gdp's Comments

Using Windows Home Server : Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 RTM

Wed, 9 Feb 2011 20:57:42 +0000

I thought I read that SP1 was already in WHS 2011 RC.

We Got Served - Connecting Your Digital World : Hands On: IOGEAR GKM581R 2.4GHz Keyboard with Trackball and Scroll Wheel

Tue, 8 Feb 2011 08:23:46 +0000

A couple of queries from the review. Are there nationalised versions available (i.e. UK key layout) and as I am a left-hander, I am not sure how usable the rollball would be placed in the top-right corner.

We Got Served - Connecting Your Digital World : A Fresh Look at Storage in Windows Home Server 2011 "Vail"

Thu, 3 Feb 2011 20:17:18 +0000

All we need is either Synology or Drobo to come up with a De-Dupe backup package on their boxes and that is the last nail in the coffin.

We Got Served - Connecting Your Digital World : A Fresh Look at Storage in Windows Home Server 2011 "Vail"

Thu, 3 Feb 2011 19:50:36 +0000

I am in the 'me too' bunch here and will be putting all my efforts into improving my V1 setup. I can't see any reason to move as any perceived benefits (and I will still have to dig to find any other that the media streaming) are just not there or covered by long standing V1 add-ins / add-ons.

We Got Served - Connecting Your Digital World : Windows Home Server 2011 "Vail" RC Released Without Drive Extender

Thu, 3 Feb 2011 19:41:48 +0000

Advanced Format is directly supported by the underlying OS, so it would no longer present a problem.

We Got Served - Connecting Your Digital World : Add-in Update: Feedsource for Windows Home Server

Mon, 31 Jan 2011 19:56:27 +0000

For just monitoring folders, there is the 'Directory Watcher' add-in but its functionality is limited and it won't spot file changes. I use it for creating an HTML directory of useful PDF documents that I can then access through my WHS home page.

We Got Served - Connecting Your Digital World : Hands On: Eminent EM7095 USB Media Player DVB-T

Tue, 18 Jan 2011 13:07:39 +0000

Sounds a bit like some of the findings I had with Eminent's NAS Units which promised much in ideas but missed the target in implementation. It is a shame really as it shouldn't have been to hard to add networking and be able to hit a much wider audience.

We Got Served - Connecting Your Digital World : The End of an Era. Finally…

Tue, 26 Oct 2010 06:40:06 +0000

Would it have lasted as long if they had named it 'Windows 2001'? It has served us well and I still have 75% of systems at my workplace running it.

We Got Served - Connecting Your Digital World : Hands On: TP-Link TL-WN822N 300Mbps High Gain Wireless N USB Adapter

Mon, 18 Oct 2010 20:44:23 +0000

It does seem mainly to be available in UK / European outlets at the moment, although Google threw up a couple of Canadian outlets selling it.

We Got Served - Connecting Your Digital World : How to: Link a Rebuilt PC to its Old Windows Home Server Backups

Mon, 4 Oct 2010 20:33:54 +0000

Copying it back to the PC desktop is fine. If you have it on a USB Stick, you can double-click on it there to get the reg key information back into the registry. Windows assumes a file with a .reg suffix is a set of registry keys.

We Got Served - Connecting Your Digital World : How to: Link a Rebuilt PC to its Old Windows Home Server Backups

Mon, 4 Oct 2010 20:31:46 +0000

Good idea. You can always get the GUID's back from the server though.

We Got Served - Connecting Your Digital World : How to: Link a Rebuilt PC to its Old Windows Home Server Backups

Tue, 28 Sep 2010 19:42:26 +0000

Unfortunately, there is no way (currently known) to merge backups once they have occurred. If you only wanted to keep one of the old backups, you could restore it to a USB drive and then back that up as part of a PC backup. Once done, you could then remove the old PC entry.

We Got Served - Connecting Your Digital World : Hands On: Western Digital Livewire Powerline Adapter Kit

Thu, 23 Sep 2010 19:30:04 +0000

Jim, Can you comment on whether the adaptors get hot. I have been using early Zyxel Powerline units and have had some overheating problems, even to the extent of getting too hot to touch and discoloring the casings.

We Got Served - Connecting Your Digital World : IFA 2010: Samsung Galaxy Tab Hands On

Tue, 7 Sep 2010 12:08:29 +0000

Pricing that seemed to come out this morning was indicating about £600 - £650 which would put it nowhere compared to the iPad - http://www.reghardware.com/2010/09/07/retailers_p...

We Got Served - Connecting Your Digital World : LaCie Announces the MosKeyto, an Uber-Small Flash Drive

Fri, 3 Sep 2010 06:19:52 +0000

It does seem you pay for the small size too - 4 or 5 times the price of a standard 4GB USB stick.

We Got Served - Connecting Your Digital World : IFA 2010: Samsung Unveils the Galaxy Tab

Thu, 2 Sep 2010 20:10:14 +0000

I think I want a tablet, but I am just not sure why yet. I am not sure I want one tied to one of the mobile providers - it looks like the Samsung will be offered through Vodafone in the UK. I would rather have one linking via Bluetooth to my existing mobile device for 3G. I anticipate I would use WiFi most of the time. The Toshiba Folio looks interesting as well as the new Archos ones but I am wondering what would be a good screen size. Maybe 10 - 12" in a widescreen format.

We Got Served - Connecting Your Digital World : Sony Dash Updated With Shoutcast Radio

Fri, 13 Aug 2010 10:27:10 +0000

I am still very disappointed there is no UK / European outlet for the Dash. £35 shipping from the USA is a bit steep for me from the only reseller I have found willing to send one across.

We Got Served - Connecting Your Digital World : Microsoft Clarifies Windows Home Server Support for Security Essentials

Tue, 10 Aug 2010 06:15:58 +0000

Further statement from Microsoft overnight regarding Microsoft Security Essentials Beta:- "Notice to Windows® Home Server customers: Microsoft Security Essentials Beta is not supported on Windows Home Server (WHS). Beta testers who have installed Microsoft Security Essentials Beta on WHS should consider uninstalling Microsoft Security Essentials Beta to avoid potential incompatibility problems. Those who plan to beta test Microsoft Security Essentials Beta unsupported on WHS should wait until the next Windows Home Server update rollup currently scheduled to occur on or about September 1, 2010"

We Got Served - Connecting Your Digital World : F-Secure Withdraw Home Server Security 2009 AV Suite

Fri, 6 Aug 2010 18:11:01 +0000

We did a write-up on NOD32 on WHS not so long ago - http://www.wegotserved.com/2010/04/11/eset-nod32-...

We Got Served - Connecting Your Digital World : F-Secure Withdraw Home Server Security 2009 AV Suite

Fri, 6 Aug 2010 18:09:27 +0000

They haven't upgrade ANY of their server products from 4.8 to 5.0 yet. That isn't to say they won't at some point. I agree it is a shame they dropped the bundle, but I am happily using the 4.8 Home Server version with the free version 5.0 PC option and it integrates well.