Not all smart home upgrades have to cost an arm and a leg.

In a previous article, I looked at the specifications and some use cases for the F2-212, TerraMaster's new low-cost private cloud NAS device. As it has an ARM V8.2 Cortex-A55 64-bit quad-core ARM ...

Have you ever imagined having all your files, backups, and even your home security system seamlessly managed from a single, compact device? A Synology NAS can make that a reality, but let’s be honest, ...

Most smartphone owners use the online storage (also known as cloud storage) services of Apple or Google for backing up their photos and accessing them from anywhere. Online services like Microsoft ...

For a few years now, I’ve been wanting to move more of my data out of the cloud and onto my own local storage. I needed a better solution for local storage for this effort because my old system ...

Have you ever tried to access your Synology NAS remotely, only to find yourself tangled in a web of port forwarding, dynamic DNS setups, or router configurations that feel more like a puzzle than a ...

PCWorld explains how setting up a Network Attached Storage (NAS) device provides a private alternative to cloud services like Google Photos and iCloud for photo backup. Entry-level 2-bay NAS ...

NAS: Your own private cloud at home NAS stands for Network Attached Storage. A NAS is basically a device that’s loaded with one or more storage drives and sits on a network (like your home Wi-Fi ...