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• Although I created a Twitter account back in November, I haven't done much with it until a day or so ago. I've begun posting what amount to instant Odd Lots on Twitter, so if you were waiting for me to do something useful before following me, well, the wait is over.
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Two years ago, I discovered PowerLine networking and have used it ever since, first to cover a CAT5E "dead spot" in my Colorado house, and more recently to finesse Wi-Fi outages at Carol's sister's house. The Linksys PLE200 Ethernet bridges work fantastically well within our house, and have sufficient bandwidth to stream HD video. With one unit ( Read more... )

• I've had a difficult week here; new dental problems have arisen, culminating in an unplanned root canal this past Thursday, followed almost immediately by a much-delayed flight from Denver to Chicago for an Easter visit, where they happened to be having a blizzard. (The ( Read more... )

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I've been holding back on revising my 2004 book Jeff Duntemann's Wi-Fi Guide for almost two years now, hoping for finalization of the IEEE 802.11n spec. It seems like we've had "Draft-N" products piled up in Best Buy since the glaciers retreated, and yet the specification seems no closer to ( Read more... )

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My series on Linksys PowerLine networking generated a fair amount of mail, and the two questions that come up are two that came up for me long before I ever clicked the "Add to cart" button:

• How good is the security?
• Will the technology interfere with my amateur radio receivers?
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Testing of the Linksys PLE200 PowerLine networking technology continues. (See yesterday's entry.) I took my laptop in one hand and a PLE200 plug unit in the other and went around the house, plugging the PLE200 into random power outlets. At every single outlet I very quickly got a connection, ( Read more... )

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