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- Modem
- (MOdulator-DEModulator) Until the late 1990s, the term stood for a device that allowed a computer or terminal to transmit data over a standard dial-up telephone line. Since the...
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- 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
- Gallery: Verizon Wireless UM150 EV-DO modem
- A gallery of photos of the Verizon Wireless UM150 EV-DO modem. Both raw and attached to a MacBook Air. by Jason O'Grady
- Tags: Verizon, Wireless, UM150, EV-DO, modem, EVDO, Verizon Wireless, Modems, Cellular Phones, Hardware, Components, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Jason O\'Grady
- Image galleries 2008-05-07
- Use your Nokia N95 as a Bluetooth GPS receiver and modem for your N800
- Use your Nokia N95 as a Bluetooth GPS receiver and modem for your N800GreatI look forward to your review.I love my N800 with OS2008.I take it with me wherever I go. I use DVD Rip on the Debian box to rip and encode DVD's then transfer them to a couple...
- Tags: INTERNET, Modems, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, modem, N800, Nokia Corp., Nokia N95
- Discussion threads 2008-01-24
- Use your Nokia N95 as a Bluetooth GPS receiver and modem for your N800
- I was sent a Nokia N800 to evaluate as part of the Nokia Nseries Blogger Relations program and have used it off and on for a couple of months, but after updating the device to the latest OS 2008 and preparing for CES I discovered the real power of the...
- Tags: Device, Nokia Corp., Bluetooth, Modem, Nokia N800, Symarctic ExtGPS, GPS, Handhelds, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Hardware, Matthew Miller
- Blog posts 2008-01-24
- 100 gigabits per second over copper?
- According to Penn State engineers, transmission rates of 100 gigabits per second are possible today over copper. But only on distances of less than 100 meters. And only with high-end Category 7 copper cables. These Ethernet cables are made up of four pairs of twisted wires shielded to reduce crosstalk....
- Tags: Gigabit, Modem, Cable, Modems, Network Technology, Telecommunications, Personal Technology, Hardware, Components, Networking, Roland Piquepaille
- Blog posts 2007-11-19
- ADSL at 250 megabits per second?
- ADSL at 250 megabits per second?Hi-speed ADSL & Broadband over power lines?And how would this work with relation to broadband over POWER lines? The same technique should be able to work, and those lines are needed worldwide, regardless of fiber optic lines. Sounds like another area his company should look...
- Tags: Broadband over power line, DSL, Network technology, Broadband Internet, ADSL
- Discussion threads 2007-11-12
- Bughey (exe)
- BUGhey! is a game that requires driving skills, intelligence, and smartness. It has 30 different environments (wonderful and gigantic worlds), 100 levels (every level has its own challenge, making the game exciting), 18 buggies (from a butterfly to an 8-wheeled spider, those little insects handle differently with their personality), incredibly...
- Tags: Games, game, dial-up modem, modem, environment
- Software downloads 2007-11-08
- A rational debate on Comcast traffic management
- Updated 8:00 PM The discussion on Comcast actively resetting BitTorrent connections to manage its network for its cable broadband service has gotten hot in recent weeks and there hasn't been a whole lot of accurate reporting on the subject because of the complexity of the issue. The subject of...
- Tags: Cable Broadband, Cable Modem, BitTorrent, Network, Comcast Corp., User, Modem, Free Press, RTS, Cable, Network Technology, Modems, Networking, Telecommunications, Personal Technology, Hardware, Components, George Ou
- Blog posts 2007-11-06
- Jump Developer Desktop Go Mobile Edition (5)
- The Jump Developer Desktop enables engineers to port and optimize mobile applications. This highly productive environment leverages the latest libraries of device and operator knowledge to generate versions of mobile applications optimized for target devices. Users can fine-tune a mobile application by modifying default configuration settings or inserting Java ME...
- Tags: Advertising & Promotion, mobile application, mobile, dial-up modem, modem, Java, knowledge, environment
- Software downloads 2007-11-06
- AT&T DSL setup hell - where did my public IP go?
- AT&T DSL setup hell - where did my public IP go?I had ....Heard that AT&T had started doing this. Which is WHY from Time to time my HOME DSL stuff fails, never checked it for Private IP address assignment though. Next time I will.Thanks George ...Advanced Applications?'but that put you...
- Tags: Modems, Network technology, NETWORKING, Broadband Internet, PPPoE, modem, IP, public IP, DMZ, AT&T Corp., DSL, router
- Discussion threads 2007-10-25
- AT&T DSL setup hell - where did my public IP go?
