A new version of Snoop-de-dupe hit the web over the weekend. The file management add-in for Windows Home Server v1 and 2011 scans and de-duplicates files stored on your server.

Using OS X Lion Server as a Home Server (Part 12 – Shared Calendar)
If you’ve been following our series on using OS X Lion Server as a Home Server then you’ll know that last time we configured our Mac Server and clients (including iOS devices such as the iPhone and iPad) to take advantage of a shared family address book – one contacts list that can be used by the whole family, available from any Mac or iOS device in the home (or mobile). That’s one really useful feature of Lion Server, and along similar lines you’ll find a shared calendar for the family equally useful for tracking family events on a day to day basis. Let’s take a look at getting it set up.

Add-in Update: Drive Bender v1.2.1.0
Drive Bender, a storage pooling add-in for Windows Home Server 2011, has now been released to the public. The developers have launched the add-in with an introductory offer for home users, pricing Drive Bender at $40 for a limited time. Business and Enterprise editions of the add-in are expected to launch in due course and a version for Windows 7, Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 2003, Windows 2008 and Windows 2008 R2 is also available.

Add-in Update: Cloudberry Backup for Windows Home Server v2.4
Cloud storage add-in, Cloudberry Backup has had an update this week to version 2.4. According to the release notes, this update brings Block level updates for files of any size in advanced mode with compression, encryption and versioning – giving you the ability to backup only changed portions of the files.

Mac OS X Lion Server Updated to 10.7.2
If you’ve been following our Mac OS X Lion Server series, then you’ll be interested to hear that as part of today’s swathe of updates for everything Mac, Lion Server v10.7.2 is waiting for you on Apple’s servers.

Hands On: iStarUSA XEAL IS-500R8P 500W PS2 Mini Redundant Power Supply
We have discussed data redundancy time and time again. It is time to take a look at another important type of redundancy: your power supply.

Drive Bender Public Release Arriving This Week
Division M, the developers of Drive Bender – a storage pooling add-in for Windows Home Server 2011 – have today announced the release date for the app’s full release.

New Western Digital WD TV Live Arrives With Spotify
Western Digital today called out their all new WD TV Live digital media player, which boasts the privilege of being the first on the market equipped with Spotify’s music streaming service, itself recently launched in the USA.

Add-in Update: StableBit Scanner v2.0.0.1020 Beta
StableBit Scanner is an advanced hard drive scanning and monitoring tool for Windows Home Server v1, Windows Home Server 2011 and Windows Small Business Server 2011 Essentials. It monitors all hard drives in your home server looking for damage then analyses and retrieves files from the damaged sectors of the disk.

Using OS X Lion Server as a Home Server (Part 11 – Shared Address Book)
In the last part of our series, we looked at File and Folder Sharing – one of the foundation elements of a server platform. In the next few parts, we’ll be looking more at the applications which are bundled with OS X Lion Server. First off, it’s the turn of Lion Server’s Address Book, a central repository of contacts which can be searched and accessed by users and devices across your home network.
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Windows Home Server 2011 Finally Gets Anti-Virus Protection January 8, 2012 -
The Spirit of Drive Extender is Alive and Well – It’s Called Storage Spaces in Windows 8 January 5, 2012 -
The $249 HP MicroServer & Windows Home Server 2011 Combo is Back January 21, 2012 -
Home Server SMART 2012 January 23, 2012 -
Add-in Update: ISO Mounter v1.20 January 2, 2012
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Windows Home Server 2011 Step By Step – Introduction January 26, 2012 -
WGS’ New eBook “Windows Home Server 2011 Step By Step” Is Now Available January 24, 2012 -
How to: Install Microsoft Forefront Client Security Antivirus on Windows Home Server 2011 January 23, 2012 -
Home Server SMART 2012 January 23, 2012 -
The $249 HP MicroServer & Windows Home Server 2011 Combo is Back January 21, 2012
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