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June 26, 2012
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Month: June 2012
June 26, 2012
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Vortex wireless: Terabytes of Wi-Fi is on its way
Wi-Fi networking has gotten to be remarkably fast. But even as 802.11n, with up to 600 Megabits per second (Mbps) speeds has become commonplace, and 802-11ac, with its gigabit speeds is finally showing up, we’ve seen nothing like the speeds … Continue reading
June 26, 2012
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Antennas: The Old School TV Networks
40-years ago I was on a tower in the middle of the West Virgina hills putting up an antenna for state of the art TV reception. That is, I was installing a TV antenna. In WV, with few TV stations … Continue reading
June 25, 2012
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Fixing the Facebook e-mail foul-up
Come on Facebook! Isn’t it enough that you make securing my Facebook account a game that’s even more annoying than the social games you’re constantly pushing on me? Did you really have to silently change my default e-mail address—along with … Continue reading
June 25, 2012
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Google appears to aims low with new 7-inch Android tablet
If the stories from Gizmodo Australia are true, Google and Asus will be releasing a new 7-inch Android-powered tablet, Nexus 7, at this week’s Google I/O Conference. We knew Google was going to release a new tablet soon. What we … Continue reading
June 25, 2012
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Has Microsoft opened the door to the Linux desktop?
Microsoft has been going out of its way to tick off its partners. First, Windows 8 has an interface, Metro, that only a mother could love. Metro will require Windows users to re-learn everything they know about how to use … Continue reading