January 3, 2011
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For the last few years, network administrators have, generally speaking, had it easy. All you had to do was maintain your network, albeit with less funding and fewer resources than ever. In 2011, though, you’re going to be asked to … Continue reading
December 30, 2010
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Days after Skype, the popular Voice-over-Internet-Protocol (VoIP), crashed we finally know why Skype died for several days. Perhaps launching into what blasted Skype though you need to know how Skype works. You need to keep in mind that Skype is … Continue reading
December 30, 2010
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There are lots of lists of the best Android applications. As the proud owner of a new Motorola Droid 2 and in-house tech. support for my wife’s Droid Pro, though, I started thinking about what the essential applications are for … Continue reading
December 27, 2010
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I’d much rather write about what was new and neat about networking in 2010, but the sad truth is I think the many of the most important networking stories in 2010 were about regulations rather than innovations. That said, there … Continue reading
December 22, 2010
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When I first read that some Apple TV users were seeing significant speed-ups when they start using a local ISP Domain Name System (DNS) server instead of continuing to use one of the universal DNS services, such as OpenDNS, DNS … Continue reading
December 21, 2010
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When you think open source, chances are you think software. You may not know that there are open-source fonts as well. Today, Google and Ubuntu have released a new free, open font to the Web: the Ubuntu Font Family. Web … Continue reading