What to look for when buying a wireless router ???

There are a wide variety of wireless routers on the market today. The features you need will depend on the extent of your network. In general it is good to look for one that has a built in firewall for security, decent speed and the ability to act as both a wired and wireless router, and good range. Belkin routers and Linksys routers are two popular brands.

For the best range and speed, look for a wireless router which uses 802.11g technology.

Sharing an internet connection with a wireless router
A wireless router hooks up directly to your cable or DSL modem via a cable. The wireless router will then transmit the broadband single to the computers with a wireless card in the range of the network. You will need to make sure that the cards are configured for the home network, same as with a wired network, but after that, you will be wire free!

Wireless Router ??
A router is a device which connects one network to another. It is most used for connecting the internet (one large network) with a home or business network. Wireless routers allow you to share a broadband internet connection between several computers.

Linksys wireless routers are an excellent brand which offers many benefits to users. Linksys makes routers which use 802.11g technology, which offers increased speed and range over older standards. They offer wireless routers in a variety of price ranges so they are affordable and functional for a wide variety of wireless networks. You can also purchase a linksys router with speed booster technology to further increase network speed and productivity.

Wireless Router with Firewall 
Not all wireless routers come equipped with a firewall, but it is worth investing in a router that has one. Linksys wireless routers come in a variety of prices with a variety of firewall capabilities. Depending on the security needs of your wireless network, you may want to consider getting a wireless router with sophisticated firewall technology.


Wired and wireless router 
Many wireless routers offer the ability to use both a wired and wireless network. If you are not ready, and cannot make the switch fully to a wireless network, consider purchasing a wireless router which offers both options.

Best Wireless Router 
The best wireless router will depend on your wireless network. If you have a small network within a small range of one another, it may not be necessary to purchase the latest and greatest wireless router on the market. However, if you run an office or business and want to maintain quality speed and performance, it is in your best interest to purchase the latest technology for the wireless router.

WD My Passport Studio With Customizable E-Label And FireWire 800 Interface

The global leading maker of external storage products, WD (Western Digital) has launched its new stylish WD My Passport Studio portable hard drive, which features a high-performance FireWire 800 interface and customizable e-label smart display that’s always remains visible even without power, seems perfect for archiving data.

“Many of our customers store their content on multiple external drives, making it difficult to know what content is on each drive. The e-label smart display is an elegant and practical solution for organizing and keeping track of one’s digital life and work,” commented Dale Pistilli, vice president for marketing at WD’s Branded Products group. “WD SmartWare software makes it easy for users to protect their valuable content with automatic and continuous backup and encryption.”


Key Features of WD My Passport Studio:

* Customizable e-label smart display reminds users of what’s stored on the drive, and gives free space capacity and security status even while the drive is unplugged
* Super-fast FireWire 800 interface lets users save and access data at top speeds, plus USB 2.0 port for added flexibility
* Plug-and-play for Mac computers, formatted for Mac and fully compatible with Apple Time Machine
* 256-bit hardware-based encryption and user-selected password protection avoid unauthorized access or theft
* HFS+ Journaled formatting, compatible with Mac OS X Tiger, Leopard and Snow Leopard
* WD SmartWare software
1. Visual backup displays show users’ content in categories and shows the progress of backup
2. Automatic, continuous backup will instantly make a second copy whenever you change or add a file, aiming for added ptotection
3. Retrieve your valuable data to its original location whether you’ve lost data, or the file has been overwritten
4. Customizable data backup enables users to set drive security, run diagnostics, manage the power settings and more from WD SmartWare control center

The new sleek, ultra-portable WD My Passport Studio portable drive which measures 0.73 x 4.88 x 3.27 inches and weights just 0.18 kg is now available for around $150 (320GB), $180 (500GB) and $200 (640GB), respectively.

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MAKE WINDOWS XP SHUTDOWN AND LOGOF FASTER

One of the biggest annoyances in Windows XP is waiting for what seems an eternity while it shuts down, so we have a couple of registry tweaks to help force Windows to shut down more quickly.
Usually what is happening is one or more applications is hanging up to 20 seconds (in the Registry all values are set to milliseconds) while the OS tries to shutdown. Before making any changes to the Registry it is highly advisable to create a backup.
The first thing we need to do is access the Registry by going to Start \ Run and type in “regedit” (no quotes) then click OK.

Now with the Registry Editor open the first change we want to make is under HKEY_CURRENT_USER \ Control Panel \ Desktop scroll down to HungAppTimeout and change the default 5000 to 1000 then click OK.

Then scroll down to WaitToKillAppTimeout from 20000 to 1000 then click OK. Keep the Registry Editor open as we have 3 more values to change in two different sections.

Next we are going to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ System \ CurrentControlSet \ Control and double click on WaitToKillServiceTim eout to 1000 then click OK.

Finally, we need to navigate to HKEY_USERS \ DEFAULT \ Control Panel \ Desktop and change HungAppTimeout to 1000 and click OK.

Then scroll down to WaitToKillAppTimeout to 1000 and click OK.

While I am showing much lower timeout times in this post you might want to start with say 20000 to 10000 as some programs may be performing cleanup maintenance. No matter what you change the values to, make sure they are uniform throughout each setting.