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- Palm Foley with Linux threatens the Laptop
- At the Digital Experience in New York this week, Palm demonstrated the simplicity of their Foley 2 pound sub-notebook device that can potentially replace a full blown laptop for mobile workers. I was initially very skeptical of such a device until I saw it turn on and off instantly with...
- Tags: Mobile/Wireless, Hardware, News, Networking
- Blog posts 2007-07-02
- 802.11n Draft 2.0 gear still a neighbor killer
- As we get to the final draft stages of the 802.11n standard, it was thought that the neighbor interference issues have been put to rest by the Draft 2.0. The new standard supposedly has a strict ban on dual-channel operation whenever any legacy devices are operating. The product is suppose to back off from...
- Tags: Consumer electronics, Hardware, Intel, Mobile/Wireless, Networking, News, Technology policy
- Blog posts 2007-06-26
- The role of 802.11n in the Enterprise
- As the 802.11n standard gets closer to final ratification, Enterprises are beginning to wonder how this may impact their Wireless LAN strategy in the coming year and beyond. For organizations that may choose to deploy 802.11n, it will have serious upgrade implications for both the infrastructure and the client side...
- Tags: Networking, Mobile/Wireless, Intel, Infrastructure, Hardware, Desktop
- Blog posts 2007-06-19
- ASUS and Intel slaughters OLPC with Eee-ase
- ASUS and Intel have actually created an alternative for Nicholas Negroponte's OLPC One Laptop Per Child called the "Eee PC". The difference here is that the ASUS Eee PC is actually something that looks usable and perhaps even desirable for everyday use as a super cheap UMPC Ultra Mobile PC. The...
- Tags: News, Mobile/Wireless, Intel, Hardware, Fun Stuff, Energy efficiency, Desktop, Consumer electronics
- Blog posts 2007-06-06
- A rational debate on Net Neutrality
- The subject of Net Neutrality has become so politicized that it's almost impossible to have a rational debate on the subject. Even the term "Net Neutrality" has become a political slogan that is often deliberately vague to hide its true meaning. Is it even possible to have a rational debate...
- Tags: Technology policy, News, Networking, Net Neutrality, Mobile/Wireless, Infrastructure
- Blog posts 2007-06-04
- Free Wi-Fi Driver vulnerability auditing tool released!
- In this last year, we've had a rash of critical wireless driver vulnerabilities affecting major vendors from Apple, Intel, Broadcom, to D-Link Atheros. Driver vulnerabilities even extended in to the Video driver space with the NVIDIA flaw. Then there are the weaponized penetration tools like Metasploit 3 that can demonstrate...
- Tags: Security, News, Networking, Mobile/Wireless, Microsoft, Intel, Infrastructure, Hardware, Desktop, Apple
- Blog posts 2007-05-30
- Canon's FSO laser beam uplink
- Canon showed off its latest line of FSO Free Space Optics CANOBEAM products. These devices offer 156 to 1250 mbps of actual throughput under good atmospheric conditions and aren't susceptible to RF Radio Frequency interference. The downside to FSO devices is that they must have an unobstructed line-of-sight in non-foggy...
- Tags: Networking, Mobile/Wireless, Infrastructure
- Blog posts 2007-05-23
- 10 things you'll miss when you upgrade to Exchange 2007
- This article is also available as a PDF download.Exchange 2007 is the new kid on the block, and it includescool new features like unified messaging, improved spam filtering, and smartscheduling. But as with any upgrade, there are bound to be a few features thatget left behind. Here are a few...
- Tags: Mobile/wireless, Microsoft Outlook, E-mail servers
- Technical articles 2007-05-17
- WinHEC: Drivers, Home Server, Server 2008
- At WinHEC 2007, Bill Gates kicked off the keynote session and proclaimed that Windows Vista sold 40 million copies in the first 100 days which is twice as fast as Windows XP. That doesn't include all the coupons that were sold with new PCs during Christmas 2006 shopping season but...
- Tags: Storage, Servers, News, Networking, Mobile/Wireless, Microsoft, Desktop
- Blog posts 2007-05-16
- Why VPN can't replace Wi-Fi security
- Every time the subject of wireless LAN security comes up, people ask me about VPN as a solution for securing Wi-Fi (Wi-Fi is the common marketing name for 802.11 wireless LANs). Ive always told people that VPN security shouldnt be a substitute for good Wi-Fi security and I even...
