“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.” Dicken’s iconic opening line to A Tale of Two Cities easily describes the life of someone with or without access to a NAS server. The increasing number of consumer electronics and computer devices incorporating various levels of interconnectivity, coupled with the performance enhancements [...]
Posts Tagged ‘networking’
A Tale of Two mini NAS’s
November 17th, 2009
Posted in NAS, PCs and Laptops, Storage 
Tags: Addonics Mini NAS, ethernet, HDD, iTunes, NAS, network attached storage, networking, servers, storage, Thecus N0204 miniNAS 
1 Comment »Get ready for 802.11n…for real this time!
September 11th, 2009
Today, the IEEE finally approved the 802.11n standard for wireless network communications. The approval, which only took the IEEE special committee seven years to complete after work on it began, finalizes the standard and elevates it and the products produced in accordance with it out of “draft” status.
Wireless-N networks have several key advantages over those operating [...]
LG and WD introduce consumer directed storage solutions
September 10th, 2009
Having previously touched on the vast amounts of data the average consumer is generating these days thanks mostly to the wide variety of digital cameras, camcorders, iPods, and other personal media players available, I thought it might be interesting to look at a few consumer level backup storage devices released today.
First up is the LG [...]
Posted in Hard Drives, NAS, PCs and Laptops, Storage Tags: backup, LG, NAS, networking, storage, USB, WD 1 Comment »Powerline networking may finally become mainstream…
September 8th, 2009
For those interested in a little technology M&A news, Atheros, a WiFi chip maker whose products are the brain of many wireless networking devices, today purchased Intellon, a powerline networking chip maker. The purchase validates powerline networking technology and will allow Atheros to “enable dynamic meshing of wireless and wired bandwidth, providing robust transmission of [...]
Posted in Networking, PCs and Laptops, Powerline, Wireless Tags: Atheros, ethernet, homeplug, Intellon, networking, powerline, powerline networking, wireless 2 Comments »More WPA Wireless Networking Vulnerabilities
August 28th, 2009
Well, it looks like some geniuses in Japan have figured out a way to decrease the amount of time needed to hack into a WPA protected wireless network from around fifteen minutes to less than one, thus reminding us yet again that modern data security measures are only as good as your local hacker’s level [...]
Posted in Networking, PCs and Laptops, Wireless Tags: hacking, MOCA, networking, powerline, research, security, wireless, WPA 4 Comments »Belkin Gigabit Powerline HD kit’s awesomeness confirmed…
August 20th, 2009
It doesn’t get any easier than powerline networking. Just plug in both ends to an AC outlet
and you’ve got an instant, reliable, secure network without the cost of stringing CAT5 cables
through your walls. That’s why I’m always interested in hearing about powerline networking
products, such as this recent release from
Netgear[http://www.techclicker.com/2009/08/netgears-powerline-av-adapter-kit-with-ethernet-swit
ch/] and
now[http://news.prnewswire.com/ViewContent.aspx?ACCT=109&STORY=/www/story/08-20-2009/0005080522
&EDATE=], the Belkin Gigabit Powerline HD [...]
Posted in Networking, PCs and Laptops, Powerline Tags: computer, ethernet, homeplug, network, networking, PC, powerline No Comments »Review: TVIX M-4100SH Digital Media Player
August 17th, 2009
As more and more of the content we consume becomes digital, devices to migrate that content from our computer screens to our television screens are becoming increasingly necessary. I’ve been using the Tvix M-4100SH digital media player as a bridge to pass video and audio from my PC to my TV for a few years [...]
Posted in Consumer Electronics, Digital Media Players and DVRs, Reviews, TV and Video Tags: digital media player, HD, home theater, media, networking, storage, TV 2 Comments »The Future of TV is here…
August 13th, 2009
In case you’ve been living in a technology repelling bubble for the past few years, IP based TV is here to stay. From its roots in the viral online video offerings of YouTube to the concurrent internet broadcast of network TV stations and Hulu, online and on-demand Internet video entertainment has expanded like a sail blown by the [...]
Posted in Consumer Electronics, Content Delivery, Digital Media Players and DVRs, IPTV, Internet, TV and Video Tags: digital, future, IPTV, media, Netflix, networking, Roku, streaming, TV, YouTube 9 Comments »Netgear’s Powerline AV Adapter Kit with Ethernet Switch
August 10th, 2009
Not long ago, having a “connected home” meant your dad was in the mafia. Today, dear old dad needs a degree from ITT Tech to fully understand all the networked devices proliferating the consumer space. Everything from TV’s to refridgerators are being networked to “enhance” our lives. Although the most common medium for carrying home [...]
Posted in Networking, Powerline Tags: ethernet, HD, homeplug, Netgear, networking, powerline 1 Comment »
