Alternatives to Using Windows Home Server – Really!

A round up of posts from various blogs from the last few weeks that talk about alternatives to using Windows Home Server.

The 1st is from techshout which give us 7 FreeNAS alternatives which actually does include WHS 2011.
http://www.techshout.com/alternatives/2013/18/freenas-alternatives/

Next up APC explain  how to make your own Windows home server OS using alternative software for file/print serving, remote desktop, BitTorrent, an FTP/UPnP-DLNA/Music server, automated remote client backup and media streaming – WOW!
http://apcmag.com/make-your-own-windows-home-server-os.htm

Third on the list is the short but sweet makeuseof guide to how to build your own NAS box.
http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/need-network-storage-heres-how-to-build-your-own-nas-box/

And finally PCWorld explain how to setup Windows 8 as a home server by creating a Storage Space, sharing your files and Streaming media on/across the network, how to access your files remotely with SkyDrive remote fetch and backing up your "server".
http://www.pcworld.com/article/2026643/set-up-windows-8-as-a-home-server.html

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