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How I (finally) shared a Wi-Fi connection with my neighbors: Editor's note: Don't try this at home. Sharing your Internet connection may be against your ISP's terms of service. My neighbors in Woodstock, NY, aren't wired for cable or DSL, so I figured I'd extend some country courtesy and wirelessly share my cable connection. But I had...; Tags: House, Device, Router, Wi-Fi Connection, Wi-Fi, Ruckus, Routers & Switches, Network Technology, Desktops, Networking, Wireless, Hardware, Rik Fairlie; Blog posts 2008-03-18
ruckus Free Music Player (6): Ruckus is the free, ad-supported music & media download service built specifically for college students. Ruckus provides unlimited download access to a library of more than 3 million free & legal songs from both major and independent labels. New music is added every week, and all downloads are guaranteed 100%...; Tags: Music Player, College Student, Music, Ruckus Network, Ruckus; Software downloads 2008-02-08
ruckus brings smart antennas to the enterprise wireless LAN space: Ruckus brings smart antennas to the enterprise wireless LAN spaceLooks pretty coolWe'll probably have to check those out for some deployments we do here.THE BEST WIFI I HAVE EVER USED...EVERPeriod!; Tags: Wireless LANs, enterprise Wireless LAN, Ruckus; Discussion threads 2007-11-21
Anti-P2P language likely to stay in higher ed bill: Anti-P2P language likely to stay in higher ed billResponse from RuckusFull disclosure: I am an employee of Ruckus, and I just wanted to comment. Ruckus is not a subscription service. We offer Ruckus to students free of charge (through its ad-supported model), making it the only free and legal...; Tags: Ruckus, anti-P2P; Discussion threads 2007-11-16
Legal download service ruckus expands to all colleges: Ruckus Network, a free and legal online music resource, has expanded service to include all U.S. colleges, not just subscribers, reports eSchool News. The service, currently used by over 100,000 students, used to be only available through universities that had an agreement with the company. Now, any student that...; Tags: Education Technology, Higher Ed, Legal Issues, Ruckus; Blog posts 2007-01-31

ruckus music service spams and scams college students to sign up: The effort to exploit the most lucrative college student demographic backfired recently when a digital music downloading service got ahold of thousands of Facebook users' emails by falsely setting up their own group profile and luring students to join, reports eSchool News. Ruckus Network of Herndon, Va.,...; Tags: E-mail, Ruckus, Facebook; Blog posts 2006-10-27
Wireless LAN chipset makers battle for market share: [Updated: 10/18/2005 1:00 AM] While the struggle for the 802.11n standard continues, the fight for market dominance rages on. Currently, the three big chipset players in the pre-N high-speed wireless LAN market are Atheros, Airgo, and Ruckus (recently changed name from Video54). For a quick technical overview...; Tags: radio, Airgo Networks, pre-N; Blog posts 2005-10-17

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News to know: Apple; Fixing Vista; Earth Day; Web 2.0 Expo: Notable headlines: Tom Foremski: Open letter to Steve Jobs: Apple should have a first adopter network program and give discounts to loyal customers Jason O'Grady: Something killed my MacBook Pro David Morgenstern: Are there enough suckers in the world to make...; Tags: Web, Apple Macintosh, Microsoft Windows Vista, Apple Inc., Web 2.0, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Operating Systems, Internet, Software, Web Services, Enterprise Software, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-04-22
ruckus launches first mesh-based 802.11n WLAN: Ruckus Wireless has introduced what it says is the first wireless mesh-based 802.11n WLAN solution for small and medium businesses. According to Ruckus, its new SmartMesh technology enables a simple installation at half the cost of similar Wi-Fi networks, yet delivers improved performance. ...; Tags: IEEE 802.11n, WLAN, Access Point, Ruckus Wireless, SmartMesh, ZoneDirector 1000, Ethernet, Wireless, Wireless LANs, Wi-Fi, Networking, Rik Fairlie; Blog posts 2008-04-21
Windows is a glacier and glaciers don't melt overnight: Boy this Windows collapsing under its own weight argument has some legs. A few points about this Gartner presentation two days ago, which has raised quite a ruckus on Techmeme. The analysts argued Wednesday morning that Windows was collapsing under its own weight because the code...; Tags: Yahoo! Inc., Glacier, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Prediction Game, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-04-11
