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 ...

Let’s say you managed to grab a server PC for your home lab and equip it with the best operating system for your experiments. While the system may surpass your expectations in the beginning, you might ...

Even the bullish say it's destined to be a niche product, with one analyst projecting that even in five years, only about 3 percent of American homes will have one. During her years at CNET News, Ina ...

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, ...

There are many casualties of Microsoft's greatly reduced Windows Server 2012 lineup. With just four Windows Server versions, the Enterprise, Small Business Server, and HPC editions have all been ...

Virtual machines, simulated PCs with their own operating systems running within another computer’s software, are super freakin’ cool. (That’s a technical term, I’m a professional technology writer.) ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...