December Newsbits 2008 [December 18, 2008]Zigbee news; enterprises need better virus protection; Jobs bows out of Macworld Expo; Virgin America's in-flight Wi-Fi goes live; and more.
The Internet: Better than Sex? [December 17, 2008]New research sponsored by Intel says many would forgo sex and even television to keep connected. (No wonder Wi-Fi is so popular.)
IPTV Growing Rapidly [January 6, 2009]Motorola is out in front as a wave of consumer uptake swells worldwide demand for set-top boxes and in-home IPTV, both over 802.11n Wi-Fi and more cumbersome wired networks.
Industry Insiders: Devicescape CEO David Fraser [December 22, 2008]Devicescape’s CEO David Fraser sees a future where Wi-Fi is everywhere and helps with everything from spontaneous uploads of YouTube videos to on-the-fly automotive diagnostics.
Wi-Fi Keeps Patients and Families Connected [December 19, 2008]Georgetown University Hospital's free Wi-Fi and the Web service CaringBridge ease hospital stays by giving patients and their families vital access to the Internet for information sharing, entertainment, and keeping up with work.
Review: Epson Artisan 800 Printer [December 10, 2008]The Wi-Fi-enabled Epson Artisan 800 ($299) delivers excellent photos and prints documents quickly. What sold us, though, was its Wi-Fi capability.
Review: Lenovo ThinkPad SL300 [December 2, 2008]The ThinkPad SL300 is a thin-and-light machine with a 13.3-inch screen that is perfect for small business users. Built-in 802.11n Wi-Fi comes standard and it is WiMAX-ready.
Review: WFT-1 Wi-Fi Component Tuner [December 1, 2008]The WFT-1 Wi-Fi Component Tuner ($349) from Sangean works as an Internet radio, FM tuner, and media player, but it won’t play high bit rate audio files and lacks an FM seek function.
Review: D-Link DIR-825 Xtreme N Dual Band Gigabit Router [November 25, 2008]While pricier than many routers on the shelf, the Xtreme N is a perfect choice for video-enthusiast households, although not ideal for novices or Mac users.
How to: Monitor Bandwidth with Tomato Firmware [January 5, 2009]Looking to track your bandwidth to scope out malware, conform to metering policies from your ISP, better utilize limited resources--or just because you're curious? Our Wi-Fi Guru walks you through Tomato's sophisticated bandwidth monitoring tools.
How to: Manage Wireless Connections with Netsh in Vista [December 31, 2008]The Netsh command line utility offers powerful tools to configure, manage, and troubleshoot certain networking components. In this tutorial, we explain how to use the tool to import and export wireless profiles and to block connections to certain Wi-Fi networks.
How to: Assess RF Interference with a Spectrum Analyzer [December 30, 2008]RF interference is becoming a bigger problem these days, especially for 802.11 networks operating in the 2.4 GHz band. Learn how to use a spectrum analyzer as an aid when determining how interference may impact your wireless network.
Understanding WLANs: Architecture 101 [December 29, 2008]Architecture is what makes any network more than the sum of its parts. We outline some of the differences between major vendors and give an overview of how contemporary enterprise WLAN architectures are combining new innovative technologies with past approaches.
