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Howard Wen (www.howardwen.com) is a longtime contributor to Computerworld. He specializes in explainer guides, how-tos, and reviews of office applications and productivity tools.

Articles by Howard Wen

Coming soon: On-premises 5G gear for enterprises

As 5G networks become a reality, vendors including D-Link, Inseego, Netgear and Samsung are readying 5G gateways, routers and mobile hotspots.

Feb 08, 2019 7 mins

Small and Medium Business Mobile Networking

Handy, fast, free: Network tools for your iPhone and Android phone

Jan 29, 2019 8 mins

Small and Medium Business Network Management Software Network Monitoring

10 free, must-have tools for network admins that are Windows 10 apps

Dec 04, 2018 7 mins

Small and Medium Business Network Management Software Mobile

802.11ax preview: Access points and routers that support the Wi-Fi 6 protocol on tap

Aerohive, ASUS and D-Link readying networking devices that take advantage of 802.11ax speed

Oct 01, 2018 7 mins

Small and Medium Business Mobile Networking

Alternatives to Nmap: from simple to advanced network scanning

Sep 12, 2018 6 mins

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7 things Microsoft left out of Windows 10

Interesting updates that were teased, but didn’t make the final cut

May 08, 2017 6 mins

Small and Medium Business Microsoft Windows

7 ways Android and Windows 10 can work well together

You can sync reminders between an Android device and a Windows 10 PC, share files and more – if you have the right apps.

Apr 12, 2017 8 mins

Small and Medium Business Mobile Apps Android

10 hidden features in the new Windows 10 Creators Update

Apr 03, 2017 5 mins

Small and Medium Business Microsoft Windows

How to remotely control your Windows 10 computer via Google Chrome

Mar 06, 2017 6 mins

Small and Medium Business Google Microsoft

REVIEW: Windows 10 Yoga Book: The good, the bad, the useful

Feb 13, 2017 10 mins

Computers Tablets Data Center

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Broadcom to lay off over 1,200 VMware employees as deal closes

Dec 01, 20233 mins

Technology IndustryMergers and Acquisitions

Cisco joins $10M funding round for SONiC startup Aviz Networks

By Michael Cooney

Dec 01, 20233 mins

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Cisco CCNA, AWS cloud networking among top-paying IT certs

By Denise Dubie

Nov 30, 20237 mins

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Episode 1: Understanding Cisco’s Converged SDN Transport

Sep 24, 202120 mins

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Episode 2: Pluggable Optics and the Internet for the Future

Sep 23, 202117 mins

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Episode 3: Looking Forward: 5G, Digital Transformation, and the Network of the Future

Sep 22, 202114 mins

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How to calculate factorials in Linux

Nov 02, 20232 mins

How to use the nohup command

Oct 31, 20232 mins

How to use date command options

Oct 26, 20232 mins