What You Need to Know About Networking by Alex Lakatos
Because networking is a relatively young science, it borrows language from other disciplines. Many networking terms come from the realm of physical transportation—terms such as bridge, hub, port, routing, and switching. That borrowing is apt. Just as the transportation revolution, and especially... • Improvements in routing and switching gear: For example, switches with in-line power, which allow placement of wireless LAN access points and IP phones anywhere there's a network jack, without external power.

Beyond the Battlefield by Jo-anne De Peralta
Flash solid state disks (SSDs) have undoubtedly gained a strong foothold in the military and enterprise markets. Its capacity to withstand extreme conditions made it fit for on and off ground military operations while speed has been its passport to the enterprise market. ... This trend is further aided by developments in high-speed wired and wireless connectivity protocols, such as USB, FireWire, WiFi, WiMAX, and Bluetooth — tools that facilitate ease in connecting media devices. ... Due to the proliferation of these devices, consumers will demand the ability to create, store, exchange and...

Radio Ga-Ga: How to Listen to Internet Radio by Daniel Dwase
You will discover a few hundred radio stations from across the planet covering a number of different categories to choose from – rap, rock, ambient, electronica and reggae, to name but a few. These are called 'streams' , as they are digital transmissions despatched to your machine using the... This remote controlled dock connects to a TV or stereo system, shows what you're playing on television, and has built-in WiFi connectivity. ... The setting you need to apply is about half-way down. ... The menu is divided into three zones.

Can Hard Drive Phones KILL THE iPod? by Daniel Dwase
A new wave of mobile phones equipped with tiny yet powerful hard disk drives is threatening to put an end to the meteoric rise of the iPod as the public's favourite portable digital music player. When you look at the typical consumer, there are three things that they may come back to their house... If you can do 1Gbit/s, you could transfer the content of an entire 8GB hard drive in 64 seconds, which is not really too bad." Indeed, Samsung's new SGH-i310 comes equipped with USB 2.0 plug and play connectivity, which effectively turns the phone not only into an MP3 player but - perhaps more...

Linspire: Computing The Way It Should Be by Saquib Hussain
As the name indicates, you might have already guessed it right. Linspire is an operating system powered by Linux. There is a growing interest in using Linux on the desktop computer, and these days it's easier than ever to try. Like Microsoft Windows and Mac OS, Linux too is an operating platform... Other potential features include Advanced Wireless Capability with support for Wi-Fi, Bluetooth & IR; Web Publishing Tools, and extremely reliable Plug and Play capabilities. ... I recommend you keep you LAN card and cables plugged in, during installation, if all the devices related to...

Your VPN Doctor for Virtual Private Network Troubleshooting VPN Guide by Aaron Adams
Here are some troubleshooting guides for particular topics. (1) Your Virtual Network Connection (2) VPN Troubleshooting Error Messages (3) VPN Modems Troubleshooting Guide (4) VPN ISP Troubleshooting Guide. (1) Your Virtual Private Network Connection Having trouble connecting to the... If using wireless, temporarily remove Wireless from the picture and focus on the Ethernet card. ... Most hotels and airports that provide Internet connectivity use NAT to connect to the Internet. ... Check your connectivity by pinging several Internet sites.

Guide to Buying Hard Drives by Andrew Gates
Apart from being one of the most essential parts of your computer, hard drive storage is constantly updating, in terms of both capacity of disk space and in physical size. When it comes time to upgrade your disk storage, there are a number of factors for you to take into account. ... Once you've made basic decisions about size, connectivity, speed and data transfer rate, and whether you want an internal drive or external, you can search through Myshopping.com.au to find the most suitable brand, and model, and compare the prices of different vendors.

Internet Faxing Service Review by Ellen Farrell
The Internet is reshaping every form of communications medium, and faxing is no exception. The latest twist: Internet faxing services that let you send messages to any fax machine from any Web browser or email, and others that give you a "personal fax phone number," then forward any documents... In the future as more fax machines include built-in Internet connectivity, faxing might give email a run for its money as a cheap, convenient way to send documents. ... Internet Faxing Services Reviewed The following services provide some type of Internet Faxing: CallWave http://www.callwave.com...

Printer Buying Guide by Jeffrey Lawrence
Printers are essential peripherals, performing a critical role as they render electronic information into tangible records or material output. You’re simply not using your computer to its fullest potential if you are unable to print reports, presentations, letters, photos, or whatever it is you... For more flexible printing options, you may want to look for printers with infrared input/output ports that allow wireless printing from notebooks or other devices with infrared ports. ... • Connectivity: Most printers today no longer support the older parallel connection but feature instead USB...