Remote Pc Access by Josh Riverside
Quite a lot of times you must have encountered this problem: you are at home, and some files that you need urgently are saved in your office computer. Or perhaps you are a customer support professional, and a client situated at a distant location has encountered some software error in the middle... Thanks to progression of the wireless technology you can access a PC from anywhere, in any part of the world, through “Remote PC Access” technology. ... Remote PC Access technology enables you to access any PC regardless of firewall, routers, IP addresses etc.

5 Tips for Buying a Laptop by Rob Buenaventura
Buying a laptop is a major investment decision. As such it is not one that you should make lightly. Below are 5 tips that will help prepare you for making the best and most well informed decision when buying a laptop. Tip #1 Size Matters Buying a laptop is a matter that requires some thought. ... Tip #3 Wireless Options Today, when many people think laptop, they think “wireless”. ... However, since so many laptop users are looking for wireless connections, many of today's laptops come pre-wired for wireless Internet.

A Brief History of Mobile Computing by Natalie Aranda
The fascinating world of mobile computing has only been around since the 1990s. Since then, devices that have been developed for mobile computing have taken over the wireless industry. This new type of communication is a very powerful tool for both businesses and personal use. ... These days, most laptops and personal digital assistants all have wireless cards or Bluetooth interfaces built into them for convenient mobile internet access. ... Pocket PCs are another way to conveniently access the internet on the fly.

Wireless Broadband Access - Making the Virtual Office Possible by Rick Parrott
Do you remember when home wireless networking burst into our lives? Suddenly we could work from any where in the house. Have you ever wanted to do the same when you are out on the road? With WiMax, now you can! WiMax is a wireless network access program that offers its subscribers citywide... Purchase your WiMax wireless network card to get access to the broadband system. ... In short, wireless broadband access may be the best key to increasing your competitiveness. ... How about setting up a wireless mobile office that is always connected to your home office?

Tips for Securing Your Home Wifi Network by Jim Faller
As consumers upgrade their computers and laptops and are discovering the convenience of wireless computing, they may also be opening themselves up to attacks from random hackers. If you have a home network and it has wireless capabilities one of the most important things you can do to protect... The first thing you should do is log into your wireless router and change the administration password and username if possible. ... Your next step is to allow access via Mac addresses. ... Get all of the MAC addresses of all of the computers that connect wirelessly and restrict access on the router...

Wireless Connectivity and You by Nathan Kartchner
As computer connectivity continues to evolve, there is a definite push towards wireless. The idea of wireless connectivity is not new. IrDA, or infrared wireless communication has been around for a while. IrDA uses pulsed infrared light waves to provide wireless connectivity to printers, cell... Another developing and yet-to-be released technology that is looking to build upon the current push for wireless connectivity is the Wireless USB standard. ... Wireless VGA essentially allows you to create a separate workstation up to 100 feet away from the source without having to run extension...

How to Prepare a "Bug Out" Laptop Kit by TJ Smith
Can you imagine being away from your computer for an extended period of time? No internet, no email, no funny jokes, no games to play? Many people have found themselves in this position when the unexpected happens. In the event of a natural disaster, terrorist event or a bird flu pandemic,... If you can’t access the internet one way you should be able to access it another way. ... With this setup you should be able to access the internet either through dialup or wireless. ... While your internet access may be down you may be able to find a hot spot for access.

Get Connected To Wi-Fi by Robert Thatcher
Wi-Fi, short for wireless fidelity refers to a set of wireless networking technologies more specifically referred to as any type of 802.11 network, 802.11b and 802.11a, dual band. The word Wi-Fi was built by an organization called the Wi-Fi Alliance. ... It is intentionally planned to be use for wireless devices but is now often used for Internet access. ... It was planned to provide wireless security by protecting the data while it travels from one point to the other. ... Wireless Fidelity is an appearing technology that will probably be as common as electric outlets and phone lines in a...

The Perils of Wireless Networking by Rick Parrott
In November 2003, Toronto police arrested a man in an upscale residential neighborhood. They noticed his car driving slowly the wrong way down a one-way street. Upon stopping the car, the police discovered the driver naked from the waist down. What was he doing? ... Some wireless access points can extend their coverage over 300 feet from the unit. ... According to research by the World Wide War Drive over 228,537 wireless access points were detected. ... Having a wireless network connection is a great thing; the freedom it gives you is priceless.

Securing Your Wireless LAN by Jonathan Coupal
Introduction It has become common practice to deploy wireless networks for convenience applications requiring users to be mobile. Also many "road warriors" have Wi-Fi accounts that let them access the Internet and the corporate network from remote locations. ... · Controlling access to the wireless network while also enabling access for guests is often a problem. ... Advanced Wireless Security Features IT personnel have a number of available options to make their wireless networks more secure than they are using WEP: · The Wi-Fi Alliance has developed Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA), which...