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This Wired Home: The Microsoft Guide to Home Networking, Third Edition
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Author: Alan Neibauer
For a family whose members use computers every day, there are few easier ways to increase fun and productivity than with a small local area network (LAN). With a LAN in place, you can use any computer in the house to run your finance software and access your electronic mail. A LAN also makes it easy for the whole family to share an Internet connect...
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Smart Homes For Dummies®
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Author: Danny Briere, Pat Hurley, Patrick Hurley
Welcome to the new millennium and the next step in home technology. Replace your telephone with a computer. Power up your burglar alarm from a PC that’s miles away. Turn lights on and off with a click of your mouse, or plan and build your meals without stepping into the kitchen (well, almost…there’s still dishes to do).
In short, discover how...
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Building Wireless Community Networks
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Author: Rob Flickenger
Certain cities--Singapore is one example--have begun to outfit gathering places like airport lounges and downtown coffee shops as "hot spots" that are served by wireless Internet antennas. It's possible for anyone with an IEEE 802.11b card in a laptop to sit down in one and have Internet access immediately. The author of Building Wireless Community...
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The Wi-Fi Experience: Everyone's Guide to 802.11b Wireless Networking
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Author: Harold Davis, Richard Mansfield
This book is a complete "experience" for Wi-Fi users, offering how-to instructions and software discounts, full versions on the CD, and recommendations for Wi-Fi projects. The author takes the reader beyond just wireless networking to explore Wi-Fi capabilities in real-world applications such as Wi-Fi with PDAs, VOIP, and building your own Wi-Fi ph...
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802.11 Wireless Networks: The Definitive Guide
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Author: Matthew S. Gast
As a network administrator, architect, or security professional, you need to understand the capabilities, limitations, and risks associated with integrating wireless LAN technology into your current infrastructure. 802.11 Wireless Networks: The Definitive Guide provides all the information necessary to analyze and deploy wireless networks with conf...
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Pervasive Computing Handbook
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Author: Uwe Hansmann (Editor), Lothar Merk, Martin S. Nicklous, Thomas Stober
This book is a guide for the world of Pervasive Computing. It describes a new class of computing devices which are getting omnipresent in everydays life. They make information access and processing easily available for everyone from everywhere at any time. Mobility, wireless connectivity, diversity, and ease-of-use are the magic keywords of Pervasi...
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Bluetooth: Connect Without Cables
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Author: Jennifer Bray, Charles F. Sturman
Bluetooth wireless technology is on the verge of revolutionizing communications, enabling virtually any communications device to transmit voice or data securely, at high speed—without wires! Now there's a complete professional's guide to this remarkable technology. In Bluetooth: Connect Without Cables, two leading Bluetooth implementers explain the...
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Pervasive Computing: Technology and Architecture of Mobile Internet Applications
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Author: Jochen Burkhardt (Editor), Horst Henn, Stefan Hepper, Klaus Rindtorff, Thomas Schaeck
The term "pervasive computing" describes a revolutionary dimension of personal computing which brings together mobile communications, ubiquitous embedded computer systems, consumer electronics and the power of the internet. Three main factors drive its growth: microelectronic technology, providing smaller devices and displays with lower energy cons...
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Peer-to-Peer : Harnessing the Power of Disruptive Technologies
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Author: Andy Oram (Editor)
Peer-to-Peer is a book about an emerging idea. That idea is that the traditional model of participating in the Internet, in which a small computer operated by an everyday user (a "client") asks for and receives information from a big computer administered by a corporation or other large entity (a "server"), is beginning to give some ground to a new...
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Internet Future Strategies: How Pervasive Computing Services Will Change the World
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Author: Daniel Amor
Dot.coms may be dead, but the Internet is alive and kicking. What's more, it's transforming itself into a worldwide "pervasive computing" network that will connect everything from mobile phones to TV sets—and offer unprecedented business opportunities. In this book, best-selling e-business consultant Daniel Amor identifies the revolutionary technol...
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Just Enough Wireless Computing
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Author: Ian S. Hayes
The decision-maker's guide to competitive advantage with wireless technology.
- A wireless primer for technical decision makers
- What wireless can do for your company: an overview of today's wireless technologies and their business benefits
- Includes and extensive set of example applications and three in-depth case studies
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Next Generation Intelligent Networks
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Author: Johan Zuidweg
If you want an up-to-date, in-depth understanding of next generation intelligent networks (IN), this book is essential reading. It provides you with a comprehensive survey of current and emerging intelligent telecommunications networks, including underlying software, implementation, deployment and standards. It assesses the influence of mobile netw...
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Jeff Duntemann's Drive-By Wi-Fi Guide
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Author: Jeff Duntemann
This book consists of many short, focused topic features that answer all the typical questions newcomers ask, such as "how does this work? how do I do it?" without losing the reader or a sense of humor. Duntemann explains the complex security issues clearly, and shows how users can protect themselves from both obvious and non-obvious threats. He ex...
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Wi-Fi Handbook : Building 802.11b Wireless Networks
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Author: Konrad Roeder
Written for network engineers by highly experienced wireless and Ethernet experts, this title provides the know-how for enterprise implementations with nuts and bolts of designing and building WiFi networks for scale. ...
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