UWHS Giveaway – Still Time to Win Undelete Professional from Diskeeper

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UWHS Giveaway – Still Time to Win Undelete Professional from Diskeeper

Recently we told you about Emergency Undelete from Diskeeper, which is a program to help you recover deleted files. We have 5 copies of Undelete Professional (which includes Emergency Undelete) to give away, and you still have a few days left to win.

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Undelete Professional provides Recovery Bin protection for files on workstations and laptops. Even if your users store most of their files on the server, there’s always some data on the local machines, such as files stored on the desktop or files on roaming laptops. Undelete safeguards that data and allows instant recovery. Administrators using the Undelete Server edition can even connect to those machines running Undelete Professional Edition 2009 Recovery Bins to browse and recover deleted files remotely.

Undelete 2009 Professional Edition Features

New! InvisiTasking Technology
allows for all background operations within Undelete to run with zero overhead. These invisible background tasks include:

  • Automatic purging of the Recovery Bin when it fills up
  • Managing the ‘Common’ Recovery Bin (moving files from one volume to another)
  • Securely overwriting free spaces using the automatic Wipe Free Space feature (more info below)
  • Automatically adjusting the size of the enhanced Recovery Bin (more info below)

Server Client Functionality
Undelete Professional automatically looks for and connects to Undelete Server recovery bins, allowing users to seamlessly recover their own deleted files through a familiar Explorer-like interface. Undelete maintains Windows NTFS security to ensure that users can only access files for which they have permission.

Version Recovery
Undelete automatically captures old versions of Microsoft Office files (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint), allowing recovery of earlier, saved-over versions. Version Recovery is integrated with Windows Explorer—simply right-click on a file to recover earlier versions. New! Undelete now supports versioning for new file formats of Microsoft Office 2007 Excel, PowerPoint, and Word.

New! Enhanced Recovery Bin
The Recovery Bin catches all files no matter how they were deleted, allowing instant recovery with just a few clicks of the mouse. The Recovery Bin mimics the directory structure of your disk and includes a powerful search function, making it easy to find and recover files. Undelete 2009 adjusts the Recovery Bin to your volume’s available space, automatically protecting more files when free space is available and less data when it is not.

New! SecureDelete® 2.0
With SecureDelete 2.0 enabled, files that are purged from the recovery bin are overwritten with random data using a methodology developed for the National Security Agency. Version 2.0 of this popular feature introduces the ability to securely delete files immediately (as they are deleted) and overwrite a volume’s free space, which may contain past remnants of confidential data.

Powerful Search Functionality
The Recovery Bin displays information about each deleted file including the file owner, the date and time the file was deleted, and the account used to delete the file.

Network File Protection
With Undelete Desktop Client or Pro Edition installed on network clients, your users can connect to the Undelete Server Edition Recovery Bins installed on the network file servers and restore their own deleted or saved-over MS Office files. NTFS security is fully supported.

Enhanced Emergency Undelete
Undelete can recover files deleted before Undelete was installed, provided they haven’t been overwritten. Undelete 2009 will save you time with support by also recreating the original folder paths, making reorganizing your restored files a snap.

Enhanced Browsing
Save time and recover the right file. Undelete supports previewing protected files in the Recovery Bin to find the exact one you want to restore.

New! Support for Windows Server 2008 and 64 bit operating systems

Full Command Line Support
Leverage Undelete’s robust command line interface with Windows Server Core or your custom scripts to discover and recover your data.

New! No Reboot Needed
Enhanced ‘filter driver’ eliminates the need to reboot your Windows 2008 servers. Installing and using Undelete is now easier than ever.

So what do you have to do to win one of the five copies?

Well it’s simple. Just subscribe to our daily newsletter and we will pick 5 winners at random. If you already subscribe to the newsletter then don’t worry, you have automatically been entered! We told you there would be benefits to subscribing Smile

Click here to subscribe to our newsletter and enter the giveaway

Five lucky winners will be picked at random after the closing date, which is Thursday 7th July, so good luck.

Learn more from the Diskeeper website

Drive Bender Beta 4 Release v1.1.5.6 Out Now

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Drive Bender Beta 4 Release v1.1.5.6 Out Now

Today saw an update to Beta 4 of Drive Bender for Windows Home Server 2011 released, taking it to version v1.1.5.6.