Flickr video: What's wrong with 90 seconds?: Flickr has finally launched its video feature and the reviews thus far are solid. The one hangup for people is the 90 second time limit Flickr imposes video contributions. Techmeme is abuzz with Flickr's highly anticipated video feature, but as Dan Farber notes: Despite taking the...; Tags: Flickr, Video, Corporate Communications, Marketing, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-04-09
Apple's weak growth sister: The iPod?: For years, Apple's story--and much of its stock run--has been about the iPod, its halo effect and the making of Steve Jobs' company as a consumer icon. Funny how perception can change in just a few months. Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster is out with the third...; Tags: Apple iPhone, Apple iPod, Apple Inc., Digital Music, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-04-02
More on dinosaurs and extinction: Yesterday's post on IT extinction caused quite a ruckus. While preparing my follow-up, fellow Enterprise Irregular and Gartner research director, Thomas Otter, sent this cartoon. Dear reader, please enjoy it as a brief interlude in our discussion. ...; Tags: Extinction, Strategy, Management, Michael Krigsman; Blog posts 2008-03-25
Google makes pitch for unlicensed white space spectrum: Google didn't come away with any pricey spectrum in the Federal Communications Commission's 700 Mhz auction, but that doesn't mean the search giant isn't cooking up big ideas. Google has pitched the FCC on plans to utilize the unlicensed "white space" spectrum that will be left behind by TV broadcasters....; Tags: FCC, Google Inc., Device, Spectrum, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-03-24
Google's app war vs Microsoft: About to ramp?: The rumblings about Google's plans to give Microsoft a run for its money in the enterprise are revving up. Robert Scoble has a post kicking around an interesting idea. Could Google do an offline version of Gmail that would compete with Exchange? It's quite possible. And it...; Tags: Google Inc., Collaboration, Microsoft Corp., IBM Corp., Groupware, Enterprise Software, Software, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-03-19
News to know: Windows Server 2008 launch; Hotmail outage; Berners-Lee on semantic Web; Apple: Notable headlines: Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft courts open-source vendors to support Win Server 2008. Jason Perlow: Server 2008: The Windows Workstation we always wanted Outage hits Windows Live Hotmail, Messenger users Microsoft: Windows Live outage affected those not signed with...; Tags: Google Inc., MSN Hotmail, Larry Dignan, Microsoft Windows Server, Apple MacBook, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Photograph, Outage, Apple MacBook Pro, Microsoft Windows, Semantic Web, Open Source, Operating Systems, Software, Internet; Blog posts 2008-02-27
A small-business router from ruckus that delivers range and reliability: Ruckus Wireless is best known for its work with overseas phone companies to develop technology to stream digital TV over standard Wi-Fi. But it also builds powerful—let's call them prosumer--routers and access points for small businesses. And the company has just launched its first 802.11n router. ...; Tags: Device, Router, Small Business, Ruckus Wireless, Routers & Switches, Network Technology, Networking, Wireless, Rik Fairlie; Blog posts 2008-02-26
McAfee: Trojan targets Windows Mobile: McAfee has unearthed a Windows Mobile PocketPC Trojan that disables security, installs via a memory card, can't be uninstalled and makes itself your home page. According McAfee's Avert Labs blog, the Trojan has been discovered in China. Here's how it works according to researcher Jimmy Shah: ...; Tags: McAfee Inc., Microsoft Windows Mobile, Memory Card, Mobile, Trojan Horse, Microsoft Windows, Shah, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Spyware, Viruses And Worms, Security, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-02-26
Pakistan takes out YouTube: Pakistan takes out YouTubeThe offensive video to PakistanI think that it might have been my video Tommy Bin Laden that caused the ruckus. I completed it this Saturday and posted it right away. It's supposed to be a parody of Osama, but in the tags I also put...; Tags: Corporate communications, video, YouTube Inc.; Discussion threads 2008-02-25
Design flaw in wireless VoIP handsets endanger the enterprise: Update 2/23/2008 - Cisco confirms vulnerability in 7921 Wi-Fi IP phone Security conscious businesses and organizations who implemented 802.1x/EAP enterprise-grade authentication are at risk with certain implementations of wireless LAN VoIP handsets. I have verified that Vocera Communications is one of the vulnerable vendors and I have...; Tags: VoIP, Password, WPA-PSK, Handset, Authentication, Character, Wireless, Flaw, PEAP, Badge, WPA-PSK Mode, PSK, Security, George Ou; Blog posts 2008-02-20