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Can You Hear Me Now?
I'm sure you've seen the cellular phone commercial, two
customers are on cell phones and one says, "Can you hear me
now?" takes a step back and repeats, "Can you hear me now?"
While commercials like that make us laugh, the truth is that...
Home Theater Control – It's The Remote, Stupid!
It’s the one piece of equipment that can really make or break your home theater system; the remote control. It’s no good to have the latest and greatest gear and world’s biggest DVD collection if you can’t figure out how to use anything. True home...
Issues Surrounding WiFi Security
For years, one of the most worrying problems with wireless
broadband internet access was the issue of keeping data secure
during the split second of transfer. If one does not take the
proper security precautions, a clever hacker could intercept...
Skype-ing around the world
One of the more attractive promises of VoIP is the possibility of a hefty cut in your cost of communication, and in some instances, a total elimination of cost using Skype. Skype is a program that allows you to make free calls over the internet to...
WiFi: What is it?
Most people have heard of it, but the obvious question often
seems to come to mind: what exactly is WiFi
technology ?
The answer is that it's a way to transfer data wirelessly, using
the IEEE 802.11 networking standard. It allows users to...
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Issues Surrounding WiFi Security
For years, one of the most worrying problems with wireless
broadband internet access was the issue of keeping data secure
during the split second of transfer. If one does not take the
proper security precautions, a clever hacker could intercept the
signal to steal passwords or even financial information.
Fortunately, WiFi
security has seen much notable
advancement in the past few
years. Encryption technology has become more and more
sophisticated, and is now readily available in most devices.
Some of the most common security encryption standards are Wired
Equivalency Privacy (WEP) and WiFi Protected Access (WPA).
About the author:
Jeremy Maddock is the webmaster of TeleClick.ca, a trusted
source of telecommunications
news.
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