Windows Networking by Justin Oswald
Windows Networking at Home You’ve set up a home network and all your computers share the same internet connection. That’s great, but now lets get everything else sharing. Modern versions of Windows are shipped with an easy to setup and use method for sharing printers and files. ... The Windows default workgroup is HOME which is just fine. ... As an additional caution, if you have an unsecured wireless network anyone on the street can read your files and if this second box is checked, delete them all.

Five Solid Reasons To Use An Internet Fax Service by Titus Hoskins
Online or Internet Fax Services are becoming extremely popular with our ever increasingly mobile workplace and workforce. As we become more mobile, we want the ability to receive and send faxes through our email and the Internet. It's as simple as that! ... As our communication and business tools keep changing with the introduction of new hardware and services, Internet or email fax will work with all of these new inventions: Laptops, PDAs, Cell Phones, Wi-Fi, VoIP, Wireless Broadband, Satellite Internet, come what may...

Mac vs. PC by Rich Wheeler
The point of this article is not to get you to buy a new computer. I just want to tell you the pros and cons between a PC and a Mac. I have made the decision to go Mac for several different reasons. Hopefully you will find this helpful when you are in search of a new computer. ... If your home is set up with a wireless internet or you go to a WiFi spot the Mac immediately picks up the signal. ... Basically, it is the way a Mac wirelessly received the internet. ... Your new Mac will come with a program suite called I Life.

Professional And Home Uses For Security Cameras by Alan King
Security cams are an obvious use for a wireless camera that can be connected to a computer. Even those systems that require their own power connection are still quite flexible, as there are many places which have convenient power connections but which lack a convenient network connection. ... Home cams are almost a necessity. ... Webcams are growing to be as common as internet connections, with many teenagers almost refusing to believe that anyone would talk on the telephone without being able to see each other.

Night Vision WiFi Cameras - Extremely Useful And Versatile by Alan King
The Grand WiFi Camera Pro Model II Night Vision camera is an extremely versatile system with the ability to serve as a webcam, security cam or to record multimedia content. The camera is totally wireless and can be used to monitor or watch a baby from anywhere in the world. ... These are a router (with DDNS or PPPoE function), 10Base-T Ethernet or 100Base TX Fast Ethernet, Intel Pentium3 800 MHz, AMD 800 MHz or Faster processor, 64M RAM or above, VGA card with 8MB memory or above, Microsoft DirectX 9 and Internet Explorer 5.0 or above.

CCTV System Component Selection by Shane Franklin
Closed Circuit TV systems were developed in the UK in 1970s. Of course, there have been major changes and advancements since then. CCTV systems used to be very expensive, cumbersome and had to be installed by a professional due to the complexities of setting the systems up. ... Although, wireless is much easier to install, it is more expensive and can occasionally be unreliable. ... Also, you will need to decide on wired or wireless cameras. ... If you will view your system over the internet from another location you won’t need to have a dedicated monitor.

Playstation 3 Is An Entertainment Powerhouse by Kadence Buchanan
Playstation 3 represents Sony's 7th attempt at creating a home video game console system, and arguably their most innovative yet. Set for release on November 17th of 2006, this unit will shape our expectations for video games in the years to come. The system will represent a marked increase in... Connecting via a 1-gigabit Ethernet port, the PS3 is also compatible with Bluetooth technologies, as well as 802.11b/g wireless standards. ... The controller itself is almost identical to the PS2 controller, save a reflective metal coloring and LEDs which help with the wireless functionality of...

Choosing The Right Notebook Computer by Peter Stewart
Notebook computers have incresed in popularity over the last few years. This buldging market for notebook computers gives you more choice than ever before. The flipside is that the wide range makes it that much more difficult to choose the right notebook computer without a little knowledge. ... In the digital age, the internet is very important for many people, so wireless connectivity is essential. ... If you notebook computer is a second computer and you have a main one at home, then you could forgo the DVD writer or the DVD drive altogether if you really need a compact notebook computer.

Is That Your Check Book Driving Away by Darren Miller
Is Your Check Book On The Curb --------------------- This is an article about people throwing away their home computers with all their financial and banking information on them and easily accessible. A very simple first step to financial and identity theft and it happens all the time. ... I wonder how many of those discarded PC's on the truck this morning had owners that secured their wireless Internet connection? ... And now I am writing this article to give you my own personal experience / observation Do You Take Computer Security and Identity Theft Seriously ---------------------...

Generation Laptop by Tom Fox
In May 2005 U.S hardware history was made. This was the first time that laptops sold more than desktop computers in a single month. Indeed, Current Analysis, an innovative research firm headquartered in Sterling, Virginia, confirmed that laptop sales leapt to 53.3 per cent of the total PC retail... Wireless fidelity has moved effortlessly from the boundaries of home and office to the pristine elegance of posh restaurants. ... They hope to use the established infrastructure of the many lamp-posts dotting around merry old England to produce a network of wireless access points.