Considerations When Creating A Mobility Extension To The Corporate Network by Matt Vaughn
Mobile strategy This paper assumes your organisation has an established and accepted business case for mobility and you are now ready to proceed. When implementing a mobility solution the impacts are not just on the actual end-user but also the subtle and long-lasting effect to your I.T. ... A strategy for mobility must include looking at the areas of: Mobile devices and device management Communications (wireless and wired), protocols and costs Mobile applications, customisation and usability Back-office data requirements and how the data integration points Centralised...

A Personal Digital Assistant Puts the World in the Palm of Your Hand by Kathryn Lively
Every year we make the same resolutions: we are going to exercise more, eat better, and above all get organized. Maybe you are like the thousands upon thousands of people who, each year, go out and buy a thick personal organizer. You look forward to a new year of planning appointments and... Other styles allow users to access the Internet and send e-mail or instant messages. ... If you require constant accessibility, look for wireless capability. ... Determine if you really need the extras like phone access and video storage before you buy.

Should You Upgrade to an XBox 360 by Colette Ianieri
The XBox 360 is going to be one of the most sought after gifts of this upcoming holiday season. However many people want to know is it worth upgrading now, or should you wait, here are some factors you may want to consider. The base price for and XBox 360 is $300, the most common accessories are... You also have access to updates and patches as they become available. ... This is a paid online membership that allows you to get free trials of new games and play in head to head action against other players over your high speed internet connection.

Watch Your Own PSP Movies by Samantha Davis
PSP (PlayStation Portable) was released by Sony Computer Entertainment into the U.S. markets in 2005 as a full-service, handheld entertainment system capable of delivering most every media source in a single tiny portable device. Since that time Sony has recorded sales in excess of 31 million... These can be watched by either saving the movie to the memory stick from the Internet to play through the PSP, downloading through the wireless Internet connectivity option directly into the PSP, or through a pre-recorded UMD (Universal Media Disk) movie similar to a DVD.

I Know What You Did Last Session: Basic Applied Cryptography by Jeremy Martin
While Janet was sitting in a cyber café sending emails to friends and surfing the web, there was a person sitting three tables away reading each email she sent before they ever got to the email server. During this period of time, the thief was able to get access to her bank account, passwords to... Most devices also allow for a wireless access point to filter MAC addresses to increase access controls onto the device. ... Some of the more popular tools used for wardriving are: Airopeek – a WiFi packet sniffer Airsnort - a WEP encryption key recovery tool Kismet - an 802.11 layer2 wireless...

Nintendo Wii, a Real Revolution? by John Gibb
After the release of the Xbox and PS2, in the highly competitive world of video gaming consoles it appears like Nintendo was pushed out of the game. Now, with the brand new Xbox 360 and the soon to be released PS3, Nintendo needs to definitely do something cool in order to keep up with the 2... Of course, it features wireless controllers, 2 USB ports and a built in antennae for WiFi internet access. ... Regarding interior hardware aspects of the Wii, what we know by the moment is that it will be equipped with an IBM CPU, an ATI graphics card and a RAM memory of 512MB.

The Gaming Laptop Lover by Louise Wasa
To keep in touch with your business, friends and to receive and deliver information, people carry their laptops. In that way they can access the internet, have conferences, and many other features that their desktop computer can do back at the office. ... Modern technology makes it possible also to connect wireless or using a cell phone as a transmitter. ... The state of the art, ultralight, ultra chic and ultra portable laptops are definitely a good example of what cutting edge technology means.

What Apple Could Learn from Microsoft: Front Row Versus Windows Media Center by Daniel Dwase
While the iMac G5's software interface for multimedia – Front Row – is new to the Mac platform. Windows users have had similar tools – in Microsoft's Windows XP Media Center Edition – for a couple of years now. Is it possible that, as Front Row matures, it could learn a thing or two from Windows? ... And you can't browse internet radio stations, but you can access stations you've bookmarked in iTunes. ... Some Media Center PCs have over-the-air radio tuners, but the software will also let you access internet radio stations.

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... What to Watch For Several trends in routing and switching are of particular interest to SMBs: • Increasing need for Internet connections: Fully 70 percent of North American SMBs were planning to increase Internet connectivity and bandwidth during the next year, according to an April 2004...

Networking Terms: Educating Your Clients by Joshua Feinberg
It is very important to educate your small business prospects and clients on key small business networking terms and buzzwords. After all, in order to "win them over", you need to be speaking the same language. In fact, you may even want to prepare a "cheat sheet", based on the below... • NIC (Network Interface Card) - a printed circuit board, adapter card or the underlying supporting chipset that snaps into the motherboard of a desktop PC, notebook or server and transmits and receives packets on a network; used to connect to networks including a local area network (LAN), wide area network...