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ShareTool 2.1 adds iTunes Home Sharing

by David Chartier on 16 August, 2010

Yazsoft has updated ShareTool, its remote network access tool, with a number of new features, not the least of which is iTunes Home Sharing. ShareTool is akin to LogMeIn, Slink, and Apple’s Back to my Mac in that it lets you use your Mac to remotely access your home network, Macs, and other…
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  1. Help
    Speed up your wireless network

    by Glenn Fleishman on 27 May, 2010

    Wi-Fi networks are miraculous and devilish at the same time. They can seem miraculous in their ability to deliver high-speed network and internet communication through walls and ceilings, and over long distances. But they don't always deliver the speeds they promise. When you're troubleshooting a slower-than-it-should-be network, the devil is…
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  2. News
    Apple raises 3G download limit for apps, media

    by Dan Moren on 19 February, 2010

    In the good old days, you could download any app you wanted onto your iPhone—provided it wasn’t more than 10MB while you were using the 3G network. But that was the old Apple—this is the new Apple: no limits. Well. Larger limits, anyway. As the folks at Pocket Gamer mention,…
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    iPad’s wireless performance tied to AT&T’s boosting its 3G network

    by Matt Hamblen on 4 February, 2010

    AT&T last week boasted that it would be ready to handle demand for the iPad’s wireless connectivity through use of its Wi-Fi and 3G capabilities and a $US2 billion ($A2.2b) increase in network improvements in 2010. Yet, analysts note, it’s still unclear how well AT&T will manage the iPad’s most demanding applications, including…
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  4. News
    With botnets everywhere, DDoS attacks get cheaper

    by Robert McMillan on 16 October, 2009

    Cyber-crime just doesn’t pay like it used to. Security researchers say the cost of criminal services such as distributed denial of service, or DDoS, attacks has dropped in recent months. The reason? Market economics. “The barriers to entry in that marketplace are so low you have people basically flooding the market,” said Jose Nazario,…
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  5. Reviews
    New: McAfee security offering targets networks with Macs

    by Dan Miller on 15 October, 2009

    McAfee has announced McAfee Endpoint Protection for Mac, a security product aimed specifically at businesses with Macs on their networks. Aimed at everything from small- and mid-size businesses to enterprises, the new product includes protection against malware and spyware, as well as a firewall. It runs on OS X 10.4.6 or later, and it’s…
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  6. Reviews
    New: DViCO M-6600N combines high-def PVR, networked multimedia

    by David Braue on 13 October, 2009

    Media player maker DViCO has taken another stab at the Apple TV with release of the TViX M-6600N, the latest iteration of its line of networked multimedia players and its first to combine a 7-day electronic program guide, high-definition recording, Freeview compatibility, and more lounge room-oriented features. Designed as…
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    Create a central media library

    by Kirk McElhearn on 12 October, 2009

    Apple may not offer a dedicated media centre, but the features its hardware and software provide can come pretty close. You can watch movies on a large-screen Mac such as a 24-inch iMac, connect a laptop to your HDTV, or use an Apple TV to bridge the gap between your Mac and your big-screen…
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    Is your network fast enough?

    by Glenn Fleishman on 27 August, 2009

    Everyone wants a faster network. But before you can do anything to speed up yours, you must ascertain how fast it’s currently going. Yet measuring network speed isn’t as straightforward as you might think. All network speeds are theoretical. Your network hardware may be rated to go 54 Mbps or 100 Mbps, but data…
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  9. App Guide
    Review: iNag for iPhone: Nagios network monitor goes iPhone

    by John C. Welch on 10 July, 2009

    Like many network administrators, I use Nagios to monitor my network. Nagios is an open-source network monitoring system that uses SNMP, Perl, and other languages to monitor your network, with a Web UI for viewing the current state of your network and the devices within. While Nagios has a simple HTML-based interface, it’s rather…
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  10. Reviews
    New: Kace to boost Mac features in systems management appliances

    by Phillip Michaels on 1 July, 2009

    Systems management appliance maker Kace Networks on Tuesday plans to unveil changes to its Kbox product line that it says will create a true cross-platform environment for managing Mac and PC systems. The announced changes will let IT administrators manage Windows and Mac OS X machines from a single interface on a single appliance.…
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  11. Help
    Switch network settings with ease

    by Glenn Fleishman on 16 June, 2009

    Every time you move your Mac laptop—from the office to home, from home to the neighbourhood coffee shop—you must adjust its network settings. Ethernet or Airport? VPN or no? You could change all those settings manually, each time you move. Or you could—and should—use the Location feature built into the Mac OS X’s Network…
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