Cut The Wires by John Geiger
How often do you see someone sitting in an airport lounge or coffee shop working on a laptop computer? Sure they could be playing solitaire, but the odds are increasing that they are corresponding via e-mail, sending a report back to the home office, or downloading a presentation for their next... A wireless card or “adapter” for your laptop computer(s). ... Manufacturers of the newest 5.8GHz models claim they also do not interfere with wireless networks. ... Most new laptops come with wireless capability already installed but if yours doesn’t have it, for less than $100 you can add an...

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? ... Your wireless router and network interface card (NIC) are the parts that actually talk to each other. ... Having a wireless network connection is a great thing; the freedom it gives you is priceless. ... Some wireless access points can extend their coverage over 300 feet from the unit.

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. ... Another great option is a bluetooth card. ... Just remember to consider all of these important tips to ensure that your laptop can meet and/or exceed all...

Is Your Wireless Network Secure? by Travis Fisher
Organizations in our region have been steadily adopting wireless networking over the past few years, and many more businesses will take the leap to wireless over the course of 2006. By implementing a wireless network, your employees can do their job more efficiently and be more productive. ... I won’t get into the technical aspects regarding how wireless networks can be attacked and the methods that can be employed to make them more secure, but I can offer an overview of the three wireless security standards and how they compare to each other to give you an idea of where you stand.

WinXP Routing - Staying Online During Hurricane Wilma by Darren Miller
Hurricane Wilma Put Me Out Of Business For A While ----------------------------------------------- WinXP Routing - My consulting services business is heavily dependent on Internet access. Without it, I am pretty much dead in the water. Since I cannot afford an enterprise satellite backup... When the system reboots, it will be able to route traffic between your internal network and the Internet (Your Wireless card). ... The internal network card, the real Ethernet port integrated into my laptop, was assigned an address such as 192.168.0.254/24 (to be my default gateway for all my...

Getting The Most Out Of Your Laptop Battery by Michelle Robbins
One of the most common complaints by laptop users, how to get longer usage time. We've all been there, ready to take advantage of our mobile status, get some work done on the train or on the plane, batteries all charged are ready to go, when 45 minutes into your project, the first signs that the... Turn off wireless network card - the wireless network card puts a drain on your battery, so a few not going to be using it, disable it. ... If you have a wireless card, you can just remove it. ... Hibernation saves even more energy because it saves your work to the hard drive and then shuts your...

What To Watch Out For When Looking For Flat Or Fixed Fee Computer Consulting by Steven Young
You have a computer networking infrastructure in place. Now you need someone who can maintain your computer networking systems. You want someone who knows Cisco, 3Com, Microsoft Exchange, Active Directory, Firewall protection, phone systems, Novell, Windows 2003 and more. ... Wireless switches and or routers d. ... Upgrades of any hardware, workstations, servers or networking devices. ... Updating the firmwire on the all networking devices including but not limited to the following: a. ... Defragmenting the Exchange database on server 14.

Cabling Your Home for Computer Network - Still a Requirement? by Dmitriy Abaimov
With proliferation of wireless networking and communication equipment it is oh-so-tempting to cut the cord and save a significant sum of money in the process. But is everything that a regular computer networking user needs can be done using just wireless network? ... It is not possible today and with all probability will not be possible in the future to transmit power needed for your networking device via the wireless link. ... Wireless communications are very much proprietary and require whole gamut of conversion equipment to transmit multi-media signals.

4 Computer Money-saving Tips by Sharron Senter
Tip #1 -- Rebates: A rebate is not always a bargain. Computers with rebates are often close to being discontinued. You may pick up a good deal or purchase technology that's about to become yesterday’s news. What's more, stores will often package computers with a bunch of free items to make it... If you have a wireless network at home or at the office, save money and installation time by buying the wireless card built right into the computer. ... If you're using a high speed Internet connection, such as cable broadband or DSL, you'll want to make sure you have a network card built into...

Wireless is Great, but How Do You Make It SAFE? by Steve Freedman
It’s common nowadays to see people sitting in a park and computing, or at their local Starbucks, tapping away on their keyboards. At home, people are taking advantage of the freedom from cables and wires that a wireless network brings. But along with that freedom come dangers. ... All your wireless computers should use MAC Addressing MAC (Media Accessing Control NOT a MacIntosh computer) is an unique hardware address you should assign to your wireless computers so that your Wireless Access Point will only allow these specific computers to connect to your wireless network.