One of the coolest things I’ve come across in a long time is this awesome Free Network Attached Storage that virtually creates a file server. Even on a usb key!
SourceForge.net: FreeNAS
FreeNAS is a Free NAS (Network Attached Storage) server supporting: CIFS (samba) , FTP, NFS protocols, Software RAID (0,1,5) with a Full WEB configuration interface. FreeNAS take less than 16MB when installed on Compact Flash, hard drive or USB key.
I can’t wait to check this out.