Windows Home Server Vail brings a couple of brand new tricks to backup. It's not just about PC backup now, Server Backup and here and it's joined by its best friend, Backup Backup!
Continue reading...Thursday, August 26, 2010
Back in January, we discussed Western Digital’s new Advanced Format Drives, which WGS readers were finding caused performance and incompatibility issues on Windows Home Server v1. At the time we advised against using these drives and selecting a standard drive instead.This week, Microsoft issued an advisory note which backed that advice.
Continue reading...Tuesday, August 24, 2010
As previously reported, Microsoft have released an update today for Windows Home Server v1. The update, KB979453, fixes five separate issues on home servers running Power Pack 3.
Continue reading...Saturday, August 21, 2010
Our Windows Home Server deep dive continues with a detailed look at installing the preview build on your test hardware.
Continue reading...Friday, August 20, 2010
Windows Home Server Vail Preview Refresh is packed full of enhancements and new features as well as the return of some old favourites. We've got the lowdown on what's new, what's hot and what to expect from the beta release. Windows Home Server Vail.... Unveiled!
Continue reading...Wednesday, August 18, 2010
We’ve previously covered how to stream video from Windows Home Server to the iPad using Air Video but what about shared folder access? If you’re using an iPad for work, it would be great to be able to access files stored in Windows Home Server’s shared folders, but there’s no way of achieving this without a little work. Fortunately, we have the answer which involves a long forgotten Windows Home Server add-in and an app for Apple’s iPad. Let’s get started on the next project in We Got Served’s Summer of Home Server.
Continue reading...Monday, August 16, 2010
Microsoft have just announced the availability of the first Windows Home Server Vail Preview Refresh. The new build is the second to be released to the general public, and sees a number of new features included in the platform as well as a refreshed user interface.
Continue reading...Monday, August 16, 2010
Developer Ten Atoms has released an update for their DNS Updater add-in, which allows easy configuration of Windows Home Server with vanity domains. No changelog has been published, but we’re told that the update resolves issues to improve the performance of the add-in.
Continue reading...Tuesday, August 10, 2010
DNS Updater allows the use of a vanity URL (e.g. yourchoice.com) to access the server remotely, rather than the default homeserver.com domain.
Continue reading...Saturday, August 7, 2010
Good (cool) news travels fast. One of more interesting things coming out of Redmond lately is the new Xbox 360 add-on called Kinect. Just check out the guts of this interesting technology!
Continue reading...Tuesday, August 3, 2010
Following a brief preview at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show in January, LaCie today announced the availability of the Windows Home Server-powered 5big Backup Server, a 5-bay appliance targeted at the small business market, offering centralised file-sharing, backup and restore for up to 10 PCs and 25 Apple Macs.
Continue reading...Monday, July 26, 2010
Proxure become the third developer to announce support for Windows Home Server Vail, targeting a compatible release for their online backup service by the end of August.
Continue reading...Tuesday, July 20, 2010
Microsoft has released a new beta of Microsoft Security Essentials which is fully compatible with both Windows Home Server v1, and Vail Preview.
Continue reading...Friday, July 16, 2010
Ok, I can’t help it. I just have to let you in on a little secret. There really is a *NERD* Center.
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Sunday, August 29, 2010
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