WSE RemoteApp 2012 is yet another add-in from the Office Maven for Windows Server 2012 Essentials.

Here's what it can do:

WSE RemoteApp 2012 makes it possible for administrators to deliver remote applications (referred to as "RemoteApp programs" or simply "RemoteApps") to their users. Specifically, WSE RemoteApp 2012 enables a straightforward publishing process that allows applications installed directly on the server to be provided to users, allows RemoteApp programs to run side-by-side with local programs, and offers integration with a custom "launcher" application to make it simple for users to find and launch RemoteApp programs.

RemoteApp programs are programs that are accessed remotely through a special type of Remote Desktop Connection, and appear as if they are running on the end user's local computer. Instead of being presented to the user in the desktop of the server, as with a traditional Remote Desktop Connection, the RemoteApp programs are integrated with the client computer's desktop, running in their own resizable window, with their own entry in the taskbar. If the programs use notification area icons, the icons appear in the client computer's notification area. Any popup windows are redirected to the local desktop, and local drives and printers can be redirected to appear within the RemoteApp programs. Many users might not be aware that a RemoteApp program is any different than a local program.

WSE Office 2012 is an add-in from the Office Maven for Windows Server 2012 Essentials which provides individual user-level access to Microsoft Office application from your server:

WSE Office 2012 can run a server-installed copy of each of the Microsoft Office applications from any computer just as if they were running directly on the local computer. Each application runs in its own fully resizable window with its own entry in the taskbar. Its popup windows are redirected to the local desktop, its notification area icons (if any) appear in the local computer's notification area, and the local computer's drives and printers can be redirected to it; making a completely seamless "Office" experience for your end-users.

With WSE Office 2012, a single server-side installation of Microsoft Office can be shared by up to 10 users of your network (up to 25 in the "Plus" edition). Each user is provided with full access to their very own instance of the individual Microsoft Office applications. They'll enjoy access to

WSE Quicken 2012 is another add-in from the Office Maven for Windows Server 2012 Essentials which provides individual user-level access to Intuit's Quicken application from your server.

Here's the details:

WSE Quicken 2012 can run a server-installed copy of Quicken from any computer just as if it were running directly on the local computer. Quicken runs in its own fully resizable window with its own entry in the taskbar. Its popup windows are redirected to the local desktop, its notification area icons (if any) appear in the local computer's notification area, and the local computer's drives and printers can be redirected to it; making a completely seamless "Quicken" experience for your end-users.

With WSE Quicken 2012, a single server-side installation of Quicken can be shared by up to 25 users of your network. Each user is provided with full access to their very own instance of Quicken. They'll be able to manage their spending, stay on top of their personal finances, and stick to a budget from any computer on your network, or from almost anywhere using your server's built-in Remote Web Access website.

The Office Maven have released WSE QuickBooks 2012 for Windows Server 2012 Essentials which provides individual user-level access to Intuit's QuickBooks application from your server.

Here's the blurb:

WSE QuickBooks 2012 can run a server-installed copy of QuickBooks from any computer just as if it were running directly on the local computer. QuickBooks runs in its own fully resizable window with its own entry in the taskbar. Its popup windows are redirected to the local desktop, its notification area icons (if any) appear in the local computer's notification area, and the local computer's drives and printers can be redirected to it; making a completely seamless "QuickBooks" experience for your end-users.

With WSE QuickBooks 2012, a single server-side installation of QuickBooks can be shared by up to 25 users of your network. Each user is provided with full access to their very own instance of QuickBooks. They'll be able to organize their business finances, create invoices, pay bills, track sales

Episode 121 of the BYOB podcast is up:

"Kevin Schoonover joins the BYOB crew this week for an all rants n raves episode. Some new cloud storage services. PlayOn"

You can catch episode 121 here.

The BYOB Podcast Episode 121 is a post from: MS Windows Home Server - Your Personal Guide to Microsoft Windows Home Server!

Version 2.0.0.256 beta of StableBit DrivePool adds some major new back-end features, improved read striping and a new Performance UI:

The new performance UI lets you see exactly what's happening on the pool, at a glance. It shows you the most important information in real time.

