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Add-in: Grid Junction 2.0 for WHS 2011 and SBS Essentials 2011 Public Beta
A few months ago we announced that our Windows Home Server add-in, Grid Junction, designed to manage an Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) via the Windows Home Server Dashboard, was being revamped for WHS 2011 and SBS Essentials 2011. After months of private beta testing Grid Junction v2 is now released for public testing.
One More before the Final: Advanced Admin Console 2011 Release Candidate Refresh
After thorough beta testing that began back in July of this year, the creator of the popular Advanced Admin Console add-in, Andreas Miceli announced that all the bugs and wrinkles have been ironed out.
NEW: CloudBerry Backup Add-in v2.4 Includes Block Level Backup for ALL FILES
A long time sought after feature, Block Level Backup has been revised and made available in the newest version of CloudBerry Backup add-in.
Add-in: Home Server SMART v2 Released
Dojo North Software, makers of the popular Home Server SMART add-in for Windows Home Server v1 got in touch to announce the immediate availability of Home Server SMART version 2.
Grid Junction 2.0 for WHS 2011 and SBS Essentials 2011 on the Horizon
Believe it or not but one of our favorite Windows Home Server add-ins, Grid Junction, is getting a facelift. Actually, it’s more of a “under the hood” job, but however you want to call it, Grid Junction v2 will work with Windows Home Server 2011 and Small Business Server 2011 Essentials.
Tranquil-PC Donates AVA Media Video Transcoder for Windows Home Server V1 so that you can too…
The Windows Home Server v1 add -in that transcodes ripped video discs to a format suited for streaming to DLNA devices, such as a DLNA TV / PS3 and Apple TV is being offered by Tranquil at no mandatory cost.
Hands-On: Synology DS212 Network Attached Storage Review Part 1
2012 is almost upon us and one company that isn’t afraid to suggest “bring it on” is Synology. The company unveiled a pair of new DiskStation NAS servers that include the DS212+ and the DS212. Both of the new Network Attached Storage devices are dual-bay units with the DS212+ aiming at small and medium business …
LaCie’s LaPlug Turns USB Drives into Cloud Storage
LaCie announced the LaPlug, a simple gadget to share any USB hard drive or printer over a local network.
LaCie’s Little Big Disk Thunderbolt Series Now Available
LaCie has joined the Thunderbolt club with the release of its Little Big Disk Thunderbolt Series.
Hands-On: Evolution Robotic Mint Automatic Floor Cleaner 4200 Review
At Home Server Land we like to stay current with the latest gadgets and helpful robotics for the home. We have done a number of reviews on automated vacuums i.e. iRobot Roomba and Neato XV-11, but now it was time to bring home something for the hardwood floors, in comes: Mint 4200 Hard floor cleaner …
Improved Processor for HP’s ProLiant MicroServer to Run the SBS 2011 Essentials Option
A new 2011 HP ProLiant MicroServer will sport the familiar chassis, with the 4-bay, the processor however is a different story.
Soon to come: Micro-USB connectors for Battery Charging
In a new press release by the USB 3.0 Promoter Group, we learn that “a new power delivery specification which will significantly extend the capabilities and usages of cable bus power in USB applications.
Hands-on: HP ProLiant MicroServer Review
At the end of last year, when HP released their new Proliant MicroServer, they once and for all put an end to the stereotype of servers being big and noisy racks of power hungry machinery. HP has put the “Micro” in the title for a reason; this server truly packs the power but not the …
Apple Video Converter Factory Pro 3.0 Giveaway!
We have some awesome news thanks to the creators of the Apple Video Converter Factory Pro.
Hands On Review: Tune In to Apple TV 2nd Generation
Apple gave us computers, gave us phones, and now its Apple TV time. When the concept of Apple TV first surfaced, it was a large belief that Apple TV will not be much more than a fad to this computer and phone mogul.
Giveaway: Sothink DVD Ripper Software
Home Server Land has received 10 copies of Sothink DVD Ripper for Windows. We want to give these copies away to our loyal community members to help them build digital copies of their personal DVD library on their Windows Home Server, Network Attached Storage device, Media Storage server, etc.
