Now that I am now longer in the web hosting business I run my own Linux server in the house. I use it mainly to provide me access from wherever I am to my personal wiki.
Having a personal wiki is great. It provides me a place to store all those little bits of info that I know I will need but don't want to carry around with me. For example it stores my how-to lists for online functions that I rarely use (and therefore don't come easily to mind). It is great when I travel as I don't have to worry about what machine I use or where that machine is located. I can log in and find out the mailing address for friends that I need to send a post card to, how to reboot a troubled server or get that airline membership number so I can get points for side trips that I take on the spur of the moment.
While that sounds rather techy it really isn't. For those that have a cable or dsl connection setting up a server isn't that hard. I have even found a great little reference online for those that are running a windows machine.
For those running a Mac, I found step by step instructions for replacing your .mac account with a local solution. Gives you all the functionality of .mac without the annual fees.
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