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When Does The Private Cloud Make Sense?

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2:00PM August 29, 2011 | Angus Kidman

I’m spending most of this week at Microsoft’s Tech Ed 2011 conference, dosing up on all sorts of information on Windows, Azure, Windows Phone 7 and other Redmond tech. One of the overriding themes at this year’s event is something that pops up more and more these days in work environments: private cloud. More »


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Hide Your Servers In A Shoe Cabinet

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2:15PM August 26, 2011 | Angus Kidman

Home servers are functional but often ugly. If you want to keep your network-driving home PC out of sight, consider concealing it in a shoe cabinet. More »


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Ask LH: What Can I Do With An Old Server?

3:00AM August 16, 2011 | Alan Henry

Dear Lifehacker, I have an old enterprise-class server that I’ve inherited from my office. It’s been replaced with a shiny new one, and it’s a little too powerful to just donate to charity. What can I do with it? Signed, Dumpster Diving IT Admin More »


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How To Turn Your Computer Into The Ultimate Remote Access Media Server

2:00AM May 3, 2011 | Adam Dachis

If you’re out of the house a lot but still want access to files on your home computer, one of the best ways to solve that problem involves setting up your computer as a remotely accessible home media server. Here’s a look at how to not only access your files (and control your computer) remotely, but also share files with others, stream music and video, access your photo library, and a whole lot more. More »


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Use A VPS ‘Seedbox’ For Faster Torrents

12:00AM May 3, 2011 | Matthew Rogers

Downloading and seeding torrents can put a huge load on your home internet connection, which is already somewhat slow to begin with. If you’re downloading a serious amount of torrents, you might want to consider getting a virtual private server (VPS), and let it do the heavy lifting so your home PC doesn’t have to. More »


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Speed Up Ubuntu Downloads By Changing Your Download Server

10:00AM March 11, 2011 | Whitson Gordon

We’ve mentioned once before how you can speed up Ubuntu updates and downloads by using different mirror servers, but now this feature is built right into Synaptic and the Ubuntu Software Center. In fact, it’ll even find the fastest one for you. More »


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Ask LH: How Can I Start Well In A New IT Job?

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8:30AM February 25, 2011 | Angus Kidman

Dear Lifehacker, I’m starting a new job as a systems administrator in a few weeks. I have a few years’ experience managing a help desk, supporting between 300-400 users, and doing some Windows admin with a few servers (<10 most of the time), including SQL backups and basic maintenance. My new role is focused on the server/infrastructure rather than the help desk, performing many of the server duties I’m familiar with, however I am going to be a bit in the “deep-end” because I won’t have any mentors in the new role, and my new boss is a project manager without a lot of experience on the technical side. More »


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Turn Your DD-WRT Enabled Router Into A Whole House Ad Blocker

4:00AM November 4, 2010 | Jason Fitzpatrick

Ad-blocking extensions are great for individual browsers but leave out other devices and applications. Set up a router-level filter to block ads for every device on your home network. More »


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Turn A Pogoplug Into A Fully Featured Linux Web Server

10:15AM September 25, 2010 | Adam Dachis

Pogoplugs are great little storage devices, but they can do more than they let on. Let’s take a look at how you can hack a Pogoplug into a LAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP) web server. More »


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Use Dropbox To Share And Host Your Website

4:30AM May 1, 2010 | tehdavid

There are many clever ways to use Dropbox like we covered in yesterday’s feature. One thing we didn’t talk about was how to use Dropbox to host your website for free, something that reader tehdavid sent in. More »