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Macworld Expo 2012 – Day 3: Half Full or Half Empty?

January 28, 2012March 2, 2025 Apple, Apps, Cases, Features, Hard Drive, iPad, iPad 2, iPhone, iPhone Cases, iPod, Macbook, Macs at Work, Network, Original Blog, Video 0

Wednesday morning marked another fine breakfast at, yes, you guessed it, Mel’s Diner. It’s good, wholesome (fattening) food, well-prepared, and reasonably priced. What more can you ask of a diner?

Macworld | iWorld Day One

January 26, 2012March 2, 2025 Apple, Apps, Back Pack, Cases, iPad, iPad 2, iPhone, iWorld 2012, Macworld Expo 2012, MyMac Podcast, Network, Original Blog, printer, Scanner 0

I got in to San Francisco on Tuesday afternoon following a lovely flight. I had accumulated a sufficiently large number of miles thanks to traveling a great deal for my former employer, and decided to cut the final cord by cashing in these miles to make the flight from West Palm Beach (Florida) to San Francisco sitting in the relative comfort of the first class cabin. Frankly, the seats, wide and recliney as they were, were still somewhat uncomfortable on a long cross-country flight.

WiPNET Cable Ethernet Adapter Review

January 23, 2012March 3, 2025 Adapter, Mac OS X, NAS, Network, Review 0

The folks at Wi3 have come up with some interesting technology, supported by a fairly new standard for home networks, called MoCA (Multimedia over Coax Alliance), managed by a trade group that promotes the use of coaxial cables to connect consumer electronics and other networked devices. The WiPNET solution involves replacing your cable TV wall plates with devices that slip into the hole left by the wall plate.

Secure Your Wireless Routers – Consider the Consequences

December 28, 2011March 2, 2025 Features, Network, Original Blog, Special Report, Wireless 0

While editing an industry newsletter related to Wi-Fi security issues, I recently encountered several news articles that pointed to the same dire message: If you don’t secure your wireless router, very, very bad things could happen.

AkiTio MyCloud Duo NAS Product Review

December 26, 2011March 2, 2025 Features, Hard Drive, NAS, Network, Review 0

I’m a big cheerleader of the network attached storage concept.

Take Control of Your 802.11n Airport Network – Book Review

November 10, 2011March 2, 2025 Book Review, Features, Network, Review 0

In Take Control of Your 802.11n Airport Network, networking guru, Glenn Fleishman, provides advice on setting up wireless networks using Apple Airport Extreme and Time Capsule base stations. This second edition update includes support for Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, Windows 7, and iOS devices. As the title suggests, the focus of the book is on the 802.11n standard but the author does provide techniques to address those users still attached to 802.11g gear.

Drobo FS – Review

August 26, 2011March 2, 2025 Hard Drive, NAS, Network, Review 4

The Drobo FS is one of the latest hardware in the popular line of products from Drobo. It is a standalone NAS (Network-Attached Storage) that connects directly to the LAN network. This is the third Drobo I have bought and it fits well in the family of products. The particular interest in the Drobo FS is that it can operate almost as a standalone device once configured. In other words, it is a file server without a server. This device may be an ideal choice for home users or small businesses that need to share files within a group. In this review, we will explore the device together and see if that can meet some of your needs.

Verbatim MediaShare Home Network Storage Server
Review

March 2, 2011February 23, 2025 Hard Drive, NAS, Network, Review 0

The MediaShare has no shortage of connectivity options: gigabit Ethernet, two USB 2 ports for connecting other hard drives or printers, and an eSATA port to mirror to another hard drive. We connected to our local network via Ethernet cable, but chose to not add any external hard drives or printers for our initial tests.

Physician heal thyself

February 12, 2011March 1, 2025 Apple, Apps, Features, Hard Drive, Mac mini, NAS, Network, Opinion, Video, Wireless 2

Larry laments a really, really bad decision to not back up a web server for almost seven years! There are consequences.

Gefen Wireless 2.0 USB Extender
Review

October 31, 2007January 16, 2011 Network, Review, Wireless 0

Would you like to have your USB peripherals, especially shared printers, located away from different users’ computers? If so, you should check out this accessory from Gefen, Inc., that allows up to four printers and other USB devices to be located away from your computers.