Archive for August, 2006
Windows Vista Beta 2 Plagued by Bugs
0 Comments Published August 31st, 2006 in the following Categories:Operating Systems
Joe Wilcox, an analyst with Jupiter Research: “Right now, Vista is like a ship on stormy seas.”
- Windows Vista Beta: A tour in screenshots
- Hate The Vista Hype? How To Stay Happy With Windows XP
- High resolution icons in Windows Vista
- Preparing For Windows Vista
Market Forces vs. Traffic Jams
0 Comments Published August 30th, 2006 in the following Categories:Big Picture || How To...
Here’s an interesting application of networking technology:
Eliminate traffic jams by tracking cars with Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) chips and Global Positioning System (GPS) tracking (like OnStar).
How would that reduce traffic jams? You would monitor peak traffic levels at bottlenecks and then charge drivers a higher toll in order to give them a reason […]
- How To Get More Networking Equipment For Your Dollar
- Google vs. News Corp/NBC News: Bottom-Up vs. Top-Down
- Spyware: History and Description
- What Happened to the YouTube Empire We Were Promised?
Top 10 Tips For Protecting Yourself At Hot Spots
0 Comments Published August 29th, 2006 in the following Categories:Network Security || How To...
From the Grafdom web site:
[E]very time you connect at a hotspot, you’re asking for trouble. Hotspots are open networks that don’t use encryption, which invites hacking and snooping. In addition, when you’re on a hotspot you’re connected to the same network as your fellow hotspot users, they can potentially weasel their way onto your PC […]
