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D-Link Xtreme N Duo Media Router DIR-855 - wireless router

We pitted the D-Link Xtreme N Duo Media Router DIR-855 against the only other true dual-band router we've reviewed, the Linksys WRT610N. The DIR-855 beat the WRT610N in overall throughput performance, but its design and desktop setup application couldn't compete. Both routers offer about the same range; the WRT610N provides...

Tags: Home networking, Routers & switches, Network technology, NETWORKING, WCN, wireless, wireless router, D-Link DIR-855, D-Link Systems, router, Linksys WRT610N

Product reviews 2008-07-18

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ST Thumbnails Explorer 1.2.2310 (Windows)

ST Thumbnails Explorer allows you to browse the thumbnails of files Adobe Illustrator v.7-12(CS2) (AI, AIT, EPS), CorelDRAW v.4-13(X3) (CDR, CMX, CCX, CDT, PAT, CLK, CPT,CMV,DES,CSL), Macromedia FreeHand v.7-11 (FH7-11, FT8-11), CorelXARA/Xara X (XAR, ART, WEB) and others (MDI, WMF, EMF, PDF, PS, JP2, TIF, GIF, PSD, and WCN). Shows...

Tags: GIF, Animation, Microsoft Windows, Softfields Technologies, ST Thumbnails Explorer, Built-in Animation Engine

Software downloads 2009-07-11

Asus WL-500W 802.11n Multi-Functional Wireless Router

Of our recent sweep of Draft N wireless routers, the $130 Asus WL-500W offers some unconventional yet useful features not found on the others. Aside of the regularly goodies including a firewall, encryption, QoS, and a print server, the WL-500W also has a built-in FTP server, a file server, and...

Tags: Routers & switches, Network technology, NETWORKING, wireless, IEEE 802.11n, Asus WL-500W, router, ASUS, server, wireless router

Product reviews 2008-03-18

SMC SMCWGBR14-N Barricade N router

You may not be familiar with SMC, but you should if you're shopping for a Draft N router. The company's SMCWGBR14-N Barricade N router finished at or above the average of the group of recent Draft N 2.0 routers we've tested while exhibiting impressive range. It also boasts a generous...

Tags: Routers & switches, Wireless LANs, Network technology, NETWORKING, Home networking, WIRELESS, Wi-Fi Protected Setup, router, SMC Barricade, Wi-Fi, SMC Barricade N-router

Product reviews 2008-03-13

D-Link DGL-4500 GamerLounge Xtreme N Gaming Router

The D-Link DGL-4500 GamerLounge Xtreme N Gaming Router offers decent performance and a long list of features for home wireless networking and hardcore gamers. However, it lacks support for simultaneous 2.4GHz and 5GHz bands along with random resets during heavy loads. You may want to wait for a successor to...

Tags: Home networking, Routers & switches, Network technology, NETWORKING, Games, d-link DGL-4500, router, D-Link Systems, network

Product reviews 2008-02-26

Microsoft attempts to rally more hardware vendors around Rally

One of Microsofts biggest pushes at this years Windows Hardware Engineering Conference WinHEC is around Rally, a connectivity platform that Microsoft debuted at last years WinHEC. Rally is a set of networking protocols and licenses that are designed to simplify consumersabilities to connect peripherals to Windows Vista and to...

Tags: Vista, Windows client, WinHEC

Blog posts 2007-05-15

Windows Connect Now-NET

Microsoft Windows Connect Now technology enables simple and secure configuration of wireless networks and provisioning of wireless hardware. Windows Connect Now-NET (WCN-NET) is the Microsoft implementation of the Simple Configuration Protocol, a new standard in the Wi-Fi Alliance. WCN-NET supports configuration of devices on out-of-band Ethernet and in-band wireless networks....

Tags: Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Connect Now Technology, Microsoft Windows, Wi-Fi, Wireless, Operating Systems, Software

White papers 2006-12-08

Windows Connect Now-UFD for Windows XP

This specification provides implementation details for manufacturers who design wireless networking products that work with the Microsoft Windows Connect Now-UFD WCN UFD configuration feature of the Microsoft Windows XP operating system. Windows Connect Now is part of the Microsoft Windows Rally technologies that enable simple, secure discovery and configuration of...

Tags: Microsoft Windows XP, Wireless Networking, Microsoft Corp., Windows Connect Now, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Wi-Fi, Wireless, Software

White papers 2006-09-15