About Computer Networking: Farewell to 2010

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Computer Networking Computer Networking Fundamentals Get Connected Use and Upgrade From Bradley Mitchell, your Guide to Computer Networking In our final update of 2010, we step back to review some of the top developments and issues in computer networking for 2010. Even though it has happened just in the last week, Skype's holiday 2010 network outage is one notable story. Google Collects Home Wi-Fi Data from Street View Starting in April, it became apparent that the auto fleet used by Google to map neighborhoods for its Street View service were sniffing some data from Wi-Fi home networks. That's one thing you won't see happening in 2011. LimeWire P2P File Sharing Service Shut Down After about four years of legal maneuvering and countless millions of files distributed over its peer to peer (P2P) network, LimeWire was finally shut down in October. Internet file sharing, of course, continues into the New Year through various other networks and technologies instead. Stuxnet Hits Iran Opinions vary about the true extent of damage the Stuxnet Internet worm did to the sensitive government networks in the country in Iran. Since September when the story broke, though, some folks seem nervous. The Twitter Dress Twitter doesn't seem to be as, er, fashionable as it was a year ago. I didn't think the wireless-networked Twitter Dress was that hot either when it made its appearance at the 2010 Grammy Awards on January 31st. Wireless / Networking Ads Computer Networking 2010 Simple Farewell Farewell Letter Farewell Quotes Featured Articles LTE Pushes WiMAX Aside, for Mobile Broadband Bluetooth Innovation World Cup 2010 VoIP Hacker Gets a Ten Year Sentence Why the iPhone4 Death Grip Doesn't Always Work CES 2011 - What's New in Home Networking? London to Develop City Wi-Fi for 2012 Olympics   More from About.com Top 10 Media Stories of 2010 Discover which blame games, survival stories and key media figures under fire made our list. More> Ten Best Talk Show Moments Oprah and Conan left to start new ventures, but there were a few other shocks and surprises in 2010. More> This newsletter is written by: Bradley Mitchell Computer Networking Guide Email Me | My Blog | My Forum   Sign up for more free newsletters on your favorite topics You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About Computer Networking newsletter. If you wish to change your email address or unsubscribe, please click here. About respects your privacy: Our Privacy Policy Contact Information: 249 West 17th Street New York, NY, 10011 © 2010 About.com   Must Reads Wireless Router Networking IP Addresses on Home + Internet Networks Connecting Two Computers Home Network Diagrams 10 Tips for Wireless Network Security Advertisement