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Here is what is included in the beta 4 update:

Release v1.1.5.6 – beta (2011-07-04)
– Bug fix: Unable to add a drive to a new pool.
– Bug fix: A file could fail to open if the file was marked as read only.
– Bug fix: Unhandled exceptions could sometimes occur while reading and writing to a file.
– Update: Enhanced the CRC32 validation of files moved as a result of balancing. We have also made this operation more verbose if logging is set to “Medium” or “Debug”.
– Update: If the CRC32 validation setting is enabled, files copied as a result of enabling validation on a folder, will also be validated using CRC32.

For more information check out the Drive Bender website

Happy Fourth of July 2011 – An Add-in from Covecube

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Happy Fourth of July 2011 – An Add-in from Covecube

Covecube, the makers of StableBit, have released a special add-in for Windows Home Server 2011 to celebrate the 4th of July.

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Features:

  • Displays a spacial message every year on the 4th of July.
  • User can enable an option to vary the Fireworks intensity based on disk activity and CPU usage.

Requirements:

  • Windows Home Server 2011 or Windows Small Business Server 2011 – Essentials
Download the add-in from here

Thanks to Jon Smejkal for the heads up.

More HP TouchPad Videos with Russell Brand

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More HP TouchPad Videos with Russell Brand

HP have released another video promoting their new HP TouchPad with Russell Brand. This time he goes through some of the features.

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The 16GB TouchPad retails for $499.99 and the 32GB retails for $599.99.

They will be available in the UK on July 15th.

Take a look at the video below:

Learn more from the HP website

Are you going to get one?

BYOB Podcast Episode 49 Out Now

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BYOB Podcast Episode 49 Out Now

The guys over at the BYOB podcast, including our very own Tim Daleo have just released episode 49.

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Here is what is included in this weeks show:

[box style=”rounded” border=”full”]Final resolution to the Vertex 3 saga, Tim talks about the Black Gold BGT3600 Tuner, Michael gushes over his R6970 again. Special Guest Tim Black @vinylfreak Talks about his HTPC that does double duty as his primary rig all on this weeks episode of the BYOB Podcast.[/box]

As usual you can listen to the show from here.

Drive Bender Beta 4 Release v1.1.5.5 Out Now

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Drive Bender Beta 4 Release v1.1.5.5 Out Now

Today saw an update to Beta 4 of Drive Bender for Windows Home Server 2011 released, taking it to version v1.1.5.5.

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Here is what is included in the beta 4 update:

Drive Bender v1.1.5.5

(8.8M)

Release v1.1.5.5 – beta (2011-07-02)
– Update: Fault tolerant mode now fully supported.
– Update: Improved startup time when loading.
– Update: Drive removal improved and includes better user feedback.
– Update: Running tasks information is much more complete.
– Bug fix: Renaming a file to the same name no longer causes the file to be deleted.
– Bug fix: Errors returned to the OS are now correctly passed back.
– Bug fix: Fast file through put no longer causes an unhandled overflow exception.
– Update: Many other interface bug fixes and enhancements.
– Known issue: The WHS move folder feature throws an error.

For more information check out the Drive Bender website

HP TouchPad Launches and Russell Brand Advertises

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HP TouchPad Launches and Russell Brand Advertises

Yesterday saw the US launch of HP’s TouchPad. And who do HP have advertising their new device? None other than fellow Brit Russell Brand.

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The 16GB TouchPad retails for $499.99 and the 32GB retails for $599.99.

They will be available in the UK on July 15th.

Take a look at the video below:

Learn more from the HP website

Are you going to get one?

aTV Flash (black) Beta6 Now Available for AppleTV 2

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aTV Flash (black) Beta6 Now Available for AppleTV 2

Today Firecore released beta 6 of their aTV Flash (black) software for the AppleTV 2.

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What’s new in Beta6?

