How To Select The Best Business Laptops by Tim Childree
The corporate life is hectic, so it is important to have a fast, reliable, lightweight notebook that can maximize your daily output by keeping your projects organized and your workflow streamlined. One of the first things you need to look for in a business laptop is wireless connectivity. ... A wireless networking card allows you to connect to the Internet via thousands of wireless networks (also called hotspots) located nationwide. ... From planning your appointments and schedules to writing reports, sending email, and staying up-to-date with all of the latest business news and headlines,...

Discount Apple Laptops by Jimmy Sturo
Apple provides a good range of laptops for students at discounted prices. The special online Apple store provides a 15% off the already low education pricing on selected Mac accessories and the requisite software if the student’s school or college joins Technology Rewards. ... An AirPort Extreme Card can be added to the EMac to quickly and easily connect to the school’s wireless network. ... The main advantage is that eMac can be used to connect to both wired and wireless Mac and PC networks. ... Technology Rewards provides funding for a school to invest in technical support services,...

Microsoft Update - 5 Reasons to Update Service Pack 2 by Jason Kohrs
Microsoft released Service Pack 2 (SP2) for the Windows XP operating system back in August (2004), representing significant improvements in many areas, especially system security. For those people that are still unsure whether they should update to it, the following five reasons may help make... The “Wireless Network Setup Wizard” will lead a user of any expertise through the installation process, and the “Microsoft Broadband Network Utility” will help them monitor and maintain the network just as easily.

J2ME Developers and Programmers: The Mobile Game Industry Winners by Chris Palau
If you think that current gaming technology is hot then, as they say, “you ain’t seen nothing yet.” Wireless or mobile gaming is the future and the future is now. 2004 saw an explosion in mobile gaming technology which redefined the mobile phone as a gaming device. ... According to industry analysts Frost & Sullivan, the “global mobile game industry, which generated US$436.4 million in 2002, will balloon to US$9.34 billion by 2008.“ Asia is at the epicenter of the wireless gaming explosion where an estimated 500 million people are wireless Internet subscribers and two out of five are...

Remote Access by Josh Riverside
The term Remote Access refers to the ability to get access to a computer or a network from a remote location. This technology is largely used in big corporate houses, where the people in faraway places can easily access the computer’s network. Remote Internet Access works on a similar technology. ... Other various technologies used for providing Remote Internet Access with faster data rates are: Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN), wireless, cable modem, and Digital Subscriber Line (DSL).

Introduction of A Basic Printer by Alan Ross
The word printer means different things in different fields of applications. Going by the generic meaning, a printer means one who is in the occupation of printing and publishing. It also means a device which prints out the results of data computed by computers, as applied to computers. ... Printers can be permanently interfaced with individual computers or can be anywhere in the network, invariably through network interfaces, either wired or wireless, so that any or all users can share for hard copy production.

Is Public Wi-Fi Access Safe? by Bob Rankin
Surfing Safely in Starbucks... A few months ago I met with a group of Internet professionals, all of us sporting laptops with wireless connections to the hotel's access point. On the second day of the conference, one of the attendees put up a slide on the overhead showing logins and passwords... Learn how to stay safe from this attack by reading this helpful article: http://www.aunty-spam.com/wifi-hotspot-evil-twins-mimic-wi-fi-hotspots-and-steal-your-data Securing Your Wireless HOME Network Do you have a wireless laptop and router at home?

Security Risks and Ways to Decrease Vulnerabilities in a 802.11b Wireless Environment by Richard Johnson
Introduction This document explains topics relating to wireless networks. The main topics discussed include, what type of vulnerabilities exist today in 802.11 networks and ways that you can help prevent these vulnerabilities from happening. Wireless networks have not been around for many years. ... Network intrusion detection mode is the most complex and configurable configuration, allowing Snort to analyze network traffic for matches against a user defined rule set and perform several actions based upon what it sees.” http://www.snort.org/docs/writing_rules/chap1.html#tth_chAp1...

A Brief Introduction To Bluetooth by Oliver Dvorak
Bluetooth was designed to allow low bandwidth wireless connections to become easy to use so even those who are new to wireless can use them. Version one.One of Bluetooth describes a low power, short range wireless networking technology that uses radio waves to send data at rates up to 720... The specification for Bluetooth eliminates the need for cables by providing a small form factor, low cost wireless solution that will link computers, cell phones, and other electronics. ... Industry Standard Bluetooth is an industry standard communication of wireless, meaning that it enables the...

Wireless Networking - Laptop Labs for Schools by Eric Meyer
Purchasing laptops for mobile labs is often a daunting task for an educator. Mobile labs can be a great asset if the right equipment is purchased. Mobile labs have been shown to increase test scores and help students focus. If the wrong type of equipment is purchased the mobile laptop lab will... Next, the laptops need to have Ethernet network adapters in case they need to plug directly into the network. ... Fourth the laptops need to have a integrated wireless 802.11g adapter. ... If you decide to use a PCMICA wireless adapter they will get bumped and bruised and broken with in the first...