To share files and printers on a network, Microsoft Windows uses Server Message Block -- also called Common Internet File System -- a protocol that streamlines communication between computers. Mac OS ...

A Secure File Transfer Protocol session is similar to a File Transfer Protocol, or FTP, session, but with the added security of encryption. When you use SFTP to make a connection to a server that ...

In my previous two posts on the subject, I explained why you’d want to use X11 to drive a host remotely, and the basics of configuring your Mac to run OS X’s X11 server and to use local X11 software.

One way to make use of a spare Mac is to turn it into a server for home entertainment purposes. Here's how to set up Plex Media Server in macOS. Owners of an old Intel-based Mac who've replaced it ...

Those with long memories may recall that in the early days of the internet and for many years into it, there were two methods of retrieving email from a server: POP3 and IMAP. (POP and POP2 were long ...