Monday, July 01, 2013

10 biggest home networking mistakes (and how to fix them)

A look at 22 Linux Foundation newbies

Some final notes on Cisco Live

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July 01, 2013
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10 biggest home networking mistakes (and how to fix them)

The chances are pretty good that you have a wireless home network, or you've been asked by friends, family or co-workers to help install one in their home.

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Issue highlights

1. A look at 22 Linux Foundation newbies

2. Some final notes on Cisco Live

3. INSIDER Six things you need to know about WebRTC

4. SDN: The user view

5. iPhone 6 rumor rollup for the week ending June 28

6. Oracle and Salesforce.com's love-fest: The ripple effects

7. Two malware programs help each other stay on computers

8. New MacBook Air owners experiencing Wi-Fi difficulties; Software update may be on the way

9. Researchers turn Android phone into Agent 007 tool

10. Yahoo kills a dozen more products to sharpen its focus

11. Tell us a little about yourself and we'll enter you in a sweepstakes and give you access to exclusive research on big data and BYOD

12. Fast and furious 7: Apps primed for the gigabit Internet

WHITE PAPER: CommVault

Gartner on Converged Backup and Archive analyst report

Gartner has identified CommVault's Backup and Archive solutions as a Magic Quadrant "Leader," leading the data and information management field into a new stratosphere. Learn More

A look at 22 Linux Foundation newbies

The wide array of new organizations that have joined the foundation this year. READ MORE

Some final notes on Cisco Live

Some last notes and thoughts from Cisco's Cisco Live conference in Orlando this week, where the company announced new enterprise and data center core switching platforms, spin-in Insieme Networks' "vision" of the next-generation data center, and READ MORE

INSIDER

Six things you need to know about WebRTC

WebRTC (Real-Time Communication) a series of designs and guidelines promoted by Google and others through the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) and MPEG groups to provide a common stack for audio and video communications directly between two browsers. READ MORE

SDN: The user view

It is still early days in the emergence of software defined networking, so there aren't many users around to share their experiences and expectations, but there are a few. Network World's editor in chief tracked down Steve Wallace, executive director of InCNTRE, Indiana University's Indiana Center for Network Translational Research and Education, which is already using the technology in a production environment. The school is also playing a role in the tech's evolution. READ MORE

WEBCAST: Wildpackets

802.11ac Data Rates Driving Changes in Wireless Analysis

At the data rates delivered by 802.11ac, traditional WLAN analysis with USB adapters capturing traffic isn't possible. This webcast dives into 11ac, & explains what we believe will be the new standard in wireless packet capture & analysis. Watch Now. Watch Now

iPhone 6 rumor rollup for the week ending June 28

The photoleaks of the iPhone 6 and iPhone 5S - or something – become a photophlood this week, revealing that, among other things, the Next iPhone will indeed have a battery. READ MORE

Oracle and Salesforce.com's love-fest: The ripple effects

Oracle's string of high-profile cloud-computing partnership announcements with Microsoft, Salesforce.com and NetSuite dominated tech news headlines this week. READ MORE

Two malware programs help each other stay on computers

Two malicious software programs that help each other stay on computers are proving difficult to remove. READ MORE

New MacBook Air owners experiencing Wi-Fi difficulties; Software update may be on the way

With the release of their new MacBook Airs, Apple really made a statement when they nearly doubled the battery life on both Air models. Specifically, the 11 inch MacBook Air enjoys up to 9 hours worth of battery life while the 13-inch MacBook Air enjoys up to 12 hours of battery life. That's all well and good, but what's the point of all that battery life if you can't even hop on the Internet. Indeed,... READ MORE

WHITE PAPER: Netscout Systems Inc.

Adopt a More Service-Oriented Management Strategy

The survey results in this report demonstrate dramatic changes happening in IT service management delivery and highlight best practices to assure performance of business processes, deliver exceptional end-user experiences, optimize existing infrastructure, and speed the deployment of new technologies and services. Learn More.

Researchers turn Android phone into Agent 007 tool

Kindsight proof-of-concept said to be ideal tool 'to launch an insider attack against a corporate network or government network' READ MORE

Yahoo kills a dozen more products to sharpen its focus

Yahoo is slimming itself down again by axing 12 of its products, part of an ongoing effort to sharpen its focus on services it thinks people need in their daily lives. READ MORE

Tell us a little about yourself and we'll enter you in a sweepstakes and give you access to exclusive research on big data and BYOD

Once a year we reach out to NetworkWorld.com visitors to find out how you use the site and what types of organizations rely on our site. READ MORE

Fast and furious 7: Apps primed for the gigabit Internet

When gigabit Internet brings jaw-dropping speed, these apps will be ready to make good use of it READ MORE

WEBCAST: IBM

Content Analytics Explained

Content Analytics Explained - Listen to Bob Foyle, Sr. Product Manager, IBM talk about Content Analytics and the Analytics Imperative. Learn More.

SLIDESHOWS

Ultimate ultrabook shootout

Testing of eight Windows 8 ultrabooks reveals that users looking for a sleek form factor will have to accept tradeoffs.

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