Someone on our message board runs a consulting firm and is currently trying to set up an FTP server to share large files with their clients. FTP solves this problem nicely, although setting up a public FTP server should be done with care to avoid potential security issues. Another of our members recommends using SFTP for security in this case. Unfortunately, the server doesn't seem to be allowing any connections, even without SFTP. What's this all about? Follow the discussion below.
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Would you like to have your weight and body fat percentage automatically posted on the Internet? If so, a French company called Withings has just the product for you. Their product is the "World's First WiFi Enabled Body Scale." Currently selling for roughly USD $159 online, this scale connects to a wireless home network and manage an online database of users' body weights and related body mass statistics over time. No joke.

As an added, er, incentive, the product supports an interface that also enable automatic posting of your weigh-ins to Twitter. It takes the concept of "peer pressure" to a whole new level.

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Withings WiFi Scale - Photo: www.withings.com

A company called Mad Catz known for making gaming peripherals released this week a new wireless adapter for game consoles. The Mad Catz Wireless N Gaming Adapter supplies full Wi-Fi capability including 802.11n. It arrives on the heels of a new Microsoft 802.11n gaming adapter but differs in one key respect: the Mad Catz adapter works via an Ethernet connection while Microsoft's requires USB.

Xbox 360 owners may discover Mad Catz is a cheaper alternative to Microsoft's adapter. And Mad Catz also works with Sony PS3, which USB adapters by themselves do not. Have any of you tried it yet?

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The Vue Personal Video Network, a wireless camera package for home computer networks, began selling in September. The product ships with two battery-powered IP webcams and a gateway device that connects these cameras to a wireless router. Owners can watch live video feeds from their webcams across the Internet by setting up an account on myvuezone.com. Compared to products designed more for home video surveillance, Vue aims to provide a portable and fast to set up viewing system.

Vue Personal Video Network comes from a small private company called Avaak. Its cameras and gateway communicate via Avaak's patented FrameMesh protocols. Interestingly, this technology was developed out of earlier research into small medical diagnostic cameras designed to be swallowed by patients in pill form. Do not attempt to eat one of these new Vue cameras!

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Vue Personal Video Network from Avaak - Photo: www.vuzone.com