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NetSetMan: Network Switching as Easy as Ready, Set, Go! - 11/20/2008 If you change networks often, chances are you also change network settings and switch profiles frequently. NetSetMan, a freeware Windows utility, streamlines the process and removes much of the tedium.
ZyXEL NWA-3160, Premium Service at Economical Price - 10/30/2008 Don't let the low price fool you. The ZyXEL NWA-3160 is business-class access point that offers all the usual enterprise features in addition to being a hybrid wireless controller and RADIUS server.
MediaMall Technologies PlayOn - 10/9/2008 If you want to free (some) Web-based video from the constraints of your PC and let if flourish on your TV, Playon.
Windows Remote Desktop: Configuring Your Firewall and Router
Before Windows can accept remote desktop connections via Microsoft's Remote Desktop Connection client application or via a Web browser, the firewall and router must be set to allow it. Learn how to configure both. - 11/13/08
Share iTunes Music and More on Your Network
With iTunes, you can take your music with you -- even if your iPod is elsewhere. All it takes is a network and the right software. - 11/06/08
Home Network NAS: Buy vs. Build?
Need storage for you home network but don't want to commit to a NAS device? Don't fret, centralized storage is still on the table -- if you know where to look. - 10/23/08
Windows Remote Desktop: Setting Up Web Access
Last month we looked at enabling the Remote Desktop for connectivity via Microsoft's Remote Desktop Connection client program. Now, we look at Remote Desktop Connection client, which enables you to access your PC from within a Web browser, eliminating the need to have a client program installed. - 10/16/08
Understanding Vista's Network Map
Network Map offers a bird's-eye -- albeit potentially incomplete -- view of your network. - 10/02/08
Protect Yourself From Coffee Shop Wi-Fi Attacks
As wireless connectivity becomes more and more common, our exposure to security risks goes up. Here's how to be safe while you're standing in line for your mocha. - 8/21/08
Why Can't Government Be More Like the Internet? Google CEO Eric Schmidt pushes an innovation-themed policy agenda and offers an impassioned call for Washington to reform the way it does business. — 11/18/08
Senator Revives Push for Net Neutrality With Obama headed to the White House and more Democrats in Congress, supporters of regulating network openness themselves see an opening. — 11/14/08
NetSetMan: Network Switching as Easy as Ready, Set, Go!
ZyXEL NWA-3160, Premium Service at Economical Price
MediaMall Technologies PlayOn