General

  • Added show/hide options for standard AppleTV menus
  • Added option to manually install if no AppleTVs are detected
  • Improved auto-update disabling
  • Improved installation error handling
  • Minor UI adjustments

Media Player

  • Added new lightweight player
  • Added recently played items to ‘Top Shelf’ in main menu
  • Added Favorites to main menu
  • Added option to manually mark files as watched/unwatched
  • Added ‘Test Connection’ option for AFP/SMB shares
  • Added support for DVD subtitles
  • Added support for multiple DVD audio tracks
  • Added basic support for MT2S files
  • Improved overall video playback (especially HD video files)
  • Improved thumbnail generation when cover art is not available
  • Improved FF/RW controls
  • Improved DVD menu and video playback
  • Improved DVD playback progress reporting
  • Improved memory management
  • Improved AFP/SMB streaming
  • Improved error handling for invalid files
  • Resolved most video stuttering issues
  • Resolved energy saver mode issue
  • Resolved issue that resulted in some DVDs being displayed in (squished) 4×3 mode
  • Resolved numerous DVD playback issues
  • Resolved flickering when navigating through certain menus
  • Resolved additional conflicts with XBMC
  • Reduced number of network connections used
  • Minor UI and other miscellaneous fixes

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Learn more from here

ITV Player App Now in the Apple App Store

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ITV Player App Now in the Apple App Store

ITV have now launched its ITV Player app in the Apple App Store for the iPhone and iPad – and best of all it’s free.

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Here is the description of the ITV Player app:

ITV Player on iOS is ITV’s new video catch-up service for mobile and tablet devices. This is the first iOS application that allows you to view ITV programmes on your handset – we hope you enjoy using it and would love to hear your feedback as we enhance the application.
You can watch all ITV programmes that we have the rights to show on mobile, for up to seven days after broadcast.

– Works on your iOS mobile and tablet devices – iPhone and iPad
– Requires a WiFi connection to play programmes
– Catch up on programmes from ITV1, ITV2, ITV3 and ITV4
– Free to download with unlimited usage
– Browse recommended programmes
– Search for programmes by channel or alphabetically
– Navigate using portrait or landscape orientation

To use this application you need a mobile phone or tablet device that runs iOS 4.3 and is connected to wireless internet.

You must be in the UK to view our programmes. People in some regions will be restricted to only viewing ITV2, ITV3 and ITV4 programmes. For more information, please see our support pages.

When you first use the app, we give you the option to submit your email address. This is so we can keep you informed about improvements and other exciting developments at ITV. You can unsubscribe at any time using the link in the welcome email that you will receive.

I found the app very easy to use and there was a very good selection of content available.

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My only negative comment at this point is that the quality wasn’t great, but at least I could watch something I missed on my iPad.

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Have you tried it yet? What do you think?

Automating Windows Server Solutions Add-In Package Builds to Support In-Place Upgrades

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Automating Windows Server Solutions Add-In Package Builds to Support In-Place Upgrades

My friend and fellow WHS MVP Sam Wood from Tentacle Software has just published a very long and detailed article on Automating Windows Server Solutions Add-In Package Builds to Support In-Place Upgrades. If you are a developer, or thinking of developing add-ins for WHS 2011, this is a must read.

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This is how Sam starts the article:

The Windows Server Solutions SDK gives us some great new functionality for deploying Add-In packages:

  • A proper upgrade process
  • Signing
  • Client installers that can be automatically applied to any joined PCs
  • EULA support
  • Localization support

But, because there’s no such thing as a free lunch, the new functions come with added complexity. As I’ve discussed previously, in order for you Add-In to support in-place upgrades there are a bunch of properties that need to be changed whenever you build a new version of your Add-In:

  1. Package Version in AddIn.xml
  2. ServerBinary File Version in AddIn.xml
  3. Product Version in your installer project (<product>.wxs if you’re using WiX)
  4. Assembly File Version and Assembly Version in AssemblyInfo.cs for any changed assemblies

It’s really easy to forget one of those and break the upgrade process. So, how do we take the pain away?

What follows is my solution for build automation with WSSX files. This is only what works for me, and there are certainly other ways to accomplish the same thing, so feel free to offer your methods in the comments below.

This is going to be a long one so go grab a coffee!

Read the rest of the article here

StableBit DrivePool for Windows Home Server Build 1919 Now Available

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StableBit DrivePool for Windows Home Server Build 1919 Now Available

It was only yesterday that there was an update, and today the latest beta version of the Windows Home Server Drive Extender replacement StableBit DrivePool build 1919 has just been released.

