Last year whenever people asked me what to use when building a home server, I'd tell them to use Linux or FreeBSD because there was absolutely nothing from Microsoft under a few hundred dollars. There ...

Apache's HTTP web server is one of the most widely used web servers available today. The software is free and open-source, and it comes with a rich set of features. The Apache HTTP web server is also ...

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 ...

Setting up a file server doesn't need to be complicated. With three desktop machines (Kubuntu, Win XP and a testbed, which is currently running ReactOS) and a laptop (Xubuntu) in use at home, our IT ...

I know, creative work is messy! Digital Post-its everywhere! Files multiply like gremlins! Versions drift. You save something as "final" then "final-final" then "FINAL_FOR_REAL_THIS_TIME!!!" We all ...

Most websites today use servers that run Linux. You can also find this open-source OS in cybersecurity, and virtualized in the cloud. In other words, if you plan to work in technology, there are many ...

You're right, there are a ton of options out there, and we've written about many of them in the past—but we've never really compared them to one another. So, here are a few of our favorite options, ...