Product Notes

Rebate on USR wireless
Here's an interesting, and valuable, note about the USR wireless kit I mentioned not long ago from reader Troy: They are running an excellent rebate... June 21, 2005

Come see us Live!
FYI: People in Dallas (my area), San Francisco, Washington, DC and New York City should check out the free Network World Remote Office Networking Technology... March 17, 2005

Keyboard Komplaints
Where did all the ergonomic keyboards go? Was Carpal Tunnel Syndrome a fad that ran its course? Where the ergonomic keyboards a scam that didn't... March 14, 2005

Thanks, Comcast
I got a nice e-mail from Comcast the other day telling me about my new upgraded cable Internet speed. I ran a test or two... February 11, 2005

Software Time
Is this a stupid product for parents, or a product for stupid parents? Do you need help parenting your children? All of us do, to... February 06, 2005

Happy News from SBC DSL
Got an e-mail from SBC about my DSL line – they have upgraded my upstream speed to 384k, same as my download speed. I use... January 29, 2005

Best Buy Biz Catalog
Best Buy stores are all over the place (over 650 stores now) and they want to help the small business person. Unlike some big companies,... December 12, 2004

Linux at Wal-Mart (again)
Is there anyplace more mainstream than Wal-Mart? Or perhaps you prefer to call it blue-collar stream? Either way, the fact that Xandros powers the new...

My Book Blogged
Nice to get recognition, and especially nice when the recognition comes in glowing book review terms. Check out Thomas Duff's blog review of my Broadband... October 23, 2004

Inadequate Backup Advice from Microsoft
I've had plenty of comment back from readers concerning Microsoft's inability to address proper backup techniques within the restrictions of their EULA (End User License... October 14, 2004

Wi-Fi Wallpaper
This should be the lead story in the Paranoid's Gazette, but instead it appeared on the NewScientist.com site. Worried about wireless signals leaking out of... August 12, 2004

Linux Update
Here are two interesting notes for Linux fans. First, the Brains of Cambridge (or at least the Technology Review magazine supported by MIT) ran an...

New Book Is Out
Time to announce my 15th book called Broadband Bible: Desktop Edition published this month by Wiley. Check out the publisher's Web page here. Let me... July 19, 2004

Verizon Goes Fiber
OK, this is way cool if they go through with it. Verizon Commuunications announced they will run FTTP (Fiber To The Premises, sometimes called FTTH...

Linux Goes to College
The Linux desktop distribution from Xandros has taken a page out of Unix history and started seeding their operating system in college. They've made a... July 13, 2004

A RAID Recommendation
Received this from a reader, and I changed nothing except to cut out his name: Just wanted to drop you a note to let you... June 19, 2004

More Free Stuff
Free is good. And here are two new free products you should investigate. First, the HotBrick company, makers of firewalls, also has a software product.... May 26, 2004

Cheaper Storage
I made a prediction that low-end Network Attached Storage devices would drop to about a dollar per Gigabyte this year. They haven't yet, but I... May 21, 2004

Spam Control Help
It's always nice to hear straight from a person who makes a difference in a technology. Paul Graham is one of the early lights in... May 14, 2004

Dummies Book Reference #1
As an author of major parts of two Dummies books (on NetWare), it's always surprising to me how well they've wormed into the public consciousness.... May 13, 2004

IMAP servers
I got a note from a reader complaining that my article about Netscape and Mozilla clients here didn't point out their weakness dealing with IMAP... May 08, 2004

HP Claims - followup
I noted HP's claims about a company saving $10,000 per month. The public relations person told me their customer saves that much CASH per month.... May 05, 2004

Site Searching Tips from a Reader
April 16, 2004

HP Claims - I'm Curious
HP sent me a note touting their new focus on small businesses, this time about their iPAQ Pocket PC. Here's their claim: For example, a... April 14, 2004

$99 PC is Back
Fry's advertised their $99 Linux-fueled PC again today (4/9/04) in the Dallas newspaper. This time they only guaranteed 15 at each store rather than 80... April 09, 2004

Edge*Modern Link
Drew and Sina sent me a note thanking me for writing about their online store, but I owe them for taking time to explain to... April 07, 2004

Fry's PC Pricing Take 2
Fry's advertised a $99.99 PC on Friday, March 19th. On Wednesday March 31, the same computer was back in their ad, but this time at... April 02, 2004