What better way to add a geeky touch to #vanlife than with a Linux server in your RV? One easily could make the strong argument that an RV is the ultimate DIY project playground. It combines all of ...

You've fussed constantly over the Neo FreeRunner for a month now and you want to give it a bit of a break. So a new Linux-based media server to be released this month might be the ticket to keep the ...

Two friends and myself are planning on building a cheap-as-chips system to store our films and TV shows. It needs to be able to display them (up to 1080p would be nice) on our TV, as well as feed ...

Plex always has been the Mac-friendly offshoot of XBMC. I've never considered using an Apple product for my home media center, so I've never really put much thought into it. Things have changed ...

Most home computer users think of servers as the complex machines that form the backbone of corporate computer networks. But the functional definition of a server is far more flexible than that.

Ask any Linux enthusiast, and they’ll tell you how awesome an operating system Linux can be. (Well, except Bryan Lunduke, who will say it sucks before he says it’s awesome.) For the desktop user, the ...

If you're out of the house a lot but still want access to files on your home computer, one of the best ways to solve that problem involves setting up your computer as a remotely accessible home media ...

Blogger Benji Korsak explains how to set up your own media server using an old PC and Ubuntu Linux. The tutorial assumes some Linux knowledge on your part (you'll be working quite a bit with the ...