Technology for the technologically challenged: explained, reviewed, in easy to understand, jargon-free language. You may think that you're an old dog, but we'll teach you some new tricks.
The Cisco Linksys WAG160N is an easy to use ADSL2 modem/router that allows a user to easily connect their home to the internet. It offers single band wireless connectivity for your WiFi devices (laptop, mobile phone, gaming devices) as well …
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Last week I wrote about the trials and tribulations I was experiencing in trying to get my Optus femtocell – commercially known as HomeZone – into an active, operational state. Following publication of that story, I received a phone call …
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The Optus HomeZone is a product that, on paper, promises so much. Sadly, in practice, it delivers very little. Let’s understand what the product is supposed to be, first of all. A femtocell is like a mobile phone cell that …
Read moreThe Western Digital TV Live Hub is a compact and stylish media centre for the home. Despite its diminutive size, it contains a 1TB internal hard disk drive for local storage of media files, an Ethernet port for connection to …
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