteNotification.com.

Remote Notification is the Add-In for Windows Home Server that keeps you up to date on the status of your Home Server no matter where you are.

Remote Notification is available for free if you only need basic email and text message notifications, and you have a 30 day free trial to evaluate the full set of features.

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By on April 01st, 2013

Add-In: StableBit Scanner v2.3.2.2885/2886

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StableBit Scanner  for users of WHS2011, SBS 2011 Essentials and Storage Server 2008 R2 Essentials has been updated to version 2.3.2.2885/2886.

Here’s the change log for the last two revisions:

  • Added code to automatically turn off BitFlock SMART auto-submission if the last attempt fails.
  • Rendering / data updating optimizations.
    – Now using the latest DataInfo library which includes property update filtering and the DispatcherQueue.
    – Commonly used images are now automatically cached and are not reloaded every time.
    – Disk status and overall status computation optimizations.

This release can be downloaded from here.

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By on April 01st, 2013

Add-In: StableBit DrivePool v2.0.0.222 BETA

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StableBit DrivePool for users of Ws2012 Essentials has been updated to version 2.0.0.222 BETA:

  • [D] Fixed inconsistent disk kernel path causing spontaneous missing disk warning.
    (observed on iSCSI drobo)

[D] = Driver was modified (reboot required after update)

This release can be downloaded from here.

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By on March 31st, 2013

Add-In: SyncBerry v1.0.0.1010

SyncBerry is a new add-in for users of Windows Home Server 2011, SBS 2011 Essentials and Windows Server Essentials 2012.

The Addin uses the power of the Microsoft SyncFramework. It uses the build-in functionalities from the Server Dashboard and displays the most important synchronize functionalities.

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The synchronize workflow is broadly similar with SyncToy. To synchronize files and folders from different sources, you initially need to create a “folder pair” that represents the two folders (“left” and “right”).

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SyncBerry is priced at €5.95 and a  30-day Trial version is also available. More information on this add-in is available from here.

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By on March 30th, 2013

My Movies Easter Discount

Because its Easter, My Movies are discounting their entire software suite until and including April 1’st by 25% or more.

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This discount applies to My Movies Home and Essentials Server Solution for Windows Home Server 2011 and Windows Server 2012 Essentials.

If you have not tried My Movies before then you can create a 21-day trial by clicking here.

More details on My Movies Home and Essentials Server Solution is available from here.

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By on March 30th, 2013

Add-In: My Movies Home and Essentials Server Solution v2.13 Build 4

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My Movies Home and Essentials Server Solution has been updated to version 2.13 Build 4. Here is the change log:

  • Added: Advanced configuration dialog added back in – it have been missing since WHS V1. This allows for configuration to restart server on update of AnyDVD.
  • Fix: There could be a problem adding video converter jobs to paths on NAS devices.
  • Fix: There was a problem downloading MP4 files when stored on NAS devices.
  • Fix: Issue that could prevent the video converter service to stop processing, if automatic backups were enabled.
  • Fix: Incorrect path could be stored for mobile locations, when videos were converted to external NAS devices.

My Movies Home and Essentials Server Solution can be downloaded from here.

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By on March 29th, 2013

Add-In: Dell AMT vPRO Plugin for SBS 2011 Essentials

For those of you using SBS 2011 Essentials in a business environment, Dell have released an add-in that provides an out-of-band management solution for select Latitude, Optiplex and Precision Systems.

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Here is the spill on the Dell AMT vPRO Plugin for SBS 2011 Essentials:

The application allows you to remotely manage client systems regardless of the state, the system power, or operating system is in. You can use Intel AMT vPRO Plugin management utility to perform the following tasks:

  • USB Provisioning
  • Perform client configuration like–
    ◦Configuring power profile
    ◦Configuring the boot order
    ◦Configuring the BIOS settings
    ◦Configuring BIOS passwords
  • Perform remote operations like ◦Perform KVM sessions
    ◦Remotely manage power settings
  • Generate reports for Hardware Inventory, Battery information, Out-of-band Manageability, and system provisioned.
  • Monitor task progress and details

You can download the add-in directly (exe) from here.

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By on March 29th, 2013

Video: The Benefits of WS2012e for the Small Business Owner

Coffee Coaching the joint venture between HP and Microsoft have released a video written by sales professionals, and animated by a “white boarding” expert, to illustrate how you can talk to an small business owner about the (non-technical) benefits of a server in non-technical language.

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By on March 28th, 2013

The Home Server Show Podcast Episode 210

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Episode 210 of "The Home Server Show" podcast is all about reducing your digital footprint:

“Are you a digital hoarder? It’s ok, I am too.  I’m trying to cut back in a few areas though and this is what we are talking about on 218.  Christopher Lux joins in to discuss ways to reduce your hardware needs, and how to cut back on the files you are storing.”

You can find episode 210 here.

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By on March 26th, 2013

Add-In: StableBit DrivePool v2.0.0.220 BETA

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The 2.0.0.220 BETA version of StableBit DrivePool is a new release for WS2012 Essential users.

Here’s the change log:

  • A new horizontal UI mode. Just stretch the UI wide to see it.
  • Made the licensing notification be more explicit in stating that you can’t create new folders on the pool, when you have no license.
  • [D] Fixed non-Windows clients getting partial directory listings on Windows 8 / Windows Server 2012.
  • [D] Fixed file properties recognizing folders as volume mount points on Windows 8 / Windows Server 2012.
  • [D] Fixed indexing service compatibility on Windows 8 / Windows Server 2012.
           This also fixes Media Streaming on Windows Server 2012 Essentials (re-build your Windows Search index).
  • [D] Fixed file change notifications.
  • Added UI to control per-folder duplication.
  • [D] Increased the stack reservation limit on x64 to 16 KB.
  • [D] Added safeguard against multiple concurrent asynchronous directory queries.

[D] = Driver was modified (reboot required after update)

You can download this release from here.

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