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Building the home network of your dreams

Building the home network of your dreamsHouse buildingWhen I had my house built, I purchased a 1000' roll of CAT 3 wire it was a few years ago, and the builder gave me ONE DAY to do what I needed to do to wire up the place. I ran 2...

Tags: Network technology, NETWORKING, Wi-Fi, Belden, Cat6, cable, network, big pipe, wireless, conduit, home network

Discussion threads 2005-06-16

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ChromeOS says tear down this network regulation wall

Costs"What is holding back network capacity is politics."What's holding back network capacity is huge costs.Yep, very important to push the ISPs to free up the bits. They would love to continue selling bandwidth through an eyedropper at very high prices. They need a push.Oh, and Microsoft will not like this...

Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Network technology, ChromeOS, netbook, fiber

Discussion threads 2009-11-19

CCHIT going on almost as if nothing happened

Republicans up to no good again.Another buck for doing nothing.CCHIT HappensThats it.We bought a package that was CCHIT certified, one of our requirements.We had plenty of other requirements for an EHR, but they wanted to make sure it was certified by someone else just incase the goverment came up with...

Tags: CCHIT, eHR

Discussion threads 2009-11-11

Internet performance management makes data center consolidation possible

There are many more advantages to consolidation... Virtual switch technology... Virtual switch technology, is far faster than anything Ciscoor other hardware router vendors can push through your INTRAnet.... In the era of mashups... and multi database applications, you want internet connections that are at memory transfer speeds, not...

Tags: Routers & switches, Network technology, NETWORKING, data center consolidation, data center, hub/Switch, IP, hardware, Internet

Discussion threads 2009-11-02

Net neutrality: a faster Internet for all

If I pay my ISP for fast speeds, I should get it.If I pay my ISP for fast speeds, I should get it.I do [b]not[/b] want my internet to slow down just because some person on the [b]other[/b] end didn't pay for priority traffic.Net Neutrality had to happen in the...

Tags: Internet service providers (ISPs), Internet Service Provider, Net Neutrality, faster Internet, Toll-Free, population density, Internet

Discussion threads 2009-10-23

New details on Apple tablet emerge; two versions, Jan. 2010

Apple SurpriseI'm reminded of the hype running up to the introduction of the iPhone. There were all sorts of predictions of how it would fit into an already mature and crowded smart phone marketplace, how it would fail, how it would be a niche player. If the iTablet follows in...

Tags: Tablets, Notebooks, Smart phones, Apple Inc., tablet, Apple iPhone, Apple Tablet, iTablet

Discussion threads 2009-09-29

Google hijacks Internet Explorer with Chrome Frame

IE is already up to the speed... and the plugin enabling it is SilverLight."Hello XAML, and byebye HTML garbage." So says M$.That's sarcasm, right?If not, you know very well that Idiot Exploiter is far more obsolete than any other actively maintained browser. Just like windows.Microsoft will send out and update.Microsoft...

Tags: Web browsers, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Chrome, Google Inc., Microsoft Corp., Web browser

Discussion threads 2009-09-22

VCs find living dinosaurs...in Detroit

Not to defend detroit but......but you can't possibly believe that the companies you list are real contenders in the US market. Tesla? Come on. Have you looked at the prices they list on their web site? Their cheapest car starts at $50 grand. Anyone looking for...

Tags: OK IT, global warming, Tesla

Discussion threads 2009-09-18

Zune HD: No YouTube in the browser for you

patheticI don't care much about youtube (I much prefer TED conference with top minds/scientists to that popular crap :P) but being a social media users (msn, FB and the like) I know for a fact that many people spend lots of time on this site and it is now imperative...

Tags: Team management, Turnabout, Web browser, Microsoft Zune, Microsoft Corp., YouTube Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-09-16

Microsoft: Zune HD will be 'U.S.-only'

Pipe down, you unmitigated idjit.ntMS CAN'T contol HD outside the U.S.!Without the U.S. DMCA's protection the product is rip for picking apart!M$ plays it safefailing in US only is better than failing world wide.People in other countries don't want it either...I can't blame them...RE: Microsoft: Zune HD will be 'U.S.-only'"potential...

Tags: zune, Zune HD, Microsoft Zune, U.S.-only, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-09-11

Nokia's Booklet 3G price, stats revealed

Why so much?At least the specs are good, especially the screen resolution which is a BIG problem with netbooks being much too small there. But at that price, even input from the cell carriers won't fix that problem. With that idea, carriers could give other netbooks away free!Price's...

Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Cellular phones, Wireless and Mobility, netbook, 3G, Nokia Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-09-02

Microsoft lover Citrix as heroine of the open source cloud

Nobody "walked" from VMworld - that's a mythNeither Citrix nor Microsoft "walked" from VMworld. Citrix is there exhibiting and drawing crowds that overwhelm the puny 10x10 booth to which VMware has restricted it, and despite not being allowed speaking slots on the main program, are speaking in Intel's and AMD's...

Tags: Citrix Systems Inc., Microsoft-lover, open source, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-09-01

The Google Voice app scandal: is Apple losing control over the iPhone?

I was out of the loop last week when Apple, AT&T and Google all answered Washington's questions surrounding the apparent rejection of the Google Voice app for the iPhone. Over the weekend, I had a chance to do some reading on what had gone down and, more importantly, the official...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Google Inc., VoIP, AT&T Corp., Apple Inc., App, Google Voice, Smart Phones, Telephony, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Networking, Sam Diaz

Blog posts 2009-08-24

Wireless: Examining the race to the bottom

The wireless industry is facing quite a conundrum: Subscriber growth is faster than the relatively pokey video business, but revenue per subscriber is falling. Toss in the movement by Apple, Google and others to make wireless carriers mere dumb pipes and there's turbulence ahead. ...

Tags: Industry, Video, Cable, Wireless, Wireless Industry, Craig Moffett, Tracfone, Wi-Fi, Wireless And Mobility, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-08-24

U.S. national broadband strategy: Funding is the elephant in the room

The Federal Communications Commission held a series of discussions about broadband polices, wiring rural locales and fostering innovation, but the elephant in the room was funding. The rough goal of the Feds' national broadband dreams is to wire everything in a high-speed access utopia. Radio waves, fixed...

Tags: Broadband, Broadband Internet, Network Technology, Telecommunications, Networking, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-08-14

Key elements of health reform already baked-in

maybe you should read the bill ....before writing about it, it has some serious issues beyond cost.http://edlabor.house.gov/documents/111/pdf/publications/AAHCA-BillText-071409.pdf"giant databases turning your private pain into useful data"While there are certainly many that misunderstand Health IT and how EHRs and HIEs will transform healthcare there will NOT be "giant databases turning your private...

Tags: Vertical industries, Benefits, HEALTHCARE, Insurance, reality check, health care, Reality Check

Discussion threads 2009-08-11

Which clunkers for which new cars?

I like the Cash for Clunkers program1. It will reduce tail pipe emissions. By a very small amount, but a reduction all the same. The new cars are cleaner.2. It will reduce the amount of oil consumed for transportation. Again, by a minuscule amount, but a reduction none the less.3....

Tags: Cash-for-Clunkers, new car, car, clunker

Discussion threads 2009-08-07

OpenOffice users: Just say no to a Microsoft-like Ribbon interface

OpenOffice users: Just say no to a Microsoft-like Ribbon interfaceThey better follow Microsoft.Anyone who remember Jensen Harris' presentation at MIX08 knows that the Ribbon is the best thing to happen in user interface design in a long time. Lots of research went into it.OOo would be best-off using Microsoft's research...

Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Word processors, Microsoft Office, ribbon, Microsoft Corp., OpenOffice

Discussion threads 2009-08-05

Garmin Nuvi 760

Editors' note: The following review is of the Garmin Nuvi 750. The Nuvi 760 is identical to the 750 in nearly every way, except that the 760 adds Bluetooth hands-free calling and an FM Traffic data receiver to its feature set. As a result, the 760 gets extra points in...

Tags: Keyboards, Monitors & displays, Garmin Nuvi series, Nuvi 760, Garmin Nuvi, Garmin Ltd., Garmin Nuvi 750

Product reviews 2009-07-30

News to know: Google Voice; Twitter; I'm a PC; FiOS; Microsoft satisfaction; Cloud security

Here are today's notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET's around-the-Web tech coverage. Sam Diaz: Google Voice only gets better with launch of mobile app Larry Dignan: Dumb wireless pipe wars: Google...

Tags: Google Inc., Larry Dignan, PC, Voice, Dana Blankenhorn, Verizon Communications Inc., Andrew Nusca, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Twitter, Sam Diaz, Palm Pre, Desktops, Security, Hardware

Blog posts 2009-07-16