Posted by Matt Thommes on 10/26/07 in Freeware, Networking, Software, Tutorials
Desktop sharing is an incredibly useful approach for collaborating on ideas, holding presentations, or simply accessing remote computers. Zoho Meeting meets the needs of desktop sharing for small businesses and independent entrepreneurs. The product is straight-forward and practical. And did I mention it’s free?
Posted by Matt Thommes on 09/17/07 in Hardware, Networking, Opinion, Review
The Nikon S7c is one of the latest digital cameras to include WiFi capabilities. The 7.1 Megapixel camera sports a 3x zoom, 3-inch LCD, and a stylish design, but let’s not kid ourselves. The WiFi is the reason this camera is so attractive.
Posted by Andy Atkinson on 07/11/06 in Freeware, Hardware, Linux, Networking, Tips
The story surrounding this router is an interesting one. The WRT54G is a consumer level router with a wireless access point that has been selling “literally hundreds of thousands per month” according to an article at Linux Devices. The router has been through several versions (around 6 major versions) as Linksys has tweaked the hardware and software. Recently Linksys has decreased the hardware performance of the WRT54G while leaving the product name unchanged, confusing and arguably, cheating consumers.
Posted by Andy Atkinson on 12/28/05 in Networking, Review
This article is written as a follow-up to my previous article on UltraVNC where many visitors commented with suggestions for software they use for remote connection and remote assistance. Most users are connecting through routers and NATs (explained below), so they may not be able to forward ports on the remote router. If you are providing remote assistance, the remote user, a family member or friend, might be incapable of forwarding ports on the router.
Posted by Andy Atkinson on 10/26/05 in Networking, Tutorials
Everyone agrees that security is important, no one agrees on how much effort should go into securing your home wireless LAN. The good news is that there are some basic steps you can take that require just 5 minutes of your time. In this article I will show you how to add various layers of security to your home wireless LAN. The specific wireless router I will be using is a Linksys WRT54G, a popular 802.11g (54 Mbps) device.
Posted by Andy Atkinson on 10/25/05 in Networking, Tips, Windows
If you are running a wireless card on Windows XP and have experienced problems maintaining a connection to your wireless router, I highly recommend that you disable the “Wireless Zero Configuration” service.
