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Installing Broadband on Your Home System Jan 21, 2005 Using broadband technologies such as Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) can make your web surfing experience better, says John Mueller, but only if you get a good installation. Get some important tips from this article.

Fixed Broadband Wireless Communications: Mathematical Tools for Digital Transmission Analysis Dec 3, 2004 Measuring broadband wireless performance can involve complex mathematics, but this chapter will help you to keep it straight by providing the formulae that you need to analyze and evaluate broadband wireless performance.

How to Create a Plan for Your Home Business Nov 18, 2004 This chapter outlines the various things you'll need to keep in mind when drafting a business plan for your new home business. Considerations like health coverage for employees and yourself are covered in detail, with links copious links to resources you'll need throughout the process.

Why You Want Your Own Network Oct 29, 2004 For the novice, networking can seem like an intimidating concept, but this chapter will help you to manage your fear of networks and discover the joys of a home network.

Creating a Family/Personal Website (Using What You Already Know) Oct 15, 2004 It seems these days that everyone has a website. Even my dog has a website. In this straight-forward and easy-to-follow chapter, you'll learn how to create a fetching website for your family, with some features that can help you keep your relatives up to date on your family's life.

Planning Your Home Network Oct 15, 2004 Mark Edward Soper teaches how to match your needs with the best type of network, choose the best broadband connection, select the proper hardware, and estimate how much it will all cost.

Wireless System Architecture: How Wireless Works Oct 15, 2004 Apart from transmitting the information over the air, wireless networks are very much like wired networks. However, that seemingly small difference can lead to some very large problems if you don't understand the nuances of this medium. Read this chapter to find out how wireless networks work, and why they need to be administered differently from traditional, wired networks.

Hitting the Road with Wi-Fi Jul 16, 2004 Envious of those people checking their e-mail at Starbucks? Armed with the information in this sample chapter and a WiFi-capable laptop, you'll be able to connect to the internet on the go as well. Harold Davis explains the ins and outs of connecting wirelessly to commercial networks, and provides pointers on where to find these "WiFi hotspots."

Creating a Networked Home Without Rewiring Jun 11, 2004 Mention home networking to some people and they instantly think about ripping up the walls. Fortunately, there are alternatives to destroying your home.

Securing Your Laptop Jun 4, 2004 Michelle Johnston identifies some solid ways to deter thieves from stealing your laptop or the data inside.

Surf and Turf: Take Your Family Out for Broadband May 13, 2004 Internet access isn't just for homes and businesses anymore. With a wide variety of places offering wireless broadband (libraries, coffee shops, hotels, and more), you can send your loved ones out of the house for the day, so you can work in peace.

The Wired Kitchen Apr 30, 2004 Want to just walk into your kitchen, say, "Tea, Earl Grey, hot," and relax while your fabulous electronic gadgets produce your desired beverage in a lovely china cup? Too bad. Even rich people aren't living the Star Trek life. Yet.

Mozilla Overlays: A New Way to Combine XML Documents Nov 26, 2003 What do you do if XML information is split across several documents? The Mozilla platform has a neat solution to this problem. Documents written in Mozilla's XUL dialect of XML can be merged automatically into a single, final document using a system called overlays. Nigel McFarlane describes the overlay system in this article.

Demographic and Social Trends in the Broadband Home Oct 10, 2003 Who uses broadband, what do they use it for, and how have "always on" connections changed the habits of connected families? This sample chapter examines demographic and social trends of broadband households.

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