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How much performance gain can you expect from a draft-n router?: How much performance gain can you expect from a Draft-N router?Range improvement can be impressiveI share my internet access with my girlfriend who lives in the same apartment building three floors above me. Those are three thick, reinforced concrete floors. With my G router, her reception was sporadic,...; Tags: Routers & switches, Network technology, NETWORKING, Performance management, router, Draft-N router, Draft-N, performance gain, performance; Discussion threads 2008-03-05

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Network Magic simplifies tasks for home users: Network Magic from Pure Networks isn't a new product, but it's new to me. I've been playing around with this home-network manager for a week or so, and I think it's a great solution for those who are unfamiliar with networking. Its clean design and easy-to-understand interface helps you perform...; Tags: Network, Network Magic, Network Map, Network Advisor, Networking, Rik Fairlie; Blog posts 2008-05-09
Psystar: Just how loud is it? (updated 2x): Today was my second day with my spankin' new Psystar Open Computer. Following are some observations. I don't have a wireless card in it yet and my desk is too far away from my router to string an Ethernet cable, so I'm offline for the...; Tags: Database Administrator, Jason D. O\'Grady; Blog posts 2008-05-09
Gmail can be used as "Spam Bazooka": INSERT, the Information Security Research Team, has sucessfully created a proof of concept exploiting the "trust hierarchy" that exists between mail service providers. Taking advantage of the way Gmail forwards messages, the team was able to send 4000 messages in a short period of time from a single account...; Tags: Google Inc., Google Gmail, Vulnerability, Spam, E-mail Providers, Security, Internet, Garett Rogers; Blog posts 2008-05-09
Microsoft shares more IE8 security details: Microsoft shares more IE8 security detailsDEP is a great ideaDEP is a great idea, as it prevents a large number of buffer overflow attacks - which happen to be the most common type of non-email attack, and a reason why we keep having to update all of the time.DEP isn't...; Tags: security, Microsoft Corp., data execution prevention; Discussion threads 2008-05-08

Repair MS Outlook (exe): Repair MS Outlook software designed for email recovery from corrupt, damaged .PST file of MS outlook email client. Best email recovery software to recover every email, attachment, image, sent mail, draft email, journals, calendars and every other item of .PST file. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.; Tags: Microsoft Corp., Nucleus Data Recovery, E-mail, Microsoft Outlook, Groupware, Microsoft Office, Online Communications, Office Suites, Software, Enterprise Software; Software downloads 2008-05-08
Review: Verizon UM150 USB EV-DO modem: Review: Verizon UM150 USB EV-DO modemEvDO can work with Linux tooNot sure if any work-arounds are available for this device but I have the old Sierra 595 card running on my laptop with Ubuntu.Works GREAT with Cradlepoint routers!When attached to a Cradlepoint cellular router, the UM150's EVDO connection can be...; Tags: Modems, Cellular phones, EVDO, CradlePoint, Verizon UM150 USB EV-DO, modem, Verizon Communications Inc.; Discussion threads 2008-05-07
Free software great and small: Free software great and smallFree software great and small[i]In brief, it's a kinder, gentler version of Linus Torvald's quote that Linux is headed for "world domination, fast". [/i]BWAHHAHAHAHAHA! I had to laugh at that quote.Blah blah blah, Are you linux users really that dillusional? We've been hearing about how...; Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, Microsoft Windows, OPEN SOURCE, Face it Linux, Linux, Free Software, LINUX IS; Discussion threads 2008-05-07
T1 ISDN PRI Debugger Lite (zip): T1 ISDN PRI Debugger Lite is a network tool design to simplify PRI activity analysis and troubleshooting. The tool takes Cisco(R) debug logs from the router that has the PRI interface in it and extracts the ISDN information to present: Caller / Called numbers / Direction of Call / Status...; Tags: T1, ISDN, Pippin Software, T1 ISDN PRI Debugger Lite, PRI Debugger, Productivity, Broadband Internet, Network Technology, Networking, Telecommunications; Software downloads 2008-05-07
Gallery: Psystar unboxing, innards, maiden boot: I posted a gallery of 23 pictures of the Psystar Open Computer unboxing. Pictures include the shipping box, the innards and the maiden boot. Some notes: The fan is quiet. Much quieter than is heard initial video of the Psystar someone posted. I think...; Tags: Innards, Wireless LANs, Modems, Cable, Wi-Fi, Wireless, Hardware, Components, Telecommunications, Personal Technology, Jason D. O\'Grady; Blog posts 2008-05-06
