I've been on a bit of a NAS kick lately, and discovering the world of apps you can host on your own server has been challenging and rewarding in equal amounts. One of the cooler apps I've had the ...

AirDrop makes it look effortless to share files between my iPhone, iPad, and MacBook. But the feature is limited only to Apple’s products. Hence, I end up emailing the files to myself, which feels ...

I have just picked up a new PC and want to turn my old system into a headless, dedicated media server. I have a few questions around that. 1. I have Windows 11 Home on the old system. I need something ...

Microsoft wants you to use the cloud, but there are a lot of good options — including trusty old network file sharing and a little-known modern Windows feature. Remember the HomeGroup on Windows 7?

Mac OS X 10.7 Lion introduces a new feature in the Finder named AirDrop, designed for easy file sharing between nearby systems. AirDrop has nothing in common with DropBox, a cloud-based file sharing ...

Box.net brings together online storage and Web services to ease the burden of sharing files across the b-to-b divide Conventional storage systems work well for local file sharing, but no system I can ...

While cloud storage services are convenient for sharing files across all your devices, sometimes there’s no substitute for a local file transfer. That’s where LocalSend comes in. This free, ...