Most modern Wi-Fi home networking equipment supports WPA wireless security (and sometimes the newer, improved WPA2). When setting up your network with WPA, you will see several options to choose from often including a choice of encryption method - AES or TKIP. Which one is better?

AES offers stronger encryption technology and is the right choice (assuming all of the devices on your network support it). However, TKIP is also strong and tends to be supported by more equipment on the market. Either is far preferable to using no encryption at all, but consider AES first and TKIP as a reasonable backup option.

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Securing Your Wireless Network - Encryption and Authentication (netsecurity.about.com)

Recently revealed details of the future USB 3.0 standard confirm it will support up to 10x the theoretical bandwidth of today's common USB 2.0 technology. USB 3.0 will be the first version to support full duplex (simultaneous bidirectional) communication (that gives two of the 10x of improvement). While 2.0 has also been known in the industry as Hi-Speed, USB 3.0 will be SuperSpeed, and backward compatible.
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One of our message board members recently wanted to set up their home network to access the programs and data on an old Windows 98 PC from a new Windows XP system. Accessing files is not too difficult, but being able to actually run Windows programs on one computer and see the interface on another requires more technical know-how.

The two approaches typically employed are called remote desktop and Virtual Network Computing (VNC). See the process one person went through to successfully get Windows Remote Desktop running on their home network. Discuss - Remote Desktop Connections

→ See also - Top Internet Remote Access Software

The U.S. ranks 15 in broadband network performance compared to other countries based on the latest Communications Workers of America (CWA) data. The average U.S. broadband connection runs at a modest 2.3 Mbps, CWA says.

Not coincidentally, the U.S. held the same position in last year's independent broadband study by the Organization for Economic Cooperation & Development. CWA also utilizes the speedmatters.org Internet Speed Test to compare U.S. states.

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