Which is the Best Wireless Router | |
 | A wireless network is incomplete without a router. The router connects to the broadband connection and in turn the access point in the router enables your laptop or computer to connect with the Internet. There are many wireless routers available in the market and to label one of them as the best and the other not so good is not an easy task. But when we take the speed of transmission of the data, the range it transmits and the ease of use, there are not many that can compete with each other in the wireless router category. After extensive research we found that the Belkin Wireless Pre-N router is the best in the wireless router category. People who use the router have found it to be very good and it is easy to install as well. The range it covers is very good. It works with Windows, Mac and Linux too. The best part about the router is that it is able to withstand cellular and cordless phone interference. The speed with which data is transmitted is also good. Though it is priced a little on the higher side, the benefits that it provides make up for it. Not only our research, but experts in the field also provide testimony to the fact that the Belkin Wireless Pre-N router is the best wireless router. |
Wednesday, October 31, 2007
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USB drives let you plug in to new possibilities
By SCOTT A. MAY
Published Tuesday, October 16, 2007
Sometimes the little things can make a world of difference. Case in point: USB flash drives, arguably the handiest computer add-on since CD/DVD burners. When first introduced, many users questioned the usefulness of these portable storage devices. Now people wonder how they ever got along without one.
Flash drives - also known as thumb drives or jump drives - are essentially one or two memory chips on a small circuit board, encased in plastic or metal. Because they are solid state, there are no moving parts, and they are much more durable and reliable than other portable storage devices. The only exposed portion of a flash drive is the USB plug, which typically is either capped or retractable.
Flash drives come in all shapes, colors and case types, from practical to novelty. Do you work construction? Get a flash drive housed in a steel, crush-resistant case. Attach one to your key ring, wear it with a lanyard or just shove it in your pocket. I’ve even seen jackets with a flash drive built into the zipper.
When flash drives first hit the market, they were overpriced and had low storage capacities, making them more of a gimmick than a useful gadget. Now the market is flooded with flash drives in every size and shape. You can get them printed with your company logo, and they are inexpensive enough to almost give away. It’s one of my favorite rewards to steady clients because I know they’ll be put to good use.
I don’t know how I’d get along without my flash drive, a 4 GB DataTraveler by Kingston, which I refer to as my assistant on a stick. I primarily use it for transporting data between otherwise unconnected computers, but that’s just the beginning. You also can use flash drives to run portable applications. Because they are self-contained, you can run the same apps from different computers.
Lots of different software publishers are releasing portable versions of their products, but the best one-stop source is PortableApps, a suite of completely free, open-source mini-apps for flash drives. These miniature - but full-featured - Windows applications run entirely from your USB flash drive, without installing anything on the host computer.
The Standard Edition of the PortableApps Suite includes: ClamWin Portable anti-virus; Mozilla Firefox Portable Web browser; Gaim Portable instant messaging; Mozilla Sunbird portable calendar and task manager; Mozilla Thunderbird, a portable e-mail client; and OpenOffice.org Portable Office Suite, composed of a word processor, spreadsheet, presentation tool, drawing package and database manager. All of this runs comfortably from a 512 MB flash drive. Visit www.portableapps.com.
Another amazing thing to do with a flash drive is create what’s called a Live USB, which contains a micro-version of a bootable operating system. If your computer’s motherboard BIOS allows you to boot from a USB device, simply plug in your Live USB flash drive and bingo - you’ve got a functional interface even on a computer with a dead hard drive.
Those interested should check out Bart’s Preinstalled Environment, better known as BartPE, from Nu2 Productions. Using the free PE Builder software, you can create a bootable Windows CD, DVD or flash drive that helps you build a "BartPE" bootable Windows CD-Rom or DVD from your original Windows XP or Windows Server 2003 discs.
A real godsend for PC maintenance tasks, Bart’s PE gives you a complete Win32 environment with network support, graphical user interface and FAT/NTFS/CDFS file system support. It’s a handy tool for testing systems with no operating system, performing a virus scan and much more.
Although the instructions refer to the creation of a bootable Windows CD or DVD, the same applies to flash drives. Check out the site, www.nu2.nu, for instructions but be sure to read Microsoft’s licensing restrictions before using.
amir பிரசாந்தன்
By SCOTT A. MAY
Published Tuesday, October 16, 2007
Sometimes the little things can make a world of difference. Case in point: USB flash drives, arguably the handiest computer add-on since CD/DVD burners. When first introduced, many users questioned the usefulness of these portable storage devices. Now people wonder how they ever got along without one.
Flash drives - also known as thumb drives or jump drives - are essentially one or two memory chips on a small circuit board, encased in plastic or metal. Because they are solid state, there are no moving parts, and they are much more durable and reliable than other portable storage devices. The only exposed portion of a flash drive is the USB plug, which typically is either capped or retractable.
Flash drives come in all shapes, colors and case types, from practical to novelty. Do you work construction? Get a flash drive housed in a steel, crush-resistant case. Attach one to your key ring, wear it with a lanyard or just shove it in your pocket. I’ve even seen jackets with a flash drive built into the zipper.
When flash drives first hit the market, they were overpriced and had low storage capacities, making them more of a gimmick than a useful gadget. Now the market is flooded with flash drives in every size and shape. You can get them printed with your company logo, and they are inexpensive enough to almost give away. It’s one of my favorite rewards to steady clients because I know they’ll be put to good use.
I don’t know how I’d get along without my flash drive, a 4 GB DataTraveler by Kingston, which I refer to as my assistant on a stick. I primarily use it for transporting data between otherwise unconnected computers, but that’s just the beginning. You also can use flash drives to run portable applications. Because they are self-contained, you can run the same apps from different computers.
Lots of different software publishers are releasing portable versions of their products, but the best one-stop source is PortableApps, a suite of completely free, open-source mini-apps for flash drives. These miniature - but full-featured - Windows applications run entirely from your USB flash drive, without installing anything on the host computer.
The Standard Edition of the PortableApps Suite includes: ClamWin Portable anti-virus; Mozilla Firefox Portable Web browser; Gaim Portable instant messaging; Mozilla Sunbird portable calendar and task manager; Mozilla Thunderbird, a portable e-mail client; and OpenOffice.org Portable Office Suite, composed of a word processor, spreadsheet, presentation tool, drawing package and database manager. All of this runs comfortably from a 512 MB flash drive. Visit www.portableapps.com.
Another amazing thing to do with a flash drive is create what’s called a Live USB, which contains a micro-version of a bootable operating system. If your computer’s motherboard BIOS allows you to boot from a USB device, simply plug in your Live USB flash drive and bingo - you’ve got a functional interface even on a computer with a dead hard drive.
Those interested should check out Bart’s Preinstalled Environment, better known as BartPE, from Nu2 Productions. Using the free PE Builder software, you can create a bootable Windows CD, DVD or flash drive that helps you build a "BartPE" bootable Windows CD-Rom or DVD from your original Windows XP or Windows Server 2003 discs.
A real godsend for PC maintenance tasks, Bart’s PE gives you a complete Win32 environment with network support, graphical user interface and FAT/NTFS/CDFS file system support. It’s a handy tool for testing systems with no operating system, performing a virus scan and much more.
Although the instructions refer to the creation of a bootable Windows CD or DVD, the same applies to flash drives. Check out the site, www.nu2.nu, for instructions but be sure to read Microsoft’s licensing restrictions before using.
amir பிரசாந்தன்
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