Do you ever worry about losing all of your computer files like your pictures, music and videos? Or have you ever thought it’d be sweet to be in a position to access all of that data from any computing device on your private network?

Maybe you just purchased a new TV with net connectivity and now you understand how simple it might be to enjoy slideshows of your baby photos, vacation pictures or other neat stuff right on your big screen rather than that little picture frame viewer you were given for Christmas one or two years back.

Home network storage is the way to consolidate your vital data in one place so that all of your PCs, PCs, netbooks, even mobile devices and TV’s can access the information conveniently.

How many times have you wondered where a selected file was, searched around for a USB thumb drive to transfer it with once you find what computer it is on, and then wish it were simpler to move files between your PC and your Mac?

A home NAS (network attached storage) device is just the solution..

Not only can your home network storage server be the center of your network with all of your devices connecting to it to save and retrieve info, but your home NAS also helps protect your info in two ways.

First, a correctly configured network storage device will have multiple hard drives in it setup in such a manner that if one hard disk fails you’ve not yet lost any information. The NAS can then alert you that you need to fix the problem BEFORE any information is lost!

Second, should you sensibly select an online backup service to guard your data off site, having all the music libraries, photo albums, video and financial records stored centrally in one place makes is straightforward to configure the backup and reassuring that everything you actually care about is being protected.

Home network storage is a smart call, straightforward to implement and cost-effective too.

We have product reviews and useful articles to offer you the info you need to select the right home network storage device for your home or small office.

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Who knew? Apparently would-be thieves have a soft spot for baby photos. A research study conducted in Edinburgh found that lost wallets containing baby photos were returned nine out of ten times.

According to UK’s The Times:

Hundreds of wallets were planted on the streets of Edinburgh by psychologists last year. Perhaps surprisingly, nearly half of the 240 wallets were posted back. But there was a twist.

Richard Wiseman, a psychologist, and his team inserted one of four photographs behind a clear plastic window inside, showing either a smiling baby, a cute puppy, a happy family or a contented elderly couple. Some wallets had no image and some had charity papers inside.

When faced with the photograph of the baby people were far more likely to send the wallet back, the study found. In fact, only one in ten were hard-hearted enough not to do so. With no picture to tug at the emotions, just one in seven were sent back.

According to Dr Wiseman the result reflects a compassionate instinct towards vulnerable infants that people have evolved to ensure the survival of future generations. “The baby kicked off a caring feeling in people, which is not surprising from an evolutionary perspective,” he said.

This begs the question: If it works with wallets, will it also work for gadgets? Perhaps an adorable baby as the background on your cell phone and laptop might significantly up your chances of getting those devices back should they become lost or stolen.

And finally, some suggestions of photos to NOT have on your gadgets:

• You leaning against an Audi, eating lobster and wearing silver pants and a T-shirt that says “Enron-AIG Spring Fling 1998!”
• A stack of $100 bills with a caption that says “Plenty more where that came from — In my wallet, which is made from unicorn hair.”
• This photo

Want to keep your wallet? Carry a baby picture [Timesonline.co.uk via Consumerist]