- Tags: Security, Networking, Mobile/Wireless, Infrastructure
- Blog posts 2007-05-12
- Retailers haven't learned from TJX - still running WEP
- When I blogged earlier this week about TJXs failure to secure their wireless LAN and how it may end up costing TJX a billion dollars, I knew that it was merely the tip of the iceberg with so many retailers still running WEP encryption. As if WEP wasnt already...
- Tags: Servers, Security, Networking, Mobile/Wireless, Hardware, Desktop
- Blog posts 2007-05-10
- TJX's failure to secure Wi-Fi causes $1B damage
- Most of the major retailers during that time were running WEP and many are STILL running some form of WEPThe news TJ Maxx data breach has rocked the the retail and banking industry and many estimate that it will cost hundreds of millions or even a billion plus dollars in...
- Tags: Servers, Security, News, Networking, Mobile/Wireless, Infrastructure, Desktop
- Blog posts 2007-05-07
- Open Access Point defense for child porn shot down
- Arstechnica has this story on a man being convicted for child pornography whose "Open Access Point defense" was shot down. Im not sure we can really blame the Open Access Point defense here because the police actually found CDs with child porn inside the convicted mans room.The FBI says...
- Tags: Security, Networking, Mobile/Wireless
- Blog posts 2007-04-23
- Free Dynamic DNS account for anywhere access to your home
- Getting access to your computer and resources in the home from the Internet isnt something thats trivial if youre using most broadband connections with non-fixed IP addresses, unless of course you implement Dynamic DNS. Ive written this step-by-step tutorial to help you set up your own Dynamic DNS service...
- Tags: Vista, Servers, Security, Networking, Mobile/Wireless, Infrastructure
- Blog posts 2007-04-12
- The dream of the universal power connector becoming a reality
- Ive dreamed of a universal power connector for small electronic devices for years but Ive come to the conclusion that it will never happen because there is simply too much money to be made in selling proprietary power adapters. But in a strange turn of events, I may be...
- Tags: Networking, Mobile/Wireless, Infrastructure, Hardware, Energy efficiency, Consumer electronics
- Blog posts 2007-04-11
- Choose the right VoIP gateway
- Of all the "pieces" of a business-level VoIPsystem, gateways may be the least understood. If you're in charge of setting upVoIP on your organization's network, selecting the right gateway is a crucialpart of the process.But before you make a decision, you first need to understandwhat this component does, how it...
- Tags: VoIP and IP telephony, Networking, Mobile/wireless, Hardware
- Technical articles 2007-04-06
- Cisco shows off 3G interface cards at CTIA
- Cisco showed off its third-generation CDMA and GSM HWIC based Wireless WAN interface cards at the CTIA. These cards plug into the Cisco 1841, 2800, and 3800 ISR integrated services routers for backup connectivity or for primary connectivity in mobile or remote locations that lack wired Internet access. Using Ciscos...
- Tags: Networking, Mobile/Wireless, Infrastructure, Hardware
- Blog posts 2007-03-29
- Wireless LAN security myths that won't die
- Its been two years since Ive wrote "The six dumbest ways to secure a wireless LAN" and its probably been one of my more successful blog entries ever with two flashes on Digg. Since that time Ive written a free electronic book on enterprise wireless LAN security for anyone...
- Tags: Vista, Networking, Mobile/Wireless, Infrastructure, Security, Desktop
- Blog posts 2007-03-26
- How Apple orchestrated web attack on researchers
- Last summer when I wrote "Vicious orchestrated assault on MacBook wireless researchers", it set off a long chain of heated debated and blogs. I had hoped to release the information on who orchestrated the vicious assault but threats of lawsuits and a spineless company that refused to defend itself...
- Tags: Apple, Defcon2006, Mobile/Wireless, News, Security, ~Events~
- Blog posts 2007-03-20
- Choosing between Vista x86 32 bit or x64 64 bit
- One of the more common questions I hear about Vista is which bit version of Windows Vista should one get. Do we go with x86 32 bit edition or x64 64 bit edition? Im going to try to clear that question up as best as I can and...
- Tags: 64-bit, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., AMD, Desktop, Hardware, Intel, Intel Corp., Intel x86, Microsoft Windows Vista, Mobile/Wireless, Processors, Vista, X64
- Blog posts 2007-03-07
