Setting up a Home Assistant server is the perfect way to repurpose an old computer and unlock a world of smart home ...

Set up your own free VPN server at home with a simple software based method that encrypts your traffic, protects privacy, and ...

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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 ...

A home server would have been an inconceivable luxury to the geeks of yesteryear, but increasingly people are using servers in their home for everything from media playback to on-site backup. Update: ...

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 ...

Home Assistant is a free and open-source smart home platform that brings a huge range of devices together. Installing Home Assistant on a spare laptop or single-board computer like the Raspberry Pi ...

PC lovers tend to collect a lot of hardware as the years roll by. Instead of leaving it to collect dust, why not repurpose it as a file-slinging server? Several free and open-source operating systems ...

This freebie lets you set up an FTP server at home or for yourbusiness. It offers all the basics you’ll need, including settingup individual accounts for those who want to log in, for monitoringfile ...

The Windows Home Server cat is finally out of the bag. Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates officially announced the existence of the Windows Home Server at his January 7 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) kick ...