Jim Collison and Christian Johnson covered Windows Server 2012 Essential as a part of the Home Tech Podcast over at http://theAverageGuy.tv It’s a long podcast (1:53) and if you would like to download the audio for later listening follow this link: http://theAverageGuy.tv/ht108 Christian starts his overview of Windows Server 2012 Essentials at minute 7:00 of [...]
I was recently shipped two TonidoPlugs for evaluation purposes that we will later give away at the Home Server Show Meet-up on October 20th in Indianapolis. Out of the box I was impressed by just how small these things are. About one and a half times the size of an 2.5 inch hard drive and [...]
Microsoft released details and pricing for the Windows Server 2012 family of products last week and today (July 11) they released the Essential Beta into the wild for public consumption. You can find it at the link below http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=30327 The install was not really that different than installing a Windows 8 client. Took all the [...]
Guest post by: Ross Dargan I have always loved Microsoft’s Windows Home Server and sing its praises whenever possible; however with the most recent version Microsoft decided to remove what I always thought was one of the best features – the drive extender! Drobo as a product is a perfect fit for this gap. The [...]
The Synology product line offers Network Attached Storage (NAS) appliance devices varying from one to twelve drive bays with personal and rack mountable models. While the core feature is NAS, the devices also provide a number of other useful features through the DiskStation Manager operating system such as media sharing (DLNA), iTunes media server, surveillance, [...]
Jim recently spent some time with Mario Blandini of Drobo at the offices in San Jose, CA. The Podcast can be heard here at theAverageGuy.tv. During the podcast, Jim threw down a challenge to the Windows Home Server Community to produce an add-in that works with managing Drobo devices on WHS 2011. Mario and Drobo [...]
So you have heard us talking about them, now you can win one! The Drobo S is the world’s most advanced USB 3.0 array. In addition to blazing fast transfer speeds for creative professionals and small businesses, the all-new Drobo S features USB 3.0 technology that delivers the most expandable, future-proof solution available today. Drobo [...]
Since the removal of Drive Extender from future Windows Home Server 2011 builds, the Drobo product has become a viable consideration. This is your hub for the Drobo reviews, posts and notes. 5 Bay Drobo S Reviews: Deploying Windows Home Server 2011 with Oracle VirtualBox and a Drobo S Drobo Dashboard 2.0 [...]
I have been reviewing a Drobo in some form or fashion since December 2010. Some reviews have been here and some over at my blog. In November 2010, Microsoft announced that it would remove Drive Extender (DE) from the WHS product. This as already been covered completely here at the Home Server Show site. Since [...]
That’s right! We at the Home Server Show are giving away a 4 bay Drobo. You have seen the posts, now it’s time to win the unit (yea, it’s the one Drobo sent to Jim for review)! You have 2 chances to WIN! First Chance to Win – Go to http://homeservershow.com/forums/, find the The [...]
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