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 [...]
Posted in Hard Drives, NAS, PCs and Laptops, Storage 
Tags: backup, LG, NAS, networking, storage, USB, WD 
1 Comment »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 3 Comments »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 »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 [...]
Posted in Networking, PCs and Laptops, Powerline Tags: computer, ethernet, homeplug, network, networking, PC, powerline No Comments »