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Building a home server can seem like a daunting task, but with the right tools and approach, you can create a powerful, scalable system tailored to your specific needs. This guide provides a ...

Helm's $500 home server shows that data privacy can be addressed with better design. HP’s New MediaSmart Home Servers To Play With Macs HP's EX485 and 487 servers have just hit the network-attached ...

The beta of the next version of Windows Home Server, code-named Vail, offers four major changes and is available for free download. Lance Whitney is a freelance technology writer and trainer and a ...

If you’re running Home Assistant on a server that’s not easily accessible, you might be interested in making the platform’s files more easily accessible via a network share. This is pretty easy to do, ...

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, ...