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  • Combine all your hard drives into one big storage pool (except the system drive with the OS).
  • Add and remove drives from the pool at any time without re-partitioning or manually moving folders.
  • Create duplicated folders on the storage drive pool that are protected against single drive failure. If a drive fails on which a duplicated file was stored, the contents of that file will remain readable even without the drive.
  • All your data is stored in standard NTFS files. You can always access your files even if the Windows Home Server completely crashes or this add-in can’t be used.

The changes in this version are:

1.0.0.1919 (restart required if upgrade) ———-

* [D] Fix for error 0x800705AA (insufficient resources) when writing a file.

* Fixed race condition in code responsible for force closing access to open files. (used when removing a drive and other places).

Download Stablebit Drivepool build 1919 here Learn more about StableBit DrivePool here

Have you tried it? What do you think?

Media Center Master Version 1.31.18111.710 Released

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Media Center Master Version 1.31.18111.710 Released

Peter Souza IV has released version 1.31.18111.710 of his excellent Media Center Master software.

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What is Media Center Master?

Here is how Peter describes Media Center Master for those of you who don’t know what it is:

Smooth, powerful interface to organize your media collection.
Support for the built-in Windows Media Center Video Library strip (dvdid.xml) as well as MediaBrowser extension (mymovies.xml).
Movies, television, and adult title search from a variety of configurable meta data sources.
Built-in, fully-automated episode torrenting from multiple sources. Keep your T.V. series updated through the internet for free.
Full meta-data editor with tools to automate movie and T.V. episode renaming.
Theatrical trailer downloader with options for automatic re-encoding.
Extendable fetcher system allows other programmers to write fetchers — sample source code included in the forums.
Configurable to download actor/actress thumbnails and movie/T.V. posters, fan art, backdrops, and banners.
Flexible post-processing allows command-line operations after a movie title has been fetched — works great with Stark Covers.
…and a whole lot more…

What’s Included in this update?

Changelog:
issue #670 (fix): Subtitle downloading before license is validated
issue #622 (add): YouTube Trailers Possible?
issue #548 (fix): MCM downloads subtitles in wrong language
issue #429 (fix): Not fetching from subscene

Additionally, fixes were made to the licensing system and update tracker, which was causing many auto-update issues. Figured it was time for just a fully new installation package.

Download Media Center Master from here

CloudBerry Backup for Windows Home Server Updated to v 2.2

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CloudBerry Backup for Windows Home Server Updated to v 2.2

Our friends at CloudBerry Labs have been in touch to say that they have just updated their CloudBerry Backup Add-in for Windows Home Server to version 2.2.

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The update is for Windows Home Server V1, with 2011 and Small Business Server 2011 Essentials versions.

New in 2.2 release
To learn more, and download the latest version, click here

UK Launch of HP TouchPad Set for July 15th

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UK Launch of HP TouchPad Set for July 15th

Yesterday we mentioned the $50 rebate for the US on the new HP TouchPad which launches in the US tomorrow. Now HP have said the UK launch date is July 15th.

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Here is the press release:

London, June 29th: The wait is nearly over! An on-sale date of July 15th has been confirmed for the amazing HP TouchPad powered by webOS.

Available from HP.com as well as a range of popular high-street retailers including PC World, Curry’s, Amazon, Argos, Comet, & Carphone Warehouse, the HP TouchPad WiFi version will retail at £399 for the 16gb and £479 for the 32gb .

 

“We’re really excited to be bringing the HP TouchPad to UK consumers,” says Paul Hunter, Vice President, HP Personal Systems Group (PSG) UK&I. “It really is a fantastic device, combining cutting edge hardware with a world class leading operating system. HP is taking the user experience to a new level. Just Type, True multi tasking, HP Synergy and Touch to Share, combine to make an experience that works the way you do. And the TouchPad is just the start. Expect to see more HP products powered by webOS in the very near future.”

 

The HP TouchPad works like no other tablet. You can seamlessly move back and forth between apps without losing your place; see related activities grouped together automatically helping you to stay organized; enjoy quality entertainment on the go with built in Beats AudioTM sound system and enjoy a more immersive web experience with full support for Adobe® Flash® Player.6,7

 

The webOS platform is also launching in the UK with some exciting, exclusive content from partners including The Guardian, LastFM, Warner Bros and Sky News to name but a few. HP is working closely with development partners to make publishing for the platform as easy as possible and consumers can expect to see the launch of many more UK-centric webOS applications optimized for the TouchPad over the coming days and weeks.

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