HomeLAN Adventures

By Keith Shaw

Are networked media servers all that? Part 2

12/12/05

MediaREADY 5000's uncooked software and user interfaces failed to deliver

Are networked media servers all that? Part 1

11/28/05

MediaREADY 5000's uncooked software and user interfaces failed to deliver

New home networking stuff on the horizon

11/14/05

Producing this week's Cool Yule Tools holiday gift guide has taken up a lot of our free time lately, so other than the technology equipment we tested for that article, we haven't done much else with the home network lately. Here are three home network-related news items that crossed the wire recently, and also piqued our interest:

More ways to avoid buying a Media Center PC

10/31/05

A look at the Diamond Xtreme TV PVR600 Power Pack and the Buffalo Link Theater.

Television content over an Ethernet cable

10/19/05

I recently tired out a set-top box from Interactive Television Networks that lets the company deliver TV content over the Internet instead of cable. Unlike systems from companies like Akimbo, which download content onto a box with a hard drive, ITVN streams the content to the TV (stored content remains on the ITVN servers, not a local drive).

DemoFall report: Home network technologies to watch

10/03/05

A look at Roku's SoundBridge Wi-Fi Music System, Pie's home network manager, and Streamload's MediaMax service

Office move means adding a print server

09/19/05

Consolidating two home offices into one involves adding a print server

Maxtor adds backup, media streaming to its NAS box

09/05/05

A look at the Maxtor Shared Storage Drive Plus

Home net vendors aim to simplify wireless security installs

08/22/05

Buffalo, Netgear launch easier install, more secure routers

Is it time to jump to a Gigabit home LAN?

08/08/05

Is the time right for Gigabit speeds on the home LAN or is it overkill?

More network-related TV options

07/25/05

Continuing on the theme of TVs and home networks

Two new ways to watch TV via your network

07/11/05

A look at Plextor 's new PVR and Sling Media's Slingbox

Putting a value on the files on your home network

06/27/05

Storage and back-up strategies for the files in our lives that really matter

Cleaning up after a Web session

06/13/05

Winferno's PC Confidential cleans up data left behind

The latest home network equipment predictions

05/30/05

Two reasons why my home network has been quiet lately: 1) I took a vacation and was out of the house for a few weeks; and 2) everything's working. So instead of a new adventure this week, here are a couple of news bits related to the home network market:

Location does matter

05/02/05

Flaky wireless link prompts our intrepid editor to reconfigure his entire LAN

Our network gets a Webcam

04/18/05

Actiontec 802.11g network camera delivers good quality video, strong security

Tools to ease communication headaches

04/04/05

Boost cell phone coverage; simplify home network tasks

Building a media center, Part 4

03/21/05

The kinks worked out, our media center shines

Building a media center, part 3

03/07/05

(To recap: Rather than buy a new Media Center PC, we converted an existing Windows XP computer by adding a TV tuner card and SageTV PVR software, which includes a ‘server’ and a client application that let us view TV on other networked PCs. With the PVR up and running, we tried the client application and discovered a slow and jerky connection.)

Building my own media center, Part 2

02/21/05

Transferring video between systems proved to be S-L-O-W going

Building my own media center, Part 1

02/07/05

Installing the TV tuner card and PVR software wasn’t without drama

New networked media players debut at CES

01/26/05

Products tout protection for premium Internet content, HD support

Highs and lows with Apple’s AirPort Express, Part 3

01/10/05

Or, 'How I learned to love WPA'

Home networks in 2005

12/20/04

Thought you installed a lot of home network equipment in 2004? Wait ‘til 2005. Here are our predictions for what's ahead.

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