- One of the things I've noticed in recent years is how a lot of people I know were getting pigeon holed in to non-public IP addresses by their broadband provider. Oh sure you can do your typical web surfing and you could probably even put up a router to share...
- Tags: DSL, Internet, Router, AT&T Corp., IP, IP Address, Computer, Modem, PPPoE, Modems, Network Technology, Networking, Routers & Switches, Hardware, Components, George Ou
- Blog posts 2007-10-25
- Verizon Wireless launches USB EDVO modem with integrated storage
- Verizon Wireless launches USB EDVO modem with integrated storagePictures of microSD slot on USB727For those interested in the USB727's microSD slot, we've included revealing photos at end of this press release:http://www.evdoinfo.com/content/view/2113/64/EVDO, not EDVO.[u]EV[/u]olution [u]D[/u]ata [u]O[/u]ptimized.RE: Verizon Wireless launches USB EDVO modem with integrated storageThis modem supposedly supports Linux. How is...
- Tags: Modems, USB EDVO, USB EDVO modem, modem, Verizon Wireless, USB, storage
- Discussion threads 2007-09-27
- Verizon Wireless launches USB EDVO modem with integrated storage
- Verizon Wireless on Thursday announced a device that may come in handy on the road: A USB wireless broadband that couples Evolution-Data Optimized (EDVO) access with 4GB of integrated storage. The general idea is to meld the storage and transport of documents, photos and video. The wireless modem, USB727,...
- Tags: Idea, Storage, Verizon Wireless, USB, Modem, Wireless Broadband, Modems, Wireless, Broadband Internet, Wi-Fi, Hardware, Components, Telecommunications, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2007-09-27
- How to use your BlackBerry 8800 as a Bluetooth modem for Mac
- In a marathon surfing session early this evening, I found myself reading a nearly five-month old post on fibble.org entitled HOW TO: Use your 8800 as a Bluetooth Modem with your Mac.Site admin grant recommends that you do this by performing the following six steps: Download the script here. Please ...
- Tags: BlackBerry 8800
- Blog posts 2007-07-17
- WinPenPack Flash Web EN (8)
- WinPenPack Flash Web is a lively application offering a complete Suite of useful and indispensable programmes to install, manage and customise e107 CMS either on a USB Pen or any other movable support. Further it lets you to upload any files to your remote server. Version 2.8.3 may include unspecified...
- Tags: remote server, dial-up modem, content management system, modem, USB, server
- Software downloads 2007-07-06
- TV Player Classic (exe)
- TV Player Classic is a program for viewing online Internet TV channels on the TV or computer display. This software allows you to watch 1200+ live television channels from 100+ countries. There is no need for a TV Tuner card because all the channels are streamed through your Internet connection....
- Tags: TVs, TV & Home Theater, TV, TV tuner, modem, broadband, Internet, software, computer
- Software downloads 2007-05-21
- Standards make open source political
- Standards make open source politicalRe: Standards make open source politicalWhat exactly was the idiot that came up with this title thinking? Standards, in this case OpenDocument Format (ISO 26300) versus the Open XML standard proposal (in ECMA: ISO/IEC JTC1) has little if anything to do with Open Source. ...
- Tags: Modems, open standard, modem, 56K Modem, open source
- Discussion threads 2007-02-26
- Apple's new 13" MacBook is a good buy, but in specific cases
- Apple's new 13" MacBook is a good buy, but in specific casesA few commentsI've used Macs for 15 or so years now, and have never seen anything on mini-CDs.Why, in your price estimate, are you adding in a second power adapter?Also, if you own a previous Mac laptop, all of...
- Tags: Modems, Linux, Notebooks, Network technology, modem, Apple Inc., Apple MacBook, specific case, Express Card
- Discussion threads 2006-11-17
- Super Internet TV (exe)
- Super Internet TV allows you to watch more than 1000 live television channels and listen to more than 1300 online radio stations from more than 100 countries. There is no need for a TV Tuner card because all the channels are streamed through your Internet connection. For most TV and...
- Tags: TVs, TV & Home Theater, TV, radio, TV Tuner, modem, Internet, programming, broadband
- Software downloads 2006-11-17
- The DerEngel interview
- Last week I caught up with DerEngel, the uber cable modem hacker, in his home in Hong Kong. He has just published his first book, Hacking the Cable Modem, and we had an opportunity to talk about the book as well as his life work, hacking cable modems. DerEngel...
- Tags: Modems, Network technology, Broadband Internet, cable modem, cable, DerEngel, modem, hacking
- Blog posts 2006-11-15
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