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Switch consolidation
Blog To try to reduce the next bill, reduce the heat output of the cabinet and speed up the network I decided to combine 5 switches into one. Before now all devices in the house have been connected to one of 3 switches: a 5 port gigabit switch (4 usable...
[June 19, 2008, 9:20]
Securing the perimeter - and the hole in the middle as well
Blog Now this is quite cool as neither product sits on the edge of the LAN, they actually sit in it between the other switches. Router favourites Cisco Systems and Foundry Networks also have their own offerings: the former with NAC and the latter with...
[October 31, 2006, 16:31]
Low voltage supply, ventilation & lighting
Blog The PSU is connected to 4 switches that are mounted on a 1U blanking panel in the front of the rack. I wanted some fancy switches, so I splashed out on some nice chromed illuminated ones from China (via eBay).
[July 13, 2008, 23:59]
IDF Day Zero: Of Intel China, Carrying Small and Living Large
Blog The Universal Translator switches to silence, then a relay of the Chinese. The briefing switches to high-speed Chinese. It's Day Zero at the Intel Developer Forum: the increasingly first-day-like International Press Day.
[April 1, 2008, 20:46]
Moblin 2.1 Final Release
Blog The Sound panel has also had the same kind of On/Off switches add, for Mute and Alert Sounds. The other place where I noticed major changes is on the Networks panel, where there is now a list of detected WiFi networks, with the signal strength and...
[November 10, 2009, 13:48]
Dragging the Oilfield into the 21st Century
Blog One system had software programmable touchscreen “switches” built into the arms on the chair. Most of the control functions needed by a driller were all remote control enabled or “waldo'ed” through the combinations of switches, control knobs and...
[May 6, 2009, 15:13]
Behind the scenes at Cisco Networkers
Blog But with Cisco the clear market leader for routers and switches, could it be falling victim to the copycats too? It's got a photo of two switches side-by-side with the caption: 'One of these ads is fake'.
[January 21, 2008, 14:46]
Will software ever be flawless?
Blog More news this month of critical vulnerabilities in software - including but not limited to Cisco’s IOS software that powers the majority of Cisco routers and switches as well as HP OpenView’s systems and network management software and Sun’s...
[March 31, 2009, 13:50]
Rupert Goodwins' Diary
Blog This is a mobile phone that switches to using your broadband when you're at home. Wednesday 15/06/2005 To the City, where BT is launching Bluephone - or, as we must learn to call it, BT Fusion. As we sit in the plush lecture theatre in BT HQ - the...
[June 17, 2005, 18:45]
V-Blocks - do they mean you're V-Locked in?
Blog V-Blocks: it's a new form of packaging for servers, switches and storage for your datacentre, and it looks like the future. EMC and Cisco have announced that they'll be selling aggregated systems that simply slot into your datacentre.
[November 6, 2009, 11:30]
Cloud computing guzzles juice: official
Blog This story is is spot on: although network vendors make noises about reducing power consumption, in reality the nature of both their products and their locations in the datacentre mean that existing switches and routers aren't going to be thrown...
[November 26, 2009, 11:36]
Rupert Goodwins' Diary
Blog What an interesting idea, given that voice-operated lie detectors have such an abysmal reliability record, but the company's keen -- if the detectors flash their lights, then the operator switches over to a new script designed to examine claims...
[August 15, 2003, 16:50]
Kensington SlimBlade Trackball Mouse
Blog Clicking a button on the top switches it from being a mouse to using the scroll ball as a trackball. The Kensington SlimBlade Trackball Mouse has a number of big advantages: It is small and light enough to be easily taken along and used when...
[February 17, 2009, 13:08]
HP Mini 2140 - Strongly Recommended!
Blog The same brushed metal case, the same excellent keyboard, the same switches and LEDs in the same positions. The HP Mini 2140 that I had ordered and configured for my friend has come and gone, delivered to her last Friday evening.
[July 7, 2009, 9:33]
Hitch with the audio system
Blog A while ago I bought a 4 port RS232 serial card to go into boron, because the motherboard only has 1 onboard port which isn’t enough for the UPS, the matrix switcher and probably some other things such as connections to network switches.
[May 13, 2008, 10:43]
How significant are ShoreTel’s claims about the ‘hard’ benefits of its UC s
Blog ShoreTel’s claims are based on a report it commissioned from the Tolly group to investigate the power consumption of its IP switches and IP phones relative to those from other suppliers. One of the biggest criticisms leveled at UC provider sales...
[November 3, 2008, 9:03]
The 21 hour night
Blog Modesty dictates that I don't say where the switches were. As I type this, the sun has just risen and is shining into my front room. It's a cheering sight: the last time I saw sunshine, if you can count the rather feeble version that makes it...
[November 23, 2007, 8:36]
The game's up for Vista
Blog Networking company D-Link bank-rolled the evening as they provided all the switches and routers that makes the whole virtual war-mongering experience possible. I got an interesting invite last night to the media launch of a dedicated gaming centre...
[May 16, 2008, 14:52]
Apple headphone DRM - what are these people on?
Blog This needs a modicum of ingenuity, as a headphone lead and plug/socket doesn't have enough wires to carry the signals from a lot of switches back to the player. Sometimes, a chap just despairs. Take Apple's latest Shuffle iPod music playing thingy.
[March 15, 2009, 15:39]
Rupert Goodwins' Diary
Blog At least the thing switches off afterwards. Friday 1/9/2006 Friday rant? Here's one. Dialogue boxes that appear when you least need them. The worst offender by far is Windows XP: for reasons that thoroughly escape me, I can no longer shut down my...
[September 1, 2006, 20:30]
