Working towards automating a few things in a home often seems simple on the surface, but it’s easy for these projects to snowball into dozens of sensors and various servos, switches, and cameras ...

Have you ever looked at an old, broken phone and thought, “This is just e-waste now”? What if that seemingly useless device could be transformed into something surprisingly powerful—a functional home ...

The M4 Mac Mini is a powerful and compact device that can be transformed into a highly capable home server. By setting up your Mac Mini as a server, you can transform the way you manage your digital ...

Microsoft is stepping away from the traditional home server like those being offered by Infrant/NetGear, IOMega, Buffalo, and others. The pack is attempting to offer the SOHO environment a smaller ...

In today’s digital age, managing and centralizing your data and services is becoming increasingly important. Whether you're looking to store your media files, run your own personal cloud, or host ...

In contrast, DAS units connect to your server using USB ports, and even sub $200 devices support 10Gbps. Assuming your server ...

I've been using Windows Home Server version 1 pretty much since it came out, and once the early wrinkles were worked out, I've been quite happy with it. It backs up 3 desktop pc's and 2 laptop pc's, ...

My trusty MSI ECO H97 and its CPU is getting old. The ECO board was very low power and the CPU is a I5 4590 mobile/low power version. It's running Windows Home Server 2011 with is a Windows 2008R2 ...