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 ...

In today's digital world we've all got data, and lots of it. Our libraries are also growing rapidly: where you used to get by setting aside a few bookshelves for your books, CDs, DVDs and VHS tapes, ...

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I discussed in an earlier column using https://www.pcworld.com/tags/Microsoft+Corporation.html’s $180 Windows Home Server to turn an old PC into a media-streaming ...

Is there a piece of software out there that lets me boot from a nas? <BR><BR>Scenario:<BR><BR>I have a NAS at that has my .iso files of various OS's. I'd like to install directly from this NAS instead ...

Ever have a server laying around that is not quite old enough to trash but not quite new enough to use as a production machine. Are you dying to move from direct attached storage into something more ...

Following up on my previous review of FreeNAS, I have had some time to play around and investigate further. Unfortunately, due to issues with the current release of VMWare Fusion (bridged networking ...