Home Networking by Bob Rankin
Setting up Your Home Network As society and technology change, it's becoming common for homes to have more than one computer. When an existing computer is a few years old, parents will often take advantage of today's lower prices, purchase a new computer, and pass the old one down to the kids. ... If you are running Windows XP or MacOS X, all you have to do is connect your computers and high-speed modem to the router, and Internet connection sharing should just work like magic. ... So an Evil Hacker driving by with a laptop (or even your neighbor) might be able to tap into your Internet...

The Video Sharing Software Explosion by Brian Peters
Video Sharing: A Boon in the Media Revolution Methods The natural evolution on the Internet from text and pictures is to video. Video quality and video sharing software on the Internet has improved by leaps and bounds as underlying technologies like operating systems, browsers and browser... Uses Research indicates that the most significant use of video sharing software is in the social networking software industry, which provides economic support for a majority of video sharing websites. ... Surveys indicate that reading traditional media, such as newspapers and books, is significantly...

P2P Applications by Jennifer Bailey
‘Peer to Peer’ (P2P) applications allow users to share and download music files, video files, and other digital content through the Internet. P2P applications have become very popular with domestic users as it allows seamless integration of applications with computers of different configurations... The official version of this P2P tends to monopolize a network connection and not allow Internet surfing or otherwise utilizing the network while files are being downloaded or uploaded. ... The application does not contain advertising and software base is maintained by an open source development...

Internet Provider Connection Software: Why? by Lyle Cochran
As a computer technician I encounter many misconceptions about computers. Internet provider software is one that is often misunderstood. Internet service providers often give customers the false impression that their software is necessary to connect to the internet. ... Not all Internet service providers require that you install connection software and are very willing to help you set up your Windows connection. ... Usually other Windows network services are also disabled, such as Internet connection sharing.

VPN Client by Kent Pinkerton
VPN is an abbreviation for Virtual Private Network. Private network is a network for select users that has a firewall enabled to prevent intrusion from the Internet. Even though such networks tend to be safe from intrusion, it causes a problem for users. ... The Internet can be accessed even if the VPN networks connection is not active. ... Connecting the computer directly when there is only one Internet connection bypasses the firewall. ... VPN message traffic is carried on a public networking infrastructure (Internet) using standard protocols.

Do You Have An Evil Twin? by Lynn Chan
What you don't know can hurt you. Next time you connect to one of them, be very observant you're connecting to a legitimate one and not an evil twin. What is an evil twin? They are fake Internet gateways posing as a legitimate wifi hotspots. Supposing you visit the local Internet cafe who has a... Right click on the Internet connection or the Network connection and select Properties. ... You boot up your notebook computer, your wifi connection software seeks out available networks and gives you an option of two (maybe more) networks you can get online with.

Home Networking - Where to Begin and Different Approaches by Lewis Gunter
Wired This is the grandfather of networking, the bread and butter combo, the standard. Setting up a wired network is not very difficult, can be done inexpensively, and doesn’t require much prior networking experience. What you’ll need For internet sharing, you will need a Cable/DSL router. ... Wireless Wireless networking is becoming more and more commonplaces in homes that need to link together multiple PCs or share an internet connection, but that don’t want to run cable all over their home.

Disruptive Technologies, Part 2: Music Editors and Steam Engines are Still Related by Josh Nowell
I have illustrated on how music editors are related to steam engines in Part 1. Why so loose a connection? Because I want to stress the universal timeline from the early days of steam engines to the modernity of music editors, during which technology has evolved in waves of disruption. ... But this first peer-to-peer music sharing program was not only cheaper (in fact, users only needed to pay for their internet access and the music editors if they wish to morph the songs before sharing) than what conventional music producers offer, but also quickly revolutionized the way people listen to...

DIY Radio: Start your Own Online Radio Channel by Daniel Dwase
If you have a PC there's a host of options for starting your own internet radio station: Radio 365, Shoutcast, or Icecast, for example. For Macs, software developer Rogue Amoeba (www.rogueamoeba.com) sells Nicecast ($40). Nicecast is to internet radio what Napster was to mp3 sharing. ... All you need is an internet connection and a Mac and you are an instant DJ. ... This easy-to-use server software lets you set up your Mac to stream audio from any source, such as iTunes. ... Note: Whether using a PC or Mac, you're not legally allowed to broadcast copyrighted music over the internet in...

Always-On Networks Created with a Wireless Router by Troy Davies
If you're using a wireless network with Windows' built-in Internet Connection Sharing, you're probably quite happy with it -- but there's a problem. The problem is this: the computer the modem is connected to needs to be turned on before any of the other computers can get Internet access! ... One that a lot of people run into sooner or later is that there are some programs that require a direct Internet connection for some functions. ... Using a wireless router instead of Internet Connecting Sharing at least lets you use these functions if you configure it, but it can be a pain.