Following the launch of the company’s 5big Backup and Storage Servers in 2010, LaCie today announced a refresh of the series in the form of the 5big Office and 5big Office+ small business servers. Powered by a choice of Windows Home Server 2011 or Windows Storage Server 2008 R2 Essentials (Microsoft’s “Breckenridge” server operating system – a close cousin of Windows SBS Essentials 2011 and Windows Home Server 2011) the products provide centralised file sharing, remote access and client backup for up to 25 users.
Archive | January, 2012
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Windows Home Server 2011 Step By Step – Part 1: What Is a Home Server?
Before we get into the finer details of life with Windows Home Server, we should take a step back and ask a pretty important question. Just what is a home server? Ask a hundred people in the street, and you’ll find many blank faces and the odd comedian who’ll ask you if it has something to do with household chores.
iHomeServer
iHomeServer is an add-in for Windows Home Server v1 and Windows Home Server 2011 which allows you to manage Apple’s iTunes media player directly from the WHS Console/Dashboard. iHomeServer starts iTunes automatically when the computer starts, keeps it running and allows you to manage iTunes without having to physically access the computer. It also makes it easy to add new media to your iTunes Media Server.
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Snoop-de-dupe monitors folders you select on your home server and will detect and display a list duplicate files in the Windows Home Server Console. From there, you can delete the duplicates, ignore/keep the duplicate files, or in the case of the add-in for Windows Home Server 2011 & Windows Small Business Server 2011 Essentials, replace the duplicate files with a hard-link.
Hands On: Iomega TV With Boxee
The Boxee ecosystem grows with the European-only Iomega TV with Boxee – the second media receiver to arrive packing Boxee’s media software. Join us as we take a look at what it can do.
How To: Map A Windows Home Server 2011 Network Location To a Windows 7 Client
Do you find navigating to Windows Home Server’s shared folders an arduous chore? Take a look at how Windows 7 allows you to create a direct link to network resources. This direct link is known as a ‘Network Location’ in the Windows Explorer application. A network location is similar to a mapped network drive without assigning a drive letter. Or you can think of it as a network resource shortcut.
Windows Home Server 2011 Step By Step – Introduction
Welcome to Windows Home Server 2011 – Step by Step and for many of you, to the Windows Home Server platform itself. If you’re new to WHS, I hope this book will help you quickly discover how easy it is to install, configure and use Windows Home Server, and how useful its features are in both the home and small business environments. Whether you’re interested in streaming music, video and photos around your home and beyond, seeking an easy way to share files with friends and colleagues, or simply looking for an easy way to protect your PCs and Macs, you’ll learn that Windows Home Server can play an essential role at the heart of your network.
WGS’ New eBook “Windows Home Server 2011 Step By Step” Is Now Available
Following the release in December of our popular Using OS X Lion Server at Home eBook, we were asked a question, “Why haven’t you done a guide to Windows Home Server”? We couldn’t think of a smart enough answer, so got to work writing one over Christmas…. and it’s ready for release! Authored by Microsoft Windows Home Server MVPs Terry Walsh and Jim Clark, Windows Home Server 2011 Step by Step is WGS’ comprehensive guide to Microsoft’s home server platform, covering hardware, software, add-ins, apps, tips, tricks, advice, support and a whole lot more.
How to: Install Microsoft Forefront Client Security Antivirus on Windows Home Server 2011
I missed this back in October, but the Tinkertry site has an excellent walkthrough on installing Microsoft’s free Forefront Client Security Antivirus on Windows Home Server 2011. As you’ll know, Microsoft currently blocks the installation of their Security Essentials application on WHS, so Forefront Client Security is the next best thing.
Home Server SMART 2012
Home Server Smart 2012 is a disk health reporting add-in for Windows Home Server 2011 and Windows Small Business Server 2011 Essentials. The add-in monitors your server’s hard disks at user-defined intervals for errors and issues, raising alerts and issuing email notifications when problems are detected.
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How To Install Microsoft SkyDrive on Windows Home Server 2011
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86% of Windows Home Server 2011 Owners Use Additional Storage Management & Protection
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Add-in Update: Drive Bender v1.3.0.0
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Add-in Update: Drive Bender v1.3.1.0
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TP-LINK Announces “Flagship” AV500 Gigabit Powerline Adaptors
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Windows Home Server 2011 Step by Step – Part 18: Managing TV Recordings With Windows Media Center
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QNAP Targets Small Business With New 16-Bay Turbo NAS Servers
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Iomega’s StorCenter ix2 Arrives in the UK
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Windows Home Server 2011 Step by Step – Part 17: Windows Home Server and Apple Macs
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