Read striping is a feature in DrivePool that is designed to improve the performance of reading duplicated files from the pool. In essence it can read from multiple disks at the same time in order to improve (or maintain) performance.

The good news is that this is going to be the last major addition to DrivePool 2.0 BETA. Next, the existing features will be polished up and DrivePool 2.0 will ship as a final.

More information on these latest features can be found in this covecube blog post.

Improved Read Striping and Performance UI in StableBit DrivePool is a post from: MS Windows Home Server

The beta release of StableBit DrivePool for WS2012 Essentials has had an update.

Version 2.0.0.256 beta has the following change log:

• [D] Read striping will now take into account the speed of the disks when deciding which disk to read from. It now uses an adaptive algorithm that will passively measure the speed of each disk and select the appropriate one at any given time.
• Added "Expand >" to vertical UI to get into Horizontal UI mode (hidden after first use).
• Added pool read / write speeds and other various statistics to the performance UI.
  - Fast I/O percentage.
  - Read striping percentage, including a breakdown of disk switches vs. disk holds.
  - I/O prioritization percentage.
• [D] Made I/O prioritization be more explicit when requesting a particular priority.
• [D] I/O prioritization now allows cached reads through Fast I/O.
• Background duplication was not enabling Background I/O as intended.
• Enabling / disabling per-folder duplication will only work over that folder when performing background duplication (when possible).

A short 19 minute episode of The Home Server Show this week.

Episode 224 has Jim Collison live from the Drobo Meetup, which you can find here.

The Home Server Show Podcast Episode 224 is a post from: MS Windows Home Server - Your Personal Guide to Microsoft Windows Home Server!

The worlds fastest Small Business Server lives in the trunk of a supercharged 2008 SRT8 Dodge Challenger.

A HP ProLiant MicroServer runs SBS 2011 which is mounted on a SSD to mitigate vibration from the car:

"Using the netbook back at the pits, we logged into the HP MicroServer via RDP and ran System Information for Windows (SIW) to keep an eye on the internal temperature of the CPU and SSD drive with the trunk closed. Since it was such cool day, all the temps stayed nice and chilly in the server. In fact, the only moving parts in the entire trunk were one cooling fan in the server and another one in the UPS. The rig doesn't build up much heat anyway."

If you would like to read more about the world's fastest server, you can find the info here.

The World's Fastest HP MicroServer is a post from:

Drive Bender for WHS2011, SBS Essentials 2011 and Server 2012 Essentials has been updated.

Version 1.8.6.0 has the following change log:

• Bug fix: Under some conditions the mount point can fail to mount.
• Bug fix: When removing a drive a message is incorrectly stating that the mount point will be unmounted.
• Bug fix: If there is an issue with the first drive enumerated at start up, it can prevent the pool from starting correctly.
• Update: High transaction I/O performance has been dramatically improved.
• Update: A number of changes have been made to the way file system security is handled.
• Update: When restoring a pool, there is no longer a prompt regarding the deleting of existing configuration.
• Update: The email notifications now reference the server name in the email message.
• Bug fix: An update in v1.8.1.0 to improve boot times can cause the pool to fail on load on some machines.

Media Browser Server has been released for users of Server 2008, Server 2012 and WHS2011.

Media Browser 3 Server is a centralized solution. Maintain your library just once no matter how many devices you have accessing it. Manage plug-ins and everything else in one place for your whole home - all with a sophisticated but dead-easy-to-use web configuration platform.

If you fancy public beta testing Media Browser Server, then you can find it here.

Media Browser Server Public Beta is a post from: MS Windows Home Server - Your Personal Guide to Microsoft Windows Home Server!

If you would like to know the difference between the Windows Server 2012 products and editions then Microsoft have a chart available for download.

The chart includes WS2012 Essentials and details the different limits, server roles and features in all the Server 2012 editions.

You can download the chart in PDF form directly from here.

Windows Server 2012 Editions Chart is a post from: MS Windows Home Server - Your Personal Guide to Microsoft Windows Home Server!

The RC release of StableBit DrivePool for WHS2011, SBS 2011 Essentials and Storage Server 2008 R2 Essentials has had an update.

