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 ...

Buying a used PC or repurposing your old computer is one of the most inexpensive ways to get a network-attached storage ...

What if you could build a fully functional, energy-efficient server that fits in the palm of your hand? With the release of the Raspberry Pi 5, this is no longer a dream but an exciting reality for ...

It’s well worth taking the time to set up a Home Assistant server so that you can take your smart home experience to the next level. But if you go through with this, you should take the time to do it ...

It seems there’s a service for everything, but sometimes you simply learn more by doing it yourself. If you haven’t enjoyed the somewhat anachronistic pleasures of running your own server and hosting ...

The big picture: It turns out that if you completely uproot the way data centers have been built for the past 10 years, there are bound to be some growing pains. While headlines are all about the rise ...

Marshall Gunnell is a Tokyo-based tech journalist and editor with over a decade of experience covering IT, cybersecurity and data storage. Alongside CNET, his work has appeared in ZDNET, Business ...