In following tradition, below are the updated benchmarks of the Release Candidate of Server Essentials. As you can see from the benchmarks below, things have not improved in terms of performance. In fact, some tests were a bit slower. I am using the same hardware in the same configuration as before for the testing. I [...]
As technology moves on we get more and more dependent on our internet connections and the reliance on WiFi, both at home and on the road. If you scan around various neighborhoods including your own, you will see how many unsecured Wi-Fi routers there out there. Although many of he new routers come with a [...]
I have been testing and using storage spaces on Sever Essentials since its release. I am using it to back up two systems as well as for some Movies, Music, and Photos. Mostly testing and very light use. On Tuesday I got a bit of a surprise I did not expect. Before I get into [...]
For the past 20 years, I have been impressed with Onkyo products. Not only from a feature perspective but value as well. It is difficult to find receivers that offer more features and better performance for the cost. I am happy to report that something’s never change. Recently my 10 year old Onkyo started giving [...]
Being a big fan of the iPad since its release, I surprised myself when I decided to buy the new Nexus 7 shortly after hearing the announcement. There were several reasons for my decision starting with size. I had been hearing the 7 vs. 10 inch argument for so long that I thought it was [...]
Near and dear to my heart has been all the discussion on Storage Spaces. I have tested the Server 2012 and the Window 8 versions for performance as compared to a hardware solution, and have consistently seen lower performance, especially from Windows 8. Now that they have released the beta version of Server 2012 Essentials, [...]
For quite some time now I have been wanting to upgrade my main WHS box. Not so much in terms of CPU or motherboard but rater the case, CPU cooler, and the power supply. Ever since I upgraded my server 2008R2 with the Fractal Define R3, I have been toying with the idea of upgrading [...]
Antivirus software for servers such as Server 2008R2 and WHS 2011 have always been a debate in the HomeServerShow forums mostly to whether or not antivirus on a server is necessary. I have always been in the “Yes” camp as I would prefer that extra layer of protection especially as files are copied and accessed [...]
Not long ago I picked up a deal on an Intel 330 180 Gig. I had planned on keeping it and using it on Windows 8 when it was released, however the need came up and had to use it now. It replaced a Max IOPS 240 which I needed to use somewhere else so [...]
Apple Released a Podcast app today. Rumored to be available only when IOS 6 was released, I was surprised to see it this early. Here is short run through of the application and how it looks on the iPad. Features on the iPhone are the same but screen layouts are obviously a bit different. The [...]
Back in March, I did a post on the performance results of storage spaces in Windows 8 as well as the server product. I think it was pretty obvious that I was really not impressed with either, however the version for Windows 8 was far worse in the area of performance. Given that it was [...]
Back in March of the this year I spent some time testing Storage Spaces on the Server 8 Beta, along with the Storage Spaces in Windows 8. As you can see from my prior articles, I was not too impressed with the performance in the earlier versions. Now that they have released new versions, I [...]
Ever since the initial release of the Windows 8 beta, I have been both excited and confused. It was clear to me this would be revolutionary on a tablet or touch screen, but I have always been a bit confused about the desktop implementation. Now that we are on the Release Preview, I was hoping [...]
As you know from my “Server Upgrade – Part 1”, I had a small issue with the Fractal Case I used. Although I very much like the case, I was not able to use the last drive tray due to two missing grommets. Certainly not a big deal in the grander scheme of things as [...]
As I mentioned in part 1, I wanted to upgrade my WHS 2011 server with faster and larger drives. My WHS is becoming more and more the center of everything I do, from streaming content, to syncing my cloud services, to ripping and transcoding movies. As I am increasing the use of my server, I [...]
