It is sad when something that you brought into this world leaves it, and I am feeling a bit blue about the demise of Network Computing magazine, announced today. Even though I haven’t been involved in the publication in many years, it still was my baby... Web Informant »
Home wireless networks are, generally speaking, pretty reliable but there are always some ‘tweaks’ you can do to squeeze more performance or stability out of it. I came across a good guide on Microsoft’s site which offers easy to do steps. Of course, the... (posted on 28 Aug 2008 by PCMech)
What happens when popular third-party "widget" apps slow the performance of a network with a huge user base? Read more at our web site (posted on 26 Aug 2008 by Data Center Knowledge)
A feature I have come to love is wake on lan which allows you to start a computer remotely across the network. One limitation to it, however, is that you can only send the ‘magic packet’ across your local network. Well, if you want to be able to wake... (posted on 26 Aug 2008 by PCMech)
Commodity servers have transformed the data centers of many of today's leading Internet companies. Could low-end switches drive a similar shift in data center networking, currently the domain of expensive brand-name switches? That's the focus of a... (posted on 25 Aug 2008 by Data Center Knowledge)
Yesterday we linked to a post from ThinkBroadband which reported that the BBC had switched the primary CDN provider for its iPlayer from Akamai to Level 3. Dan Rayburn updates and corrects the story, noting that the BBC continues to work with Akamai... (posted on 22 Aug 2008 by Data Center Knowledge)
Sprint is desperately trying to hold on to its customers. The company recently announced that it plans to significantly lower its phone as a modem rate. The current rate of $49.95 a month will be lowered to $15.00 a month. This is extremely good news for... (posted on 21 Aug 2008 by Pulse 2)

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