Thinking twice about using the cloud.
After the Megaupload incident ( https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2012/04/court-orders-megaupload-parties-come-plan ), it makes me wonder whether I want to use the cloud. Innocent users with their files not available is making that a real mess. You can easily set up a server on a system such as an old computer for your home network or you can get some of the turnkey nas'es (networked addressed storage or network hard drive that have a server built in). Some of them even support what is know as the (M/L/W)amp stack. If you have one of these units there are a few starter programs that can make access to your personal media very easy. For pictures, you might use Gallery2 ( gallery2.org ). Some network hardrives come with this software now. It is what we use to store pictures and makes it real easy to access them with just a web browser. If you want to easily access your media then try xbmc ( xbmc.org ) which is available for the major platforms and does not need a we...