Practical Technology

And, it’s only going to get worse. Deal with it. My friends at VMworld, VMware’s annual trade show, tell me that the Wi-Fi sucks dead ducks through rusty tailpipes. I’m not surprised. If Steve Jobs’ Wi-Fi can fail while unveiling the Apple iPhone 4 to over a thousand Apple fans and journalists at the Moscone [...]

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Sure, the IEEE 802.11n Wi-Fi standard, with its up to 300Mbps (Megabits per second) burst speeds, is fast enough for all but the most demanding office network jobs. And, now that the 802.11n protocol was finally been standardized late last year, you no longer need to worry about access points (AP) from one vendor failing [...]

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With the advent of standardized 802.11n Wi-Fi, it’s easier than ever to expand your business network wirelessly, but that may not always be a smart idea. I’m sitting outside an office building in Portland, Oregon. The building has at least half a dozen businesses with about 40 Wi-Fi access points (AP). In the hour I’ve [...]

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In a way, it’s funny. First, Google had to ask people to turn out their smartphones and computers to do their recent Google TV demo and now Apple’s Steve Jobs, the master of the demo, has run into the same kind of bandwidth problem with the iPhone 4 release demo. What’s going on here when [...]

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While you’re waiting for WiMAX or other 4G data technologies to roll out, you might be interested in knowing that a new, faster still, WiMAX2, is on its way. WiMAX (Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access) is slowly making its way into businesses and homes. With its promise of average speeds of 4 to 6Mbps (Megabits [...]

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