Bradner: FCC ignores the lesson of Wi-Fi, 08/07/07: FCC decision on wireless spectrum rejects Google’s good idea, favors big service providers, columnist Scott Bradner says.
Dr. Internet: Getting Vista up to speed, 08/08/07: I have a new Windows system and Vista is OK, but it seems slower than my old XP system when I try to move things around the network. Is there something special I need to set up or do to get my new Vista system up to speed?
Cool Tools: Flash drives safeguard data, 08/09/07: The scoop: Cruzer Professional and Cruzer Enterprise USB 2.0 Flash Drives, by SanDisk, about $60 (Professional, 1GB) and $70 (Enterprise, 1GB).
Backspin: Manners maketh the mail, 08/09/07: Last week my esteemed colleague below me on the back page discussed e-mail etiquette and his intense irritation with people who pre-thank — that is, who thank you in their initial message before they know how you’ll respond to whatever their message …
Gearhead: Follow-ups and Linux Mint, 08/07/07: Linux Mint, identifying CDs, virtual CD drives are among topics pondered by Gearhead columnist Mark Gibbs.
Nutter’s Help Desk: Blocking troublesome traffic from Second Life, 08/06/07: My company wants to explore some opportunities in Second Life. A preliminary study of network traffic indicates that there may be incoming UDP packets that are not associated with a prior outgoing request. Can you provide guidance on how to set up an …
‘Net Buzz: E-mail etiquette question: Thanks or no thanks? 08/02/07: Here’s the setup, which happens to almost all of us, almost every day: A colleague or business associate has answered your routine e-mail request with his or her equally routine answer (let’s say you asked for a budget number, for example).
Yoke: The Magic of IPv4, 08/02/07: Early in my network career I had to explain to my boss why we needed head-end routers in the data center. Coming from an application background, he didn’t understand data connectivity and thought the packets somehow went directly into the mainframe …
