March 2010

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Wireless Network Troubleshooting 101: Going Vanilla

The average wireless network can be both a blessing and a curse at the same time.  On one hand, it is often possible to connect everything from laptops, Skype phones, and even set top boxes (STBs) to a single wireless network.  This enables sharing of resources such as files on computers, NAS boxes, countless digital [...]

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Google Kansas in, Topeka Out: The Capital City of Fiber Optics?

When Google announced plans for a groundbreaking fiber optic network that would offer broadband speeds of up to 1 Gbps directly to consumers, it turned more than a few heads.  Google did not announce exactly where this network would be, and they were rather vague as to how many customers it would serve only offering [...]

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TiVo Premier: TiVo Takes Their Game to The Next Level

TiVo has long since been a mainstay in the home theater arena, but their new release looks to take things up a notch or ten.  Dubbed TiVo premier, the new version of TiVo includes some serious software tweaks and even some new hardware such as an eSata port and large internal hard drives.  And, yes, [...]

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Is Internet Censorship Inevitable?

One of the best things about the Internet is that it allows virtually everyone with a connection to have a voice, or almost everyone.  Anyone who happens to live in a country with very strict Internet censorship guidelines may find that their voice is not welcome and that they may be cut off from the [...]