Version 1.3.2.7551 RC has the following change log:

• [D] Fixed "Reached the end of file" error when enabling duplication on a folder that was previously duplicated, then was moved off of the pool and then moved back onto the pool (and so is no longer duplicated).

[D] = Driver was modified (reboot required after update)

You may download this release from here.

Add-In: StableBit DrivePool v1.3.2.7551 RC is a post from: MS Windows Home Server - Your Personal Guide to Microsoft Windows Home Server!

Episode 113 of the Home Tech Podcast is up.

Host Jim Collison Jim was able to spend time at the Cali Lewis / Drobo meet up in Omaha recently.  He recorded several interviews from that event and they have been added to the end of this episode.

You can find this episode here.

The Home Tech Podcast Episode 113 is a post from: MS Windows Home Server - Your Personal Guide to Microsoft Windows Home Server!

For those who dream of acquiring a Synology NAS but lack the financial stamina, a solution may be available if you do not mind tinkering.

XPEnology brings the DiskStation Manager to your PC/Server which also includes native support for the HP Proliant N40L MicroServer.

Interested? If so more details on how to download and install this can be found here, whilst information specifically for HP N40L MicroServer users can be found here.

Installing Synology Software onto a HP Proliant N40L MicroServer is a post from: MS Windows Home Server - Your Personal Guide to Microsoft Windows Home Server!

Its that time again for another episode of "The Home Server Show" podcast:

"Richard Gunther from The Digital Media Zone joins me to talk streaming services and devices.  We are tossing a very wide net on this show in order to come up with what might be the best hardware and services for streaming of TV and Movies whether they are rented or your own."

You can catch this weeks episode here.

The Home Server Show Podcast-Streaming is a post from: MS Windows Home Server - Your Personal Guide to Microsoft Windows Home Server!

A user explains how he upgraded his Acer easyStore H342 from v1 of Windows Home Server to WHS2011.

The article explains how to change the workgroup name using PowerShell and includes links to the relevant drivers which you will need.

The author explains that the reason he created the post is that in a short period of time we might lose access to the files he is linking too. If you try to do this with the newest version of the RST from Intel it will not work.

All the details can be found here.

Upgrading the Acer easyStore H342 to WHS2011 is a post from: MS Windows Home Server - Your Personal Guide to Microsoft Windows Home Server!

The groovyPost have a blog post on how to play videos from Windows Home Server directly to an Xbox 360:

"The Play To feature in Windows 8 and Windows RT allows you to stream music, movies, and photos from your PC to Xbox 360 and other compatible devices. If you have a home server or NAS set up, you can stream digital content directly to your Xbox 360 too."

All the setup details can be found here.

Play Videos from WHS Directly to an Xbox 360 is a post from: MS Windows Home Server - Your Personal Guide to Microsoft Windows Home Server!

Its time for another episode of the BYOB podcast:

"Haswell and Durango are, and we're excited! Seagate central. Automatic will it improve your gas mileage and make you a better driver? We discuss RAID, HDDs, SSDs and storage configuration."

You can find episode 120 here.

The BYOB Podcast Episode 120 is a post from: MS Windows Home Server - Your Personal Guide to Microsoft Windows Home Server!

Supported on Windows Home Server and Windows Home Server 2011 is Home Server Backup 2012 from zebNet.

zebNet Home Server Backup 2012 is the optimal backup, recovery and synchronization solution for professional home users, that easily want to back up, recover and synchronize their files and folders on a Microsoft Windows Home Server.

Key Features

• Creates full, incremental, differential and mirror backups
• Fast and reliable recovery with advanced options
• Synchronizes local and remote folders
• Plug and run backup feature for external drives
• Can easily be extended through add-ons
• Continuous Data Protection (CDP)
• Native 64-bit backup and synchronization components
• Intuitive user interface with advanced management options

It is currently on sale for £10 whilst a evaluation copy with limited functionality is also available.

More details are available from here.

zebNet Home Server Backup 2012 is a post from: MS Windows Home Server - Your Personal Guide to Microsoft Windows Home Server!