Over the last few years, I've shifted most of my digital life onto servers I manage. My media streams through Plex, my notes live in a self-hosted editor, my files sync via Nextcloud, and even my ...

Email remains a vital communication tool for both personal and business domains. Having your own mail server not only gives you control but also enhances the security and privacy of your ...

You may have seen plenty of online ads about paid VPN services. However, as we explained in a previous article, it’s not a good idea to tunnel all your internet traffic through a VPN service. Unlike ...

Host your own VPN server at home for secure access from anywhere, usable for gaming, privacy, and geo-location shifting.

One way to improve e-mail, as I wrote back in October, is to Get More Work Done with Less E-Mail. But since you can’t get away from e-mail completely, you need to get a better handle on spam, e-mail ...

Would you pay $3,600 a year just to store your files? That’s the price Google quoted for 20TB of cloud storage, an eye-watering sum that forces you to question the value of convenience. For many, the ...