![]() | Setup a DIY Network 'DropBox' (aka PirateBox)
PirateBox allows you to quickly setup a mobile wireless file sharing network. Basically, it's a P2P file-sharing device that can turn any space into a temporary, but secure wireless file sharing network.
Multiple users within range of the... |
![]() | Access your Files on the Go with FileZilla Home Server
With FileZilla’s free FTP solution, it is super simple to setup a home "FTP" server. Why would you want to setup a FTP home server in the first place? If you are mobile, you can use a home server to remain connected to your home PC from... |
![]() | How to: Build Your Own Windows Home Server
Think of a home dedicated server as your ultimate backup solution for movies, music, data, and photos. With most of our day spent online, data hoarding is an unconscious habit. Learn how to setup and build your own windows server. As we... |
| | How to: Back Up Your Hard Drive For Free
If anything can go wrong, it will. This means although it can be a bit tedious, we always need to backup our computers. Data backup is not only good practice; it's an essential one. It may be a spanking new computer or a jalopy for the digital... |
| | How to: Automatic Hard Drive Back Up
When was the last time you backed up your important files? Last year when your friend called in tears after the Blue Screen of Death ate his thesis? We thought so. Learn to set up a program called SyncBack which automatically... |
![]() | How to Recover Dead Hard Drive Data
Legend has it that if you put a dead hard drive in a freezer, pull it out and plug it in, it should run long enough to recover the data. Is it true? Indeed, it seems so.
While freezing the drive for a while extends life momentarily, the real... |




































