A server is any computer that's been dedicated for use as a storage center for information. Some servers are high-powered, expensive, specialty units, but an ordinary computer can be used as a server, ...

The macOS Finder provides a variety of easy server connection options. Here's how to use the Connect to Server window in Finder to easily mount and use remote network volumes as if they were local ...

I've always been a big proponent of using NAS (Network Attached Storage) devices for dedicated file and media storage and backup. They are a low-power, low-cost alternative to a dedicated PC server, ...

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 ...

Nearly all Linux distributions could serve as either a desktop or server OS. It's not like you'd want to slap a desktop environment onto Ubuntu Server and use it as a desktop OS, but you could. You ...