Ubuntu as a Home Server

For quite some time now I’ve toyed with the idea of setting up a home server. Actually, I’ve setup plenty of home servers over the years but since I moved house I just lost interest. I had a perfectly good NAS, so there seemed little point …

In the past I’ve downloaded numerous Linux distros, installed them on some small unsuspecting box and very quickly got bored. The problem is it was all very well having an old PC sat in the corner of my living room proudly displaying a logo of a penguin, but what could it actually do for me? (more…)

Almost There …

I’m just about to go to bed for the very last time at Whitefield Cottage. Tomorrow is the final day of our move (sort of … ). One slight problem though: My broadband will take a week to get transferred to the new property, so you’ll not hear or see Read more…