Zach was an Author at Android Police from January 2022 to June 2025. He specialized in Chromebooks, Android smartphones, Android apps, smart home devices, and Android services. Zach loves unique and ...

Setting up a Home Assistant server is the perfect way to repurpose an old computer and unlock a world of smart home ...

Home Assistant is a free and open-source smart home ecosystem with near-limitless potential. Unlike proprietary systems from Apple, Google, and Amazon, Home Assistant lets you build more complex ...

I have a 12TB FreeNAS server for my media, and it shares to my Xbox360 easily. Total setup time took about 5 minutes for the software, I copied the image to a flash drive for the OS, popped it into ...

I've run Fedora Core 3 on a laptop and I am happy with it. I took the disk away and installed it in a mini-itx box with the desire to run FC3 as a server. I switched my IP from DHCP to static and used ...

Have you ever felt intrigued by the idea of running your own home server but found the process too intimidating or time-consuming? For many, the thought of managing complex systems like TrueNAS or ...

The M4 Mac Mini is a powerful and compact device that can be transformed into a highly capable home server. By setting up your Mac Mini as a server, you can transform the way you manage your digital ...

What a week. I’ve run into some interesting challenges setting up a new combination weblog/magazine site called VarLinux.org, a nonprofit portal dedicated to serving the VAR and channel communities.