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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

Earlier this year we tested Network Attached Storage (NAS) appliances. Now we’re reviewing software-based NAS that you can load onto your own equipment — whether it’s a PC, server, virtual machine, or ...

Software-based Network Attached Storage (NAS) is perfect for the do-it-yourselfer who doesn’t want to buy a pre-packaged appliance. With software-based NAS, you load the software onto the device of ...