Hands on Review: Sothink DVD Ripper
We are continuing our review of DVD ripping software to help our community understand how they can build a digital library of the DVD titles that they own. DVD ripping software permits a user to copy their DVD video to a file on a hard disk. The advantages to ripping the DVD title is that …
Combined Forces of Netflix and CBS
If you have ever been nostalgic for the 60’s classics like The Twilight Zone and The Andy Griffith Show, but can’t always catch them on TVLand channel, now you won’t have to hunt them down.
Hands-On: Synology DS212 Network Attached Storage Review Part 1
2012 is almost upon us and one company that isn’t afraid to suggest “bring it on” is Synology. The company unveiled a pair of new DiskStation NAS servers that include the DS212+ and the DS212. Both of the new Network Attached Storage devices are dual-bay units with the DS212+ aiming at small and medium business …
AT&T to cap DSL and U-Verse Internet, Impose Overages
AT&T is putting a cap on data usage for DSL customers and charging a fee for anyone who goes over the limit. You probably will be disappointed to find out that starting May 2, 2011 AT&T will implement a 150GB monthly cap on landline DSL customers and a 250GB cap on subscribers to U-Verse high …
IBM’s Watson Pimps Puny Humans on Jeopardy
So a little off topic, but still very much on the Geeky side, we wanted to briefly touch on the subject of the Supercomputer “Watson”.
TRENDnet TEW-690AP Worlds First 450Mbps Wireless N Access Point
TRENDnet is presenting an all-new TEW-690AP Wireless-N Access point and is advertising the worlds fastest wireless speeds of up to 450 Mbps, thanks to three MIMO antennae.
Astaro Security Gateway – A Software Based Firewall Router
Software Based Firewall Router For many of us, our experience with routers has been mostly with hardware routers from vendors such as D-Link, Netgear, SonicWall, and others. We have either purchased one or had one provided by the ISP. Many of us either are not aware that software based firewall routers exist or that they …
Home Server KINECT, will happen… someday…really
How many of you remember growing up and wishing you could have a friend like Johnny (Number Five) from Short Circuit, a machine that has self-awareness, consciousness, and a friendly demeanor. What about K.I.T.T. from Knight Rider, a computer who cared about his partner Michael Knight and hardly felt artificial at all. Well, if you’re …
Add-in Update: Remote Alert 1.5
We are happy to announce that we’ve released an updated version of the Remote Alert Windows Home Server Add-in. Remote Alert version 1.5 provides real time remote access notification, additional security layers and remote access activity logging.
How to: Fix the Windows Home Server Certificate Revocation Error
Following the recent Windows 7 Service Pack 1 update you may experience an error message when you attempt to establish a direct connection to the Windows Home Server desktop using Remote Desktop.
Astaro Security Gateway – A Software Based Firewall Router
Software Based Firewall Router For many of us, our experience with routers has been mostly with hardware routers from vendors such as D-Link, Netgear, SonicWall, and others. We have either purchased one or had one provided by the ISP. Many of us either are not aware that software based firewall routers exist or that they …
Speccy – CCleaners Best Friend
Speccy is an advanced System Information tool for your PC. What’s in your computer? If you’re like most of us, you can probably name the processor (Intel or AMD, Celeron or Pentium), maybe how much RAM it has, and maybe how big the hard drive is.
Hitman Pro 3 – Second Opinion Malware Scanner
Hitman Pro is designed to work alongside existing security programs without any conflicts. It scans the computer quickly (less than 5 minutes) and does not slow down the computer (except for the few minutes it is scanning). Hitman Pro does not need to be installed. It can be run straight from a USB flash drive, …
Add-in Update: Remote Alert 1.4
Kentdome Technologies are super excited to announce the release of the Remote Alert 1.4.1 version. We listened to your feedback and have incorporated tons of improvements that we know you guys will love. Remote Alert permits WHS Administrators to monitor remote access attempts to their Windows Home Server. Any attempt to log on to the …
CollageIt for Mac Giveaway and Review
We all make time to take funny, quirky and memorable photos with our cellphones, party cameras, professional looking all cool when traveling cameras, but then what?… we typically store all these images onto an external hard drive or network storage device, perhaps upload a few onto facebook and flickr but ultimately we frequently forget about …
Windows 8 Officially Unveiled
Microsoft once again shows how it is moving on with the times when they showed the world a glimpse into their Windows 8 platform at at its Build conference.
