Sure, you can get a network attached storage device, or rely on somebody's cloud — but, I've run a Mac-based home server for a very long time. Why have I kept one running, and why should you ...

To set up a Plex media server, you need a server of some kind. While you can set up a Mac or PC for the task, a network-attached storage (NAS) device could also be used. Since many NAS products on ...

In the 1990s, it rolled out its Apple Network Server, which quickly failed. In the early 2000s, it introduced its Xserve line – a data center server that lasted in various iterations through ...

Once the Server app is installed, you’ll find it in the Applications folder. Before opening it for the first time, make sure the Mac’s network connection is configured properly. First ...

The AIX-based Apple Network Server was an ambitious reworking of the Power Macintosh 9500, but came at time when Apple was assumed to be circling the drain, and sold poorly. Apple introduced the ...

The ipconfig command enables displaying such critical Mac network interface information as the LAN IP, subnet mask, DNS servers, and router (often the DHCP server source) information. The command ...

Often, logging in a second time will work just fine, especially if the problem was related to congestion at the Apple server or a finicky network connection between your phone and the internet.