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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
Trendnet TEW-633GR Wireless Router (draft n): Last year, when we reviewed TrendNet's first Draft N router, the TEW-631BRP, we came away wishing it was based on a finalized Wi-Fi specification. Now our wish remains with TrendNet's latest, the Wireless N Gigabit Router TEW-633GR, as the Draft 802.11N standard isn't expected to be finalized until late in...; Tags: Routers & switches, Network technology, NETWORKING, Wireless LANs, WIRELESS, Wi-Fi Protected Setup, wireless router, Wireless-N Gigabit Router TEW-633GR, router, TEW-631BRP, network, TRENDNet, Wi-Fi, Draft-N; Product reviews 2007-12-16

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Medical companies celebrate death of patent reform: Medical device makers and drug companies are celebrating the apparent death of the 2008 Patent Reform Act. (For the other side of this debate, visit my open source blog.) Why were AdvaMed, PHRMA, and the rest of the industry so dead-against an end to...; Tags: Patent, Industry, Patent Approval, Drugs, Dana Blankenhorn; Blog posts 2008-05-15
What open source teaches publishers: I have a more in-depth analysis of today's C|Net news on my personal blog. But there are important comments to make about open source and what it implies to publishers. (What does this classic Geico commercial have to do with anything? Patience, grasshopper.) The...; Tags: C|Net, Profit Statement, Open Source, Dana Blankenhorn; Blog posts 2008-05-15
Mobius Seattle 2008: SE, MWg, and HTC show off their devices: I was very pleased to be invited to the first Mobius event of 2008, that is actually being held here in the Seattle area. Thus, I had no travel to get to Mobius and that may have made the decision to invite me to this event...; Tags: High Tech Computer Corp., Device, Mobile, Mobius, XPERIA, SE, Panel Technology, Microsoft Windows, Advertising & Promotion, Operating Systems, Software, Marketing, Matthew Miller; Blog posts 2008-05-15

City walks away from $17m network: Who wants a free Wi-Fi network? Not Philadelphia. After Earthlink pulled out of Philly Wireless Tuesday, the city wants no part of the network. Apparently Earthlink had been negotiating with the city and nonprofits groups to to hand the $17 million network over but couldn't come to...; Tags: EarthLink Inc., City, Network, Networking, Richard Koman; Blog posts 2008-05-14
Photos: Where the building is the network: The San Jose, Calif., headquarters of Echelon, maker of technologies for smart buildings, model the company's energy management systems.Behind the scenes of "smart" buildings, including the Louvre Museum in Paris and the Sears Tower in Chicago, lies technology from Echelon. The company doesn''t call its embedded control technologies "green,"...; Tags: Network, Echelon, Photograph, Building, It', Echelon', That', Networking, CNET News.com; Image galleries 2008-05-14
Polar Bear Threatened, says U.S. Global warming acknowledged in public.: The U.S. Department of Interior has just listed the polar bear as a "threatened" species, that is legally and technically different than being listed as "endangered." The Feds based their announcement on studies by government scientists. Global warming is reducing Arctic sea ice off...; Tags: Bear, Global Warming, Bloomberg News, Wetzler, Kivalina, Harry Fuller; Blog posts 2008-05-14
Windows XP Service Pack 3 adds support for WPA2: If you're running Windows XP and haven't yet installed Service Pack 3, Microsoft has included a few incentives that might interest networkers. First, XP Service Pack 3 provides support for Wi-Fi Protected Access 2 (WPA2), the most recent security standard derived from the...; Tags: Router, Network, Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack, Windows XP Service Pack 3, Microsoft Windows XP, Routers & Switches, Networking, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Rik Fairlie; Blog posts 2008-05-14
News to know: Zoho; HP; Windows 7; Patch day: Notable headlines: Dennis Howlett: Zoho's Googley login raises interesting questions Ed Bott: The key to Windows success? It's all about the drivers News.com: Facebook pulls ‘stalker list' tool after Gawker exposes it Mary Jo Foley: Gates emphasizes PC-phone...; Tags: Google Inc., Hewlett-Packard Co., Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Corp., Electronic Data Systems Corp., Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-05-14
