Common WiFi Problems. Glenn Fleishman of WiFiNetnews has an in-depth article in PC World that explains and solves common Wi-Fi problems. It documents the current state of WiFi setup and maintenance, reviewing common troubles and explaining solutions, clearly. It's an excellent overview – no matter what your level of expertise – and provides a good… Continue reading Common WiFi Problems
Month: April 2004
Marriott WiFi Vrs Best Western
Marriott WiFi Vrs Best Western. Marriott International, announced today that more than 1,200 of its hotels offer wireless high-speed internet access worldwide. Marriott says it is the largest deployment of wireless high-speed internet access in the hotel industry, offered at select Marriott Hotels & Resorts, Renaissance Hotels & Resorts, Courtyard, Residence Inn, TownePlace Suites, Fairfield… Continue reading Marriott WiFi Vrs Best Western
Technology Resets the Clock
Wired News: Technology Resets the Clock. Montez handles tech support at a major New York City electronics retailer. Starting this weekend, and continuing all next week, Montez expects to be besieged by people who have lost the manuals that accompanied their gadgets and no longer remember how to reset the devices' clocks. [Tomalak's Realm]
Author of BitTorrent gives away his marketing secret
Author of BitTorrent gives away his marketing secret. I met Bram Cohen last night at a party again. I keep running into him in places I don't expect. Don't know who he is? He's the guy who wrote BitTorrent. He tells me he's had more than 10 million downloads. It came out in the summer… Continue reading Author of BitTorrent gives away his marketing secret
I'm in Kunal's World now, (Now I know why we called them K-Logs)
I'm in Kunal's World now, (Now I know why we called them K-Logs). You know, Kunal's OutlookMT feature is, for me, a killer feature. One of those that'll change — dramatically — my life forever. The Outlook team and Sharepoint team should hire Kunal to implement this feature ASAP. It is THAT IMPORTANT. What does… Continue reading I'm in Kunal's World now, (Now I know why we called them K-Logs)
An important article…
An important article…. An important article in the Sunday New York Times presents a long, detailed and I would say generally mixed picture of the Bush administration's handling of mounting threats of a major terrorist attack during the spring and summer of 2001. The article makes clear that the quickening pace of threat warnings was far… Continue reading An important article…
FTC and BBB Tips on Business Computer Security
FTC and BBB Tips on Business Computer Security. A useful checklist of safety recommendations from the FTC, Better Business Bureau and the National Cyber Security Alliance focuses on issues that include password and virus protection, using firewalls and updating security patches, the risks of file sharing, the utility of encryption, and employee education. [beSpacific]
U.S. Could've Stopped 9/11 Attacks, Panel Chief Says
U.S. Could've Stopped 9/11 Attacks, Panel Chief Says. The chairman of the commission investigating the attacks said that even as the White House sought to dispel the notion that the attacks were avoidable. By Kirk Semple. [New York Times: NYT HomePage]
InstallingDebian
InstallingDebian In recent weeks I've gone on a major binge of installing Debian Linux. In the last few months have seen a lot of new environments appear in my setup. I've acquired a new desktop machine which I installed Windows XP on, a Powerbook laptop with MacOS X, and a new work laptop with windows… Continue reading InstallingDebian
MARC Format – An Endangered Species?
MARC Format – An Endangered Species?. There's been talk in certain librarian circles for several years now about the failings of MARC format. MARC was designed when catalog cards were the norm, and considering today's technology, seems quite unnecessarily complex and inflexible. Online library catalogs, typically based on the MARC format, suffer in comparison to… Continue reading MARC Format – An Endangered Species?