Archive | July, 2010
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Get Windows Home Server Backup Reports Via Email

By on July 31, 2010 in Add-in News, Add-ins & Apps, News, Windows Home Server

One of the reasons for checking out WGS Forums regularly is that its a great place to get support on technical problems from the community, learn more about Windows Home Server and share ideas for new add-ins you’d like to see. Ron Levenberg did just that yesterday, with a wish to be able to receive a daily email with a backup status report from his home server

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How To: Speed Up Your PC With a Solid State Drive (SSD)

By on July 30, 2010 in Hardware, How to Guides, Windows

The venerable 3.5” hard disk (or 2.5” on your mobile PC)  has been around for some time, and offers huge amounts of storage at ever decreasing prices. But with a number of moving parts, these drives can fail and need defragmenting regularly to maintain at optimal performance. Upgrading your hard drive, especially the drive from which your PC boots from, with a solid state drive (SSD) can dramatically increase its performance.

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$200 Off the Lenovo D400 Home Server

By on July 30, 2010 in News, Windows Home Server

We revealed this week that the Lenovo were making changes to their D400 Home Server line, and to expect retailers to start selling through their stock. Looks like the crazy discounting has commenced, with Amazon knocking almost $200 off the model in the US, which is now available for under $350, with 1GB RAM and a 2TB Hard Drive.

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Find Out How Green You Are

By on July 29, 2010 in News

One theme I keep hearing in the WGS forums is energy consumption.  If you are really serious about tracking down your energy consumption, you just might want this check out.

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How to: Migrate Your Downloaded Content to a New Xbox 360

By on July 28, 2010 in Hardware, How to Guides, News, Xbox 360

With the launch of a new smaller, silent Xbox 360 this month, many existing console owners will be thinking of upgrading to the latest model. But how do you get all of the content from your old console over the new one?

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Microsoft Clarifies Windows Home Server Support for Security Essentials

By on July 28, 2010 in News, Windows Home Server

Redmond validating the use of next generation anti-malware application with Windows Home Server.

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Lenovo IdeaCentre D400 Reaches End of Life (Updated)

By on July 28, 2010 in News, Windows Home Server

Lenovo drop their debut Windows Home Server model with no sign of a replacement.

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WHS Client Backup Notifier

By on July 28, 2010 in Add-ins & Apps, Communications, WHS v1

WHS Client Backup Notifier sends a daily e-mail that confirms that all PCs connected to your home server have been backed up successfully.

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Selecting the Right Processor for Windows Home Server Vail

By on July 27, 2010 in News, Windows Home Server

Our recent Vail self-build project promoted a lot of discussion regarding the right processor to be used for Vail. Should you go with a low power processor like the Intel Atom, and if so, would you lose the ability to transcode high definition video on the fly? Or do you rip up the home server rule book and drop in a mighty Intel Core i7 that certainly has the power to transcode, but is expensive to run?

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