The trouble with this troubleshooting handbook is that it is a killer book. “Killer” in the sense that the book weighs a ton (exaggeration, of course) and can cause serious damage when used as a weapon. Sarcasm aside, Internetworking Troubleshooting Handbook claims to be an essential reference for solving difficult networking problems. The difficulty, as… Read More: Internetworking Troubleshooting Handbook »
Data Over Wireless Networks: Bluetooth, WAP, and Wireless LANs is a good primer for those who want an honest understanding of wireless data communications technologies and their capabilities. Written by Gilbert Held, an award-winning author and lecturer who specializes in the application of computer and communications technology, the eleven chapters explain how wireless technology works and… Read More: A newcomer’s guide to wireless telecommunications technologies »
Accompanied by fear, excitement, distrust, and optimism, the term “peer-to-peer” has abruptly shoved its way to the centre stage of computing. A good litmus test: Mention Napster, and everyone in the know seems to have an opinion on this file-sharing network. In this hardcover book edited by Andy Oram, key peer-to-peer pioneers take us beyond… Read More: The next great thing for the Internet? »
Twenty years may be a rather long time to master the art of miniaturization. Okay, that’s judgmental. But then again, time has moved on really fast. So has modern technology. In another 20 years’ time, what we see could really blow our minds apart. Just imagine a gadget that’s so technologically advanced, it hardly has… Read More: It’s a Walkman! Or is it? »