Most computers come with their own web server and, if they don’t, it’s easy to install one. Setting it up can take a bit of work, but it’s well worth it in my opinion. In fact, I don’t consider my ...

I'm a seasoned journalist who has been writing about consumer tech for the last fifteen years, and dabbling in it for longer still. Outside of writing, you'll find me nerding out over coffee, watching ...

You may have seen plenty of online ads about paid VPN services. However, as we explained in a previous article, it’s not a good idea to tunnel all your internet traffic through a VPN service. Unlike ...

Wildebeest is a new project that attempts to make it easier to set up and manage a corner of the Fediverse. Wildebeest is a new project that attempts to make it easier to set up and manage a corner of ...

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In one hour, you can set up your own Linux server on Amazon's cloud. No kidding. It really is that easy. Here's how. There are all kinds of Linux servers. The most complicated of these require you to ...