Laptop Accessories Must Haves by Andrew C.
After spending over a thousand dollars for a laptop, you'd think you've done enough damage on your credit card. Your laptop is your business partner, your secretary, and your investment all rolled into one. It'll be a wise idea to get a few laptop accessories to enhance its performance. ... So include internet, phone, and modem cables in your laptop accessories list to avoid being caught off-guard. ... But even if your hotel provides Ethernet connection, it is useless without a suitable cable. ... Most laptops today come with Ethernet ports.

Discount Wireless Laptops by Jimmy Sturo
Being flexible in business is an essential factor these days. The wireless solution, a cost-effective and secure technology, allows for building mobility and versatility. Wireless technology is the same as the technology used in a mobile phone. It uses radio waves to carry data from one point to... It is also cost effective and saves the time required for the cable installation. ... Wireless networks eliminate the cost of setting up a wired network, which typically means running Cat-5 cable through the ceiling and walls of the office to each workstation or computer.

5 Sure-Fire Tips for Buying a New Computer by John Lenaghan
So you're thinking of buying a new computer... Where do you start? There are so many brands and models of computers available, and it can all be a little overwhelming when you start to look around. How do you decide what type of computer you need? And perhaps more importantly, how do you decide... Knowing what you're going to be using your computer for will help your salesperson, whether they're on the phone, the internet or standing in front of you, recommend the best system for your needs. ... Some possibilities include: Connect to the internet Play games Digital photography...

Prophetic Nerds by Jesse Somer
I am an Internet creative writer and journalist and yet knowledge of the technical side of computers still eludes me. As I work with tech-heads I've always had a feeling that they were a different breed of people, with their strange language of numbers and abbreviated terminology. ... Skype is a company whose service of computer-to-computer and even computer-to-phone communication has already had around 115 million downloads off the Internet. ... Talking to someone for an hour on the other side of the globe hardly takes any download usage and as the Internet is the medium, the 'phone call'...

How To Set Up a Wireless Network in your Home for Beginners: Comcast High Speed Internet by Carlos Cabezas
Let’s just skip the intro and get straight to it. This tutorial is for the Windows XP Operating System. If you don’t have it I recommend you upgrade to it. This portion of the tutorial will apply to people with Comcast High Speed Internet. For other Internet Providers I will include another... Connect Your Comcast Cable Modem to the LinkSys Wireless Router By now you have your desktop computer connected to the LinkSys Wireless Router by way of an Ethernet cable. ... Plug one end of this Ethernet cable into the Comcast Cable Modem.

How to secure your small business with a PIX firewall by Ron Jones
One of the more popular firewall products for the small business market is the Cisco PIX 501. Out of the box it requires just a few configuration entries and you are up and running. In this guide, we will walk through the steps for configuring your brand new pix at the network edge. ... The yellow CAT5 cable is a standard Ethernet cable and is used to connect your pc or server to the 4-port Ethernet switch built into the PIX.  The Orange CAT5 cable is a cross-over cable and may be required to connect the outside interface of the PIX to your ISP’s router (if your PC’s or workstations are...

Good Reasons To Have A Wireless Network by Kenneth Snodin
Having a wireless network opens up many possibilities. Wireless networks provide an inexpensive and easy way to share a single Internet connection among several computers. This means you only need one modem, and you can add additional computers to the network just by plugging in a wireless card... Laptops can be carried from room to room, and they will always have access to the Internet. ... Additionally, you can connect game consoles to the Internet and begin playing these games online. ... This means you can connect to the Internet whenever you want without waiting for your modem to dial...

Laptop Computer Security - How Safe Is Your Notebook? by Tom Fox
Hundreds of thousands of laptop computers are stolen every year, yet only a tiny percentage of those laptops are ever recovered! Most notebooks are swiped when they are left unattended in offices, hotel conference rooms, taxi cabs, and public places such as airports and restaurants. ... Laptop cable locks Cable locks should deter the casual pilferer. ... Engraving your laptop computer Permanently engraving your precious notebook may seem like a drastic measure, but marking the outer case of the laptop with your phone number and address, may deter thieves and, if stolen, increase the...

The Speed Of Life: Can Wireless Data Keep Up With Us? by Brendon Kirk
If you are a part of the modern information age today, you would have noticed that everything these days is moving at a blistering pace. It wasn't that many years ago that we were tethered to our walls if we wanted to talk to someone that wasn't within earshot. ... Why have wireless connections when for years we have become used to the fact that if you have a computer in your house, there will be a phone line next to it? ... Now that we are on the move more and more, wireless connections are starting to make a lot of sense to the average Internet user.

A Peek Into the Near Future of Electronics Technology by Terry Mitchell
How long do you think DVDs have around? 20 years? 10 years? Actually, they have only been around for about seven years, but it seems like they have been around much longer. Many of us can hardly remember life before DVDs. That can be attributed to how rapidly we can become acclimated to some... Eventually, the current internet as we know it will be scrapped and completely replaced with a whole new internet called "Internet 2." This new internet is expected to provide speeds of up to 6000 times faster than current broadband connections!