A home server would have been an inconceivable luxury to the geeks of yesteryear, but increasingly people are using servers in their home for everything from media playback to on-site backup. Update: ...

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A Raspberry Pi makes an excellent entry point into home server projects. While it won’t replace a full-blown server or NAS in ...

The next major version of Microsoft's Windows Home Server software is now available as a release candidate for user testing. Josh Lowensohn Former Senior Writer Josh Lowensohn joined CNET in 2006 and ...

The new server software, which Microsoft will debut in the third quarter inside a Hewlett-Packard box, has bits and pieces from other versions of Windows -- including some from the upcoming Longhorn ...

At long last, you can go order the eagerly awaited HP MediaSmart Server, running Microsoft’s lovable Windows Home Server software. It’s up at Amazon, Best Buy, CompUSA, and Circuit City, though Amazon ...

That’s why the first step is to just turn backups on. To do this, head to your Home Assistant dashboard (usually homeassistant.local:8123) and log in. Now click Settings > System > Backups. Enable ...

Hewlett-Packard announced Monday that it is upgrading its MediaSmart server lineup with new, more powerful hardware and, more importantly, with software support for Macs and improved over-the-Net ...

You could spend $500 or more for a ready-made Windows Home Server system, but you don’t necessarily have to. Microsoft’s Windows Home Server, previously reviewed, is an operating system specially ...

"It's an intriguing idea," says Michael Cherry of Directions on Microsoft. "But its success won't be based as much on an analysis of the technical specifications [as on] how good of a job they ...

Microsoft Corp. today confirmed that it has yanked parts of a backup feature from a major upgrade to its Windows Home Server software scheduled for release later this year. Recent posting on several ...

It's that time of year, when colder weather and dreary conditions keep us inside more often than not. That also makes it a perfect time to set up a home backup and media server to streamline your ...