Yesterday in the mail I received my brand new Linksys WRT54GL. I bought one after going through a whole boatload of crap with Wireless N. Before continuing, my suggestion to anyone that reads this is to buy a WRT54GL now before they’re taken off the market. It’s 60 bucks very well spent and it you wait too long, you won’t be able to buy one new...

I have posted about several tools in the past which allow you to monitor the bandwidth usage on your computer. While these work great for individual machines, what if you want to monitor your entire network? While you could install a bandwidth monitor on each computer and add up the numbers, the easist way is to just view the bandwidth totals on your router...

Firmware, in generic terms, is "fixed software" in an electronic device. Your CD/DVD drive for example, has firmware. Your digital camera has firmware. Portable navigation devices (PND for short) has firmware. Even remote controls for televisions have firmware. I’m the type of person that likes having the latest up-to-date firmware for whatever...

If you happen to own a 1TB or 500GB Seagate Barracuda hard drive, you’re most likely familiar with the firmware error at boot. So, naturally, what people will do is download the latest firