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Now this is stimulus

As I sat through a DSL install at one of our schools this morning, I Tweeted my excitement at finally leaving a fractional T1 behind at this particularly remote school. The bandwidth, usually running around 200kbps, has seriously hampered our efforts to roll out e-learning tools, so a 6MBps...

Tags: School, Australia, 6MBps, E-learning, Training And Certification, Network Technology, Enterprise Software, Software, Networking, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2009-05-14

Cerf's call for simple pricing: Net Neutrality all over again

Vint Cerf, one of the co-inventors of the underlying technology that makes the Web work, now Google's Internet evangelist, has issued a call for throughput-based pricing by ISPs. This in response to the Comcast ruling by the FCC, which ordered the cable carrier to stop interfering with certain kinds of...

Tags: Vint Cerf, Network, IP Television, Net Neutrality, Pricing Strategy, Carrier, Cerf, 6MBps, Internet Service Providers (ISPs), Federal Government, Internet, TVs, Pricing, Broadband Internet, Tv & Home Theater, Networking, Government, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Marketing, Telecommunications, Mitch Ratcliffe

Blog posts 2008-08-05

Additional Resources

QNAP TS-239 Pro dual-bay NAS server

If you want to get a lot out of your NAS server, the QNAP TS-239 Pro may be the right choice for you, provided you don't mind getting your own hard drives and you possess a decent amount of networking knowhow. The QNAP TS-239 Pro supports an Ajax-based Webinterface...

Tags: Network-attached storage (NAS), QNap, QNAP TS-239 Pro, NAS, server, NAS server, TS-239 Pro, storage

Product reviews 2009-09-17

Netgear Wireless-N Router WNR2000

The Netgear Wireless-N Router WNR2000 is a compact and simple Wireless-N router with a friendly price of just around $70. The router offers decent throughput speeds and excellent range, and it's also the first router from Netgear to come with a free, comprehensive Web-based Web-filtering tool. Missing are some extras,...

Tags: Routers & switches, Network technology, NETWORKING, Missing, router, Netgear Inc., Netgear Wireless-N Router WNR2000

Product reviews 2009-08-20

iBoss Home Parental Control Wireless-N router

Priced at an affordable $40, the iBoss Home Parental Control Wireless-N is, however, not an affordable choice, thanks to its $59 annual cost that accrues after the first month of use. Over time, this fee could make it one of the most expensive Wireless-N routers on the market; and the...

Tags: Routers & switches, Network technology, NETWORKING, router, iBoss Home Parental Control Wireless-N, Wireless-N Router, computer

Product reviews 2009-06-05

Is the Palm Eos going to be AT&T's WebOS device?

Is the Palm Eos going to be AT&T's WebOS device?Agreed. Mostly.On the one hand, I agree with you that Palm should focus on one successful device right now. They really need the Pre launch to be smooth as silk if they're going to have a shot at recovery.On the...

Tags: Sales strategy, Cellular phones, OTHER PHONE, WebOS, Palm Inc., AT&T Corp., Palm Eos, EOS, Pre

Discussion threads 2009-05-01

TWC defends tiered pricing, while one DSL provider is happy to pick up fleeing customers

TWC defends tiered pricing, while one DSL provider is happy to pick up fleeing customersThese caps in bandwidth usage are going to be a royal pain. And really I don't know why the online gaming community are not screaming about this yet. I am an avid gamer, and I would...

Tags: Pricing, Network technology, Broadband Internet, TWC, DSL company, DSL, pricing strategy, Comcast Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-04-16

Linksys Dual-Band Wireless-N Gigabit Router WRT320N

The Linksys Dual-Band Wireless-N Gigabit Router WRT320N is a good deal for those looking to create a network that only supports the 5GHz band. You can get it online for about $110. While the router supports 2.4GHz as well, unfortunately it does not support them both simultaneously. However, it...

Tags: Routers & switches, Network technology, NETWORKING, Home networking, Novice User, router, Linksys Inc., WRT320N, network

Product reviews 2009-03-31

Linksys WRT400N Simultaneous Dual-Band Wireless-N Router

If you're in the market for a dual-band router and most of your computers are wireless-capable, the Linksys WRT400N Simultaneous Dual-N Band Wireless Router makes for a sound buy, especially since you can get it for around only $130. Design-wise, it's much like Linksys WRT610N router, minus USB and Gigabit...

Tags: Routers & switches, Network technology, NETWORKING, Home networking, Linksys WRT400N, router, Linksys Inc., network

Product reviews 2009-03-26

Preparing for a Flickr Apocalypse (Updated, with Yahoo response)

What would happen to my food blog and precious memories if suddenly all 12,000 of my photos were suddenly to disappear off Flickr? Tuesday's posts by ZDNet's Janice Chen and SAAS Blogger Phil Wainewright scared the living crap out of...

