Personal Wireless with Bluetooth by Karen Wilkinson
If you already have a wireless network for your computers, you may be very interested in what's coming next. Would you like it if your PDA, your mobile phone, your mp3 player and almost everything else you connect to your computer could be wireless too? ... Basically, more than anything, Bluetooth is a replacement for USB: some say that while 802.11 wireless networking is wireless Ethernet, Bluetooth is wireless USB. ... It is not, though, the same thing as an old-style wireless mouse or keyboard, which required a receiver to be plugged into one of your computers' ports, and didn't have...

Wireless Encryption and Security Threats by Troy Davies
The following are the items most often at risk. * Thieves can steal your sensitive personal and business data. * Harmful viruses and worms can infiltrate your network, even evading your anti-virus software. * Hackers can hijack your Wi-Fi to spam or attack others - and you could be liable. ... You'll still need to turn on encryption at the wireless router or access point, but once you've done that you can set up encryption as you set up the network using the Wireless Network Setup Wizard. ... Open the 'View Available Wireless Networks' screen by right-clicking on your wireless connection...

Setting Up AirPort Express Base Station For Wireless Music Streaming by Carlos Cabezas
Here’s your problem. You have a ton of music on your computer. Your computer speakers sound ok but music from your Itunes software would sound a lot better playing through your nice home stereo in the other room. If you run a cord all that way from your computer to your home stereo your house... You now need to have Windows XP connect to this new wireless network connection that you created if it does not do so automatically (near the clock in lower right hand corner right click on your wireless network adapter icon, choose view available Wireless Networks, and join the new wireless...

WANS, LANS, WLANS and now WPANS (Wireless Personal Area Networks) by Eric Meyer
I know you know what a LAN (Local Area network) is and a WLAN (Wireless Local Area network) but do you know what a WPAN is…..? A WPAN is a personal area network which uses Bluetooth technology to connect everything from cell phones and ear pieces to key boards and desktops. ... When most people think of wireless they will think about Wifi hot spots or wireless routers. ... Other quick examples of Bluetooth networking is wireless keyboards and mice. ... WPAN’s (Wireless Personal area networks) are all around you and they will become more and more common.

Portable Gadgets And Wireless Technology Are A Powerful Combination by Julia Hall
Wireless technology is making it so that different types of gadgets can be seamlessly integrated into a network in homes and offices, but one use for wireless networking that doesn't get quite as much attention is the ability to built networks of devices on the human body. ... One of the major types of wireless technology that you'll find in a lot of devices is Blue Tooth wireless technology. ... Blue Tooth wireless technology allows for devices that can communicate with each other without the use of cords running between them.

Home Networking by Bob Rankin
Setting up Your Home Network As society and technology change, it's becoming common for homes to have more than one computer. When an existing computer is a few years old, parents will often take advantage of today's lower prices, purchase a new computer, and pass the old one down to the kids. ... If you want to use wireless connections, you'll need a wireless router and a wireless adapter for each computer. ... Most laptops have a wireless adapter built in, most desktop models do not. ... You'll need to connect each of your computers to the router with a cable, or go wireless.

Setting Up and Securing Your Wireless Network by Herman T. Lee
There are more and more individuals opting to work from home than ever before. The advantages to this are many including avoiding the morning and evening rush hours, being able to spend time with your kids and significant other, and doing everything on your own time. ... Here are some general guidelines to follow in setting up your wireless network. ... Setup the wireless access/router point via a wired client. ... Right now somewhere out there, there is someone with a receiver waiting to pick up on an unsuspecting person’s wireless local area network.

Wireless Routers: Features of DLinks DI-634M MIMO Wireless Router by Eric Meyer
If you are interested in purchasing a new wireless router you should consider DLINK's DI-634M. Many wireless routers such as the Linksys WRT54g have been on the market for many years which lack the speed and coverage of newer MIMO enabled routers. Features: MIMO - MIMO stands for (MULTI in... Security - Security features for this router include: 1.MAC address filtering - Limits only the computers you want or don't want to access the network 2.WEP,WPA,WPA2 - WPA2 is the highest form of wireless security out their for wireless routers.

Network Cabling: Available Options by Joshua Feinberg
As their IT consultant, your small business prospects and clients will need you to explain the different network cabling options available to them. Traditional Wired Ethernet (Category 5) Until very recently, Category 5 data cabling was the de facto standard for both enterprise and small... Wireless Ethernet Based on 802.11b (11Mbps) 802.11b wireless is also a relatively mature standard that provides up to 11Mbps Ethernet service. ... Although wireless networking hardware is more expensive than comparable wired Ethernet equipment, your clients will save on the installation costs of...

Tomorrows MP3 Digital Music - Small with Tons of Storage, Larger with a Video Screen, or All in One by Daryl Plaza
Tomorrow's MP3 digital music - will it be small with tons of storage, larger with a video screen, or non-existent and end up in a cellphone. Changes in the market will likely split into all three markets the way as stated in the title above. Most of it really depends on the Americans and... There are a few wireless systems currently available on the market, like the wireless music centre from Phillips, the Sonos digital music system, or Microsoft's media center extender. ... This will not move forward until manufactures and software companies are convinced their copyright is secure since...