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Netgear WPN824 RangeMax
Reviews Netgear's MIMO-based WPN824 RangeMax is among the best-performing wireless routers we've seen.
Standards activists target scripts
News A group of Web developers that goaded browser makers into following standards is setting its sights on scripting.
Red Hat aims desktop Linux at Microsoft
News Leading Linux seller Red Hat announced its first version of the open-source operating system for desktop computers in a new chapter in its 10-year history and a new front in its war against Microsoft.
Tags: Linux, Business applications, Open source
Consider running the browser service on DCs
Techguide Find out why, in some configurations, the browser service should be running to facilitate NetBIOS--still a critical part of most Windows Server environments.
Tags: Operating systems, Web browsers, Web Browser, Computer Browser, NetBIOS, domain controller, Service, Computer, NetBIOS Resolution, Microsoft Windows Server 2008
Microsoft fixes holes in Server Message Block
News The software giant has released security update to fix weaknesses in the network file-sharing protocol used in Windows.
Tags: Viruses and worms, Firewalls, Server Message Block, Microsoft Corp., Vulnerability, Server, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Microsoft Windows Server, File-sharing, network
Google's SPDY protocol could ramp up Web speeds
News Researchers at Google are playing with a new Web protocol that could theoretically decrease the time it takes to load a Web page by a significant amount.
Tags: Programming languages, Protocols and platforms, Google Inc., SPDY, Web Page, Web Browser, Web Server, Google Chrome, Server, TechCrunch
Mozilla releases first beta of Firefox 3.6
News "Namoroka" beta brings performance improvements, Personas, and several abilities Web developers should notice. With it, Mozilla is trying to move faster.
Tags: Web browsers, Google Inc., Personas, Web Page, Web Browser, Google Chrome, Mozilla Corp., Beta, Mozilla Firefox, performance
Microsoft's Deepfish a better swimmer of mobile Web?
News Zoom-in feature is centerpiece of software giant's answer to Web navigation woes among users of Windows Mobile handhelds.
Tags: Mobile/Wireless, Pocket PC, Mobile applications, Web sites