Personal Diary Lite (exe): This is a Personal Diary/Journal Software. You can also add pictures, audio and video recordings in the diary entries. Multi-user support is available, so your account is password-protected. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.; Tags: Video, Aditya Bhatt, Corporate Communications, Marketing; Software downloads 2008-05-14
bLO-FIsh (zip): Versatile 3 Oscillator LO-FI synth. Not an emulation of any particular chip, it's much more powerful than that. bLO-FIsh incorporates classic chip type (8 bit) sounds with more traditional synth elements to bring on a huge sonic range. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.; Tags: Chip, Opulent Audio, bLO-FIsh, Semiconductors, Network Technology, Hardware, Networking; Software downloads 2008-05-14
Earthlink finally pulls out of Wireless Philly, but all is not lost: The final nail in the coffin of municipal Wi-Fi was hammered today as Earthlink pulled the plug on Philadelphia's wireless program, as the Wall Street Journal reports. "This was about a business model that simply didn't work," said Rolla Huff, chief executive of the Atlanta-based Internet services...; Tags: EarthLink Inc., City, Network, Municipal Wi-Fi, Wi-Fi, Wireless, Richard Koman; Blog posts 2008-05-13
No Brotherly Love: EarthLink will pull its Wi-Fi network from Philly: No Brotherly Love: EarthLink will pull its Wi-Fi network from PhillyNo surprise there[u]EX[/u] Mayor John Street did very little beyond appointing unqualified friends and family to high paying posts in the city, many times leaving under corruption charges or the like.I guess whoever he put in place to run this...; Tags: Wireless LANs, WIRELESS, Brotherly Love, Philly, Wi-Fi network, EarthLink Inc., Wi-Fi, network; Discussion threads 2008-05-13
No Brotherly Love: EarthLink will pull its Wi-Fi network from Philly: EarthLink on Tuesday threw in the towel on its Philadelphia Wi-Fi project, which the ISP was trying to transfer to a non-profit or the city's operating group. Now EarthLink is trying to pull out its gear. EarthLink says in a statement: After months of negotiations with...; Tags: EarthLink Inc., Network, Wi-Fi Network, City, Wireless LANs, Wi-Fi, Networking, Wireless, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-05-13
The key to Windows success? It's all about the drivers: The greatest advantage of the Windows ecosystem is that there are so many choices. The biggest problem with the Windows ecosystem is that there are so many choices. Ironic, isn't it? The sheer number of choices means you can almost certainly...; Tags: Problem, Driver, OEM, Graphics Subsystem, Vista/Server 2008/Win7 Ecosystem, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Notebooks, Software, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Ed Bott; Blog posts 2008-05-13
Samsung SyncMaster T220: Is it possible to base an LCD purchase strictly on the display's bezel? If so, Samsung has an LCD to sell you. The Samsung SyncMaster T220 features the company's new Touch of Color bezel, which presents a most attractive visage. The black frame features slightly curved edges along the top...; Tags: Monitors & displays, Samsung T220, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Dell SP2208WFP, Samsung 2232GW, bezel, Samsung SyncMaster T220; Product reviews 2008-05-13
Custodia AntiVirus (exe): Powerful active protection against viruses, trojans, worms, rootkits, and other forms of malware. Featuring innovative technology to scan, detect, and remove viruses, registry protection, email scan, file shredder, and embedded scan for other programs such as MS Office, Internet Explorer, MSN Messenger, Yahoo Messenger, AOL Instant Messenger, WinZip, and WinRAR....; Tags: Antivirus, Canada, Virus, Cyberthreats, Rootkits, Viruses And Worms, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Security, Instant Messaging, Internet, Online Communications; Software downloads 2008-05-13
ServiceToggler: serviceToggler is an application that allows the user to associate NT services on a computer in to groups. It allows the user to easily bring up and take down the groups of services from a simple systray icon. Additionally, groups of services can be setup to toggle each other up...; Software downloads 2008-05-13
DLO TransDock III (with IntelliTune): FM transmitters aren't the best way to port your MP3 player's audio to your car stereo, but for those who don't have a cassette player or auxiliary line input, they're the only option. Thanks to FCC regulations, it can be a challenge to find one that offers transmission powerful enough...; Tags: Digital music, Digital media, IntelliTune, DLO TransDock III, TransDock III, TransDock; Product reviews 2008-05-12