How can you keep servers on standby and only turn them on when you need them? Using wake-on-LAN, that’s how. This article provides all you need to know about this tried-and-true technology, as well as how to use it correctly.
How to Create a Time Machine Backup to a Network Drive in Lion
Let’s say you have a home NAS (Network Area Storage), a router with a hard drive, or even an old Windows machine with a lot of disk space lying around. You want to make use of this disk space to store your Time Machine backups. You open Time Machine Preferences and the only way you can add a non-local disk is via a Time Capsule or AirPort-connected storage. Now what? If this is your problem and you have upgraded to Mac OS X Lion, there is a workaround… Keep reading.