The Death Of Internet Explorer
So Microsoft finally realized that the rest of us already knew. Internet Explorer was an old, slow, buggy browser. Instead...
Computers & Electronics
Ten Awesome Coffee Makers
Does your coffee maker need replacing? It does kind of stink to need a new one after that coffee maker...
Makerbot and Martha Stewart Announce New Partnership
The Trellis Collection, featured here in the three new filament colors created specifically for the new partnership. Makerbot is partnering...
Ten Educational Apps for the Kindle
You have a Kindle and you've noticed your kids playing with it when they think you won't see. Talk about...
Awesome Games for the Kindle
You already know Amazon's Kindle as the e-reader that is sweet for reading your favorite summer best-sellers on the beach, but...
About Wireless Internet Standards
The Internet has standards? Oh, yes. These standards help us carry out our online activities every day. In fact, these...
Top Netbooks and Laptops
So you're looking for a new laptop because your last one finally tanked from its chronic overheating problem. You just...
iRobot Roomba And Scooba
Your time is valuable. If you don't have much time to spare with housekeeping or just plain detest it, iRobot...
The Electronics Wish List
So, what's on your wishlist this year? If you're like me, you've probably been eyeballing a new tablet or smart...
Top 10 Belt Driven Turntables
So you're the one with an impressive collection of vinyl records featuring yesterday's megastars like Tom T. Hall, the Beatles...
Top 10 TV Sound Systems
So you know someone who totally needs a new sound system. He might still be using that system he bought...
Top 10 Video Projectors
Let's face it, movie lovers. Tickets at your local movie theater are expensive these days, not to mention the insane...
Top 10 Portable Hard Drives
You might have seen those external hard drives and heard that they're good for backing up your files and also...
Top 10 Clock Radios
Do you know somebody who needs a new clock radio? Maybe he busted his old one because he got sick...
Top 10 Portable DVD Players
So you want something that can keep your kids entertained on that long driving trip. There will be times when...
Top 10 Shredders
Has your shredder bit the dust recently, or do you know somebody who needs a good one? If so, you...
Top 10 Wireless Routers
Have you finally gotten sick of sharing the household computer that's hooked up to your Internet? Or are you thinking...
Top 10 Noise Canceling Headphones
Do you frequently find yourself in situations with lots of loud or annoying sounds? We've all been there. It might...
The Hottest Tablets Around
So you've been looking for a new tablet. You might have heard that Microsoft has one now, but you wonder...
3D Printing: Hype or Future?
Unless you've been living with your head in a hole, you've probably heard about how 3D printers are going to...
Trunking and VLANs
Routers are typically used to break up large networks into manageable subnets, also called broadcast domains, which is useful if...
Access Control List
Access control lists (ACLs) are used to filter packets traveling over the network according to rules set at the router...
Network Security
Network security is so important to many companies, organizations and government entities that some networking specialists make a living as...
Routing Packets
Routing Information Protocol version 2 (RIPv2) is considered an older, but still useful in some cases, protocol for dynamically exploring...
Router Architecture
Router architecture refers to the components of the router that are used for the booting process. You can back up...
Network Address Translation (NAT)
Network Address Translation (NAT) provides a way to “swap” IP addresses on an internal network with addresses that external networks...
IP Addressing
The IP Addresses Classes. Image credit Hill Associates Each device on a network must have a unique IP address in...
Binary and Hexidecimal Number Systems
Computers are very stupid electronic boxes and more than one computer specialist has noted that much of our world now...
Securing Your Switches
Switches like this Cisco SG200-26 are suitable for small businesses and modest networking needs. Some of the savvier hackers and...
Common Issues with Switches
Switches like this Cisco SG200-26 are suitable for small businesses and modest networking needs. In a perfect world, all of...
Basic Switch Configuration
Switches are a convenient way to manage packets moving through a network. Without switches and their “big brothers,” network routers,...
CSMA/CD and TCP/IP
CSMA/CD In the old days when half-duplex cabling was the only viable option for computer networks, transmissions over the OSI...
WAN Cabling
Serial cables are most commonly used for Wide Area Network (WAN) connections and are available in a wide variety of...
LAN Cabling
How much network cabling do you actually see when you walk through an office building? Usually not much, but if...
Networking Devices – Hubs, Switches and Routers
Can you create a network just by interconnecting a few computers? Sure you can. However, most networks for businesses tend...
The OSI Model
With so many giant technology companies competing with one another, it might seem a wonder that an Apple device can...
Why You Should Ignore SEO
Image Credit Business Training Resource If you've been around the Internet for any length of time, you've probably seen it....
What Is USB?
You might have heard the phrase, "The world connects through USB." Those little ports that you can plug memory sticks,...
Building Your Own Computer
What do you look for in a new computer? You could buy one ready-made from one of many large corporations...
Configuring the Static Routing on a Cisco Router
How does a router know which “hops” are available to it when deciding where to send packets? Well, it could...
Cisco Router Basic Configuration
Image credit Mr. Haywood's Cisco Class Routers are pretty much a mystery for a lot of people. If you asked...
About Subnetting
Image credit: Computa Networking Subnetting is essentially dividing up your network into segments. Doing this makes sense if you have...
Wireless Networking Basics V: Site Surveys for Wireless Networks
The logo for the IEEE 802.11 Working Group One of the biggest challenges to designing and implementing a wireless network...
Wireless Networking Basics IV: Planning and Deploying a Wireless LAN
The logo for the IEEE 802.11 Working Group Most people are unaware of the infrastructure and effort that goes into...
Wireless Networking Basics III: Media Access Control and Network Layer Standards
The logo for the IEEE 802.11 Working Group The IEEE 802.11 standard specifies that all WLAN features are implemented in...
Wireless Networking Basics II: Physical Layer Standards
A comparison of the four best-known 802.11 standards. Image credit InfoSec In 1978, the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) released...
Wireless Networking Basics 1: About Analog and Digital Transmissions
So you're walking around with your laptop or that nifty new tablet you got last week. You're looking for a...
Networking Principles V: Network Printers
The ability to print out documents is vital to any business. Some industries are legally required to keep hard copy...
Networking Principles IV: File and Folder Sharing
Just what it sounds like, file sharing is the process by which files and folders can be shared across the...
Networking Principles III: What Is DNS?
Image credit Colorado.edu, where you can find out everything you ever wanted to know about DNS. Domain Name System (DNS)...
