Archive for the 'Networking' Category

Cisco Valet Plus (M20) Wireless Router

Tuesday, August 17th, 2010
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There is no doubt about it; Linksys/Linksys by Cisco (now called Cisco Home) has been a top player if not the top player in the consumer wireless router product line. The hardware is solid, performance is great, and hackability for 3rd party firmware is still very much a viable option for most of their wireless routers. BUT, the one thing that has always plagued the wireless router market is its lack of ease when it comes to initial setup. To someone that is tech savvy, setting up a wireless router is relatively painless, however to someone who is not the whole process can be very overwhelming, especially when vendors are constantly adding new features. I don’t know of a single tech person who hasn’t had to setup a family member’s or friend’s wireless router. Cisco is attempting to remedy this with their Valet line. Continue reading

QNAP TS-119 Turbo NAS

Wednesday, July 15th, 2009
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While being a fairly new company, QNAP has quickly established a reputation in the industry for quality NAS products. While most of their NAS solutions tend to be for use in businesses, they also have several products geared towards the home user. Today we will be talking a look at the QNAP TS-119 Turbo, which is one such product. Continue reading

Buffalo High Power AirStation Router and Notebook Adapter

Friday, November 11th, 2005
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Product: Buffalo WHR-HP-G54 High Power AirStation Router and WLI-CB-G54HP High Power Notebook Adapter
MSRP: $89 and $59
Supplier: Buffalo
Author: Nick

Introduction:

Wireless networking is becoming a big commodity for home users and computer enthusiasts a like. It is becoming cheaper and faster all the time and sometimes even quality of the devices are sacrificed. Today we are going to review… Continue reading