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An eye opening essay on the challenges of being a woman online

A new open-source tool can periodically scan an area for rogue Wi-Fi access points and can alert network administrators if any are found. The tool, called EvilAP_Defender, was designed specifically to detect malicious access points that are configured by attackers to mimic legitimate ones in order to trick users to connect to them.

A new open-source tool can periodically scan for rogue Wi-Fi access points and alert network administrators if they're found.

Soon, turning off the heat and lights before leaving your house could be as simple as turning a key in a Bluetooth-equipped lock. This scenario may be possible with the latest Bluetooth wireless technology, which could start appearing in products next year.

Its amazing to me that businesses such as google can loose their name because of this rule. Props to the guy for having the wherewithal to purchase the domain name. Although he ended up donating the money to charity, this guy could have made some serious money. Makes me realize that some people are clever, and therefore are wealthy. Anybody have any ideas for domains that we could buy and sell later to a desperate company?!

Wi-Fi is one of the most useful and important parts of using a computer, and yet it's also one of the most frustrating. If you're plagued by slow speeds, bad reception, and other Wi-Fi issues, here are 10 ways you can power up the Wi-Fi in your home.

Google and Intel, among a few other researching firms are currently working on making Quantum computing a reality. Google and Intel claim they are only about 4-5 years from having it all figured out.

Heavy reliance on networked technology has created a situation where larger platforms can be vulnerable to cyber attack and are in need of protection.

This is what google has been investing in :) "Google Makes Huge Bet On 'Magic Leap' Virtual Reality Tech" http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2014/10/22/google-magic-leap_n_6026676.html

That is silly to do that with so much money spent on the routers that would probably be far superior to the ones at the ISP.

Facebook is turning to the courts to fight the "clickjacking" scourge which sometimes plagues the social networking site. The news comes as rumors are circulating that Facebook's initial public offering (IPO) could be happening as early as this week, with a possible offering of up to $10 billion in shares.

Schools over react, why parents are not included!

Adoption of 4G WiMax networks, which promise faster anywhere-Internet than 3G networks, has advanced at a crawl in the U.S. The problem: There are far too few WiMax-blanketed cities, and far too few WiMax-compatible devices. The Sprint Overdrive 3G/4G Mobile Hotspot ($100) is the most practical way of logging on to WiMax yet.

"Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) is a client/server protocol that automatically provides an Internet Protocol (IP) host with its IP address and other related configuration information such as the subnet mask and default gateway. RFCs 2131 and 2132 define DHCP as an Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) standard based on Bootstrap Protocol (BOOTP), a protocol with which DHCP shares many implementation details." Quote from Article/Document

Thanks Brock sometimes I get the DHCP and DNS mixed up. I say DNS when I mean DHCP this article should help me keep the difference frresh in my mind.

You are welcome, Shane. You posted a lot of good articles as well.