Giveaway: Sothink DVD Ripper Software
Home Server Land has received 10 copies of Sothink DVD Ripper for Windows. We want to give these copies away to our loyal community members to help them build digital copies of their personal DVD library on their Windows Home Server, Network Attached Storage device, Media Storage server, etc.
How to: Fix the Windows Home Server Certificate Revocation Error
Following the recent Windows 7 Service Pack 1 update you may experience an error message when you attempt to establish a direct connection to the Windows Home Server desktop using Remote Desktop.
App Review: Courier lets you send files to multiple services at once
RealMac Software is your new ticket to uploading content to the internet. This software is meant to be for multiple mediums, allowing the user to add photos or videos with not much more than a few clicks.
HP Closing the Door on Microsoft Windows?
From the news released on Wednesday, it looks like one of the biggest computer hardware giants, Hewlett-Packard, is contemplating on jumping the Microsoft Windows ship for a new plan to develop their own operating system.
Tworb with Us
We felt it was time to share with our readers the latest project that we have been crafting for months.
Add-in: Grid Junction 2.0 for WHS 2011 and SBS Essentials 2011 Public Beta
A few months ago we announced that our Windows Home Server add-in, Grid Junction, designed to manage an Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) via the Windows Home Server Dashboard, was being revamped for WHS 2011 and SBS Essentials 2011. After months of private beta testing Grid Junction v2 is now released for public testing.
One More before the Final: Advanced Admin Console 2011 Release Candidate Refresh
After thorough beta testing that began back in July of this year, the creator of the popular Advanced Admin Console add-in, Andreas Miceli announced that all the bugs and wrinkles have been ironed out.
NEW: CloudBerry Backup Add-in v2.4 Includes Block Level Backup for ALL FILES
A long time sought after feature, Block Level Backup has been revised and made available in the newest version of CloudBerry Backup add-in.
Add-in: Home Server SMART v2 Released
Dojo North Software, makers of the popular Home Server SMART add-in for Windows Home Server v1 got in touch to announce the immediate availability of Home Server SMART version 2.
Improved Processor for HP’s ProLiant MicroServer to Run the SBS 2011 Essentials Option
A new 2011 HP ProLiant MicroServer will sport the familiar chassis, with the 4-bay, the processor however is a different story.
Add-in: Grid Junction 2.0 for WHS 2011 and SBS Essentials 2011 Public Beta
A few months ago we announced that our Windows Home Server add-in, Grid Junction, designed to manage an Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) via the Windows Home Server Dashboard, was being revamped for WHS 2011 and SBS Essentials 2011. After months of private beta testing Grid Junction v2 is now released for public testing.
One More before the Final: Advanced Admin Console 2011 Release Candidate Refresh
After thorough beta testing that began back in July of this year, the creator of the popular Advanced Admin Console add-in, Andreas Miceli announced that all the bugs and wrinkles have been ironed out.
NEW: CloudBerry Backup Add-in v2.4 Includes Block Level Backup for ALL FILES
A long time sought after feature, Block Level Backup has been revised and made available in the newest version of CloudBerry Backup add-in.
Improved Processor for HP’s ProLiant MicroServer to Run the SBS 2011 Essentials Option
A new 2011 HP ProLiant MicroServer will sport the familiar chassis, with the 4-bay, the processor however is a different story.
Grid Junction 2.0 for WHS 2011 and SBS Essentials 2011 on the Horizon
Believe it or not but one of our favorite Windows Home Server add-ins, Grid Junction, is getting a facelift. Actually, it’s more of a “under the hood” job, but however you want to call it, Grid Junction v2 will work with Windows Home Server 2011 and Small Business Server 2011 Essentials.
Windows Home Server 2011 Update Rollup 1
Microsoft has released the first major update for Windows Home Server 2011.
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