I've participated in a lot of the home surveillance threads both here in DIY, as well as in AV. I haven't seen it come up in a while, but I've been meaning to post my experiences for a while now. I ...

Hi,<br><br>First post after years of lurking around Ars -- View image here: http://episteme.arstechnica.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_smile.gif --<br><br>I`m ...

Self-hosting your data and services with Network Attached Storage (NAS) is a great way to free yourself from the spiraling costs and tangled web of subscription fees. Whether you’re simply looking to ...

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 ...

Raspberry Pi’s line of low-cost single-board computers may not be the only game in town, but their $35 price tags, high level of community support, and small size make them ideal for DIY projects… ...

A media server is good for office morale. By offering CD-quality sound and a wide range of other uses, your MP3 server can be the answer to workplace "ear pollution" brought about by canned music, ...

You can save yourself loads of work and gain the peace of mind that comes with top notch support by buying a server from Dell, HP, or other big brands. One thing you ...

We haven’t checked in with FreeNAS , the FreeBSD-based DIY NAS OS, in quite some time. The OS has been completely overhauled, plugin support has been added, and it now works with even more hardware.