Home servers can keep your photos safe, run home security systems, stream media, and more. But your data is under constant ...

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I turned a forgotten laptop into a full media server—no money, no pain.

When creating a home server finding a balance between cost, performance, and versatility can be a challenge, especially when it comes to setting up a home server. An QOTOM Q20331G9 S10 $300 fanless ...

Have an old PC lying around that no one is using? You might want to consider converting it into a media streaming server. There was a time when people had separate devices for everything. The TV was ...

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 ...

Ask most anyone who runs Windows at home what edition of the operating system he or she is using, and odds are you’ll hear a fairly predictable roster of responses: Windows XP Home, XP Professional, ...

The just-released Windows Home Server (WHS) from Microsoft Corp. is a surprisingly powerful networking tool that offers some of the sophisticated networking capabilities you would expect from big-boy ...

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 ...

In brief: Companies have been calling streaming services "the future of gaming" for years, and although we now have the likes of Microsoft's xCloud, Google Stadia, and Nvidia's GeForce Now, that claim ...

I run an FTP server on my machine from time to time to transfer files from my computer to a home computer or to friends. I used to have a permenant IP address when I lived in the dorms. I now live in ...