Last year whenever people asked me what to use when building a home server, I'd tell them to use Linux or FreeBSD because there was absolutely nothing from Microsoft under a few hundred dollars. There ...

Setting up a file server doesn't need to be complicated. With three desktop machines (Kubuntu, Win XP and a testbed, which is currently running ReactOS) and a laptop (Xubuntu) in use at home, our IT ...

Ever since the announcement of the Raspberry Pi, sites all across the Internet have offered lots of interesting and challenging uses for this exciting device. Although all of those ideas are great, ...

You're right, there are a ton of options out there, and we've written about many of them in the past—but we've never really compared them to one another. So, here are a few of our favorite options, ...

Unlike your typical desktop OS, home server operating systems are infamous for their steep learning curves, convoluted UIs, and countless terminal commands… which isn’t entirely true. Sure, you may ...

We rely heavily on cloud services for everything from storing our precious photos to streaming our favorite movies. However, if you are worried about data privacy, ownership, and control, explore the ...

Let's be clear: Linux powers pretty much everything you use. Cloud? Linux. Social media? Linux. Google? Linux. It's also in your fridge, thermostats, Android phones, robots, remotes, smart ...

Privately owned network attached storage — or NAS — vendor, Synology, has released its latest DiskStation NAS, the DS 918+, and it’s a truly impressive piece of kit, richly augmented by add-on ...

What is Windows Home Server? Most households now have multiple computers and huge libraries of media files too; it's therefore no longer a daft idea to have a server in your home to store all those ...