(Photos: Top 10 reviews of the week): (Photos: Top 10 reviews of the week)Wireless USB Device as Access PointThe ZyXEL G-202 can do the same thing as the Synet Windy31 USB Wireless Router, is built much better, and costs half the price (I found them for $25.00 US each). I bought 3 of them and they work...; Tags: WIRELESS, Top 10 Reviews, photograph; Discussion threads 2008-05-05
Photos: Top 10 reviews of the week: Here are ZDNet Reviews' 10 favorite items from the past week, including Apple's new iMac, the LG Vu, and a USB drive that turns any PC into a wireless router. by CNET News.com; Tags: Photograph, Desktops, Routers & Switches, Hardware, Networking, CNET News.com, Game, Phone, Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications, Performance, PC, LG Electronics Inc., Eset, Bottom Line, Graphics, CNET', Price, It', Performance Management, Keyboards, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Peripherals; Image galleries 2008-05-05
Synet Windy31 USB Wireless Router: The Synet Windy31 USB Wireless Router (MW-P54SS) is not your typical router. Instead of connecting it to your DSL or cable modem to share an Internet connection, you plug it into a USB port on your PC or laptop. Once plugged in, the $60--roughly the price of a regular USB...; Tags: Routers & switches, Network technology, NETWORKING, Wi-Fi, WIRELESS, wireless router, Windy31, router, USB; Product reviews 2008-04-30
NFL Football (gadget): Choose from 60 NFL sites, this is a football fans dream get all the stats and scores or catch up on your teams standings and player reviews. This gadget has something for everyone from kids to adults, if you're just learning the game look through the NFL rule book to...; Tags: Team, NFL, Football, Sidebar Gadgets, Team Management, Management; Software downloads 2008-04-30
Netgear announces new switches, access point at Interop: Netgear launched at Interop a handful of new switches that introduce static routing capabilities to the company's SMB product line. It also unveiled an 802.11n dual-band access point that brings in support for the 5GHz spectrum. New ProSafe Gigabit Smart Switches deliver PoE,...; Tags: Security, Associated Press, NetGear, Access Point, Home Networking, Smb/Sme, Wireless, Networking, Personal Technology, Rik Fairlie; Blog posts 2008-04-29
Where's the next new thing in Silicon Valley?: Excellent article by Jeff Nolan, an ex-VC, writing in SandHill.com on venture capital investments and locating the next big thing. Incrementalism and "The New New Thing" - With all the venture capital moving around in the Silicon Valley, where is the real innovation? He makes many good points...; Tags: Silicon Valley, Innovation, Web, Venture Capital, Web 2.0, Leadership, Investment, Strategy, Finance, Financing Startups, Internet, Management, Tom Foremski; Blog posts 2008-04-28
Windows or open source is not the question: Over at another publication an entrepreneur asks a rather silly question, whether his server-side application should be developed with Windows or open source. This is not even a question. Windows or Linux, that's a question. Closed source or open, that's a question. (Picture from Boycott Novell.) Asking...; Tags: Mobile Linux Application, Microsoft Windows, Linux, Open Source, Operating Systems, Software, Dana Blankenhorn; Blog posts 2008-04-28
Is Balkanization of the Internet inevitable?: The openness of the Internet could fall to nationalism. That's just one of the side effects from nationalism and its impact on global trade, according to the Wall Street Journal. The Journal in its Monday edition zoomed out to look at the rise of nationalism. After all,...; Tags: Web, Russia, Internet, Government, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-04-28
Will Mesh take the Web from open source?: Will Mesh take the Web from open source?Just My takeFrom what I understand, Mesh is going to be a good thing. These days, we have so many devices that it will be good to be able to access all of them from one centralized location or one main computer. For...; Tags: Microsoft Corp., open source, Web; Discussion threads 2008-04-24
Ubuntu 8.04 LTS "Hardy Heron" is out!: Ubuntu 8.04 LTS "Hardy Heron" is out!Ubuntu 8.04 LTS "Hardy Heron" is out!And nobody cares! Its going to be the same dodgey install process as all the other distros. It adds nothing new except a few updated packages. I really see nothing to get worked up about...; Tags: Linux, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Linus, Ubuntu 8.04 LTS, Ubuntu, Ubuntu 8.04; Discussion threads 2008-04-24