Tags: Yahoo! Inc., Blog, Flickr, Photograph, Flickredit, Blogging, Internet, Jason Perlow

Blog posts 2008-11-14

Are you being gouged on your cable bill?

Are you being gouged on your cable bill?cableI was receiving the standard package about 50 channels, costing about 29.99 - in 8 months with no changes the cost escallated to 80.00, they lost a customer, there is no explaination for the cost increase, there is no one checking them either.COX...

Tags: Network technology, DirectTV, cable, cable company, Cox Cable

Discussion threads 2008-11-10

Maxtor Central Axis NAS server

The Maxtor Central Axis carries a list price of $320, but can be found for as little as $270--a good deal for a network storage device with 1TB of storage. We liked the Central Axis' compact design, fast performance, and that its over-the-Internet access service was easy to set...

Tags: Network-attached storage (NAS), Storage, Microsoft Windows, server, Axis, Maxtor Corp., hard drive, NAS

Product reviews 2008-08-22

The harsh reality of suburban broadband

The harsh reality of suburban broadbandNot Much Sympathy HereWhile I appreciate your situation, it is hard to present much sympathy. I live in rural NOT suburban America and the *only* data choice I have is satellite or 26k dial up. High latency and VERY expensive.RE: The harsh reality of suburban...

Tags: Network technology, Broadband Internet, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, suburban broadband, harsh reality, broadband

Discussion threads 2008-08-22

Cerf's call for simple pricing: Net Neutrality all over again

Cerf's call for simple pricing: Net Neutrality all over againCerf's call for simple pricing: Net Neutrality all over again[i]Rather than a volume cap, I suggest the introduction of transmission rate caps, which would allow users to purchase access to the Internet at a given minimum data rate and be free...

Tags: Pricing, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, NETWORKING, Net Neutrality, Vint Cerf, simple pricing, pricing strategy, Internet, Cerf, network

Discussion threads 2008-08-05

Linksys WRT610N Simultaneous Dual-N Band Wireless Router

Editor's note: Although our First Look video states that the WRT610N costs only $149, the street price may prove higher.The Linksys WRT610N Simultaneous Dual-N Band Wireless Router is the first true dual-band wireless router we've reviewed, and one of only a few on the market. In our tests, it easily...

Tags: Home networking, Routers & switches, Network technology, Network-attached storage (NAS), NETWORKING, wireless router, Storage Link, WRT610N, Linksys Inc., router, Linksys WRT310N, storage

Product reviews 2008-07-17

Linksys WRT310N Wireless-N Gigabit Router

The Linksys WRT310N Wireless-N Gigabit Router is basically the Draft N 2.0 version of the RangePlus WRT110 that we reviewed earlier this month. Bearing the same sleek, antenna-free design as the WRT110, the WRT310N offers two significant upgrades: Gigabit networking and Draft N 2.0 compliance. We are a little disappointed...

Tags: Routers & switches, Network technology, NETWORKING, Home networking, router, Linksys WRT310N, RangePlus WRT110, Draft-N, Draft-N 2.0, Linksys Inc., wireless, network

Product reviews 2008-05-29

Comcast monitoring Twitter, blogs and other social media

Comcast monitoring Twitter, blogs and other social mediaWell when you are comcast..isnt it COMCASTIC!?and providing the level of service (wait what service?) they do..you need to keep your name from totally going down the tubes. Look at their latest FCC debacle and how they "changed" to avoid further regulation and/or...

Tags: Blogging, Comcast Corp., Comcast monitoring Twitter, social media, blog

Discussion threads 2008-04-07

New WiFi from Intel improves rural communications

MIT's Technology Review is reporting on new WiFi radio devices from Intel that drastically increase the effective range of bridged routers. Intel claims a range between two of the $500 routers near 60 miles, although most implementations are expected to connect wired urban cores with wireless villages within 30...

Tags: Router, Intel Corp., Routers & Switches, Network Technology, Wireless LANs, Networking, Wi-Fi, Wireless, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2008-03-20

Support for Markey bill as Comcast strikes at FCC power

Support for Markey bill as Comcast strikes at FCC powerWe already have laws for Comcast.Enough with the laws already!Someone should try enforcing a few. Where is the Dept Of Homeland Security when Comcast is launching DOS attacks on the public?See...the FCC is a......toothless police dog. We need a NN law.Comcast...

Tags: Federal government, Comcast Corp., FCC

Discussion threads 2008-02-18

Why metered Internet is a really bad idea

Why metered Internet is a really bad ideaONLY if I could effectively block ...."Metered"service would make me pay TWICE for all the adds ZDnetinserts in each page. Once to access the internet and again topay for the gigabytes of data I would be forced to download toread ANYTHING!If ZDNet,...

Tags: Internet service providers (ISPs), Network technology, Broadband Internet, Internet, Comcast Corp., Internet Service Provider, Cox

Discussion threads 2007-12-10