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If you’ve missed our past articles on Windows Home Server 2011 you can catch up by reading the previous articles covering installation of Windows Home Server 2011, installing the Connector software, the Dashboard Home tab, the Dashboard Users tab, and the Dashboard Computers and Backup […]
The Windows Home Server 2011 Dashboard: Server Folders and Hard Drives Read More »
There have been a lot of comments over the past couple of weeks lambasting Microsoft for supposedly introducing an element into Windows 8 which is said to prevent users from dual or multi booting different operating systems, and Linux in particular. It is astounding how
In recent posts I’ve covered installing Windows Home Server 2011, installing the WHS Connector, the Dashboard home tab, and the Dashboard Users tab. In this post I would like to continue on with the theme and introduce you to the Computers and Backup tab of
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We’ve covered the installation of Windows Home Server 2011, installing the Connector software on client computers, the Dashboard Home tab, and if you’ve followed along you are now ready to interact with the server from your client computers using the Dashboard. If you’re new to
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I’ve been reading a lot of hype concerning Microsoft’s evolving new operating system and I must say I am not liking what I am hearing. Of course, there is no way of knowing if the reports are indeed 100% accurate, but there is enough coincidental
We’ve covered the installation of Windows Home Server 2011 and installing the Connector software on client computers and if you’ve followed along you are now ready to interact with the server from your client computers using the Dashboard. If you’re new to Windows Home Server
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Microsoft has just released a bit of information about improvements in Windows Explorer for the upcoming Windows 8 operating system. Before we get to the *new* let’s have a look at the old. This is how things looked in the old days. Not much to
Microsoft has recently started to release information about features and improvements in the upcoming Windows 8 operating system. In their latest release they are tackling common functionality that has bugged me for ages. As digital media becomes more prevalent so does the moving and renaming
Windows 7 direct download (incl. SP1) – Download genuine Windows 7 ISO files which include Service Pack 1. This is very handy for those users who did not receive an installation disc with their computer. It is not illegal, there is no product key involved
A simple but useful option available in Windows 7, which many may not be aware of, is the ability to display up to 2 additional time zones via the System Tray Clock. Living in Oz and continually battling the time differences, I have found this
How To: Add extra time zones to System Tray Clock Read More »
In the past few issues I’ve covered basic considerations you should plan for before installing Windows Home Server 2011 and the actual installation of WHS 2011. I plan to continue the series but before I get started I wanted to share the fact that Microsoft
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NOTE: This article was written in 2008 in response to an email received from Colin. It briefly explains Drive Extender and touches on configuration ~ Dave The most important thing to do when building a Windows Home Server is to install the largest drive you
If you’ve been with us for for any length of time you may have noticed we cover Windows Home Server from time to time. As a matter of fact I’ve been running Windows Home Server (WHS) version 1 here at DCT Central since it was
Things to consider before installing, or upgrading to, Windows Home Server 2011 Read More »
This article was originally written about Windows Home Server, but many of the features and basic abilities hold true for the new version, Windows Home Server 2011 ~ Dave A Little Background You may have heard the term "server" before. Servers are computers that serve
