Every merger comes with enormous execution headaches. The Hewlett Packard-Compaq union is certainly fraught with challenging hurdles. Particularly so at a time when just about everything else in the computing business – from revenues to profit margins – is getting smaller. Already, analysts are predicting that the massive product overlap, possible brand confusion and potential… Read More »
Learn how to share your files over the Internet safely and legally with Internet Piracy Exposed. This book presents a fascinating look at Internet piracy, which, according to the author, is the up-and-coming hobby of the new millennium. It features interesting anecdotes about how pirates work, how users are ‘recruited’, real-life ‘inner-circle’ stories and discussions… Read More »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »