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According to Microsoft officials, this new solution could solve all of your backup problems and help you immediately restore your entire system to an earlier day if your hard drive dies. CNET ...

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Microsoft to release Power Pack 3 upgrade to Windows Home Server on November 24 to better support Windows 7-based devices. Dong Ngo Former SF Labs Manager, Editor Former CNET editor Dong Ngo has been ...

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So I've decided that dynamic DNS isn't useful if I can just memorize my home IP. Don't like the idea of signing up for yet another service. But I'm unsure if what I want to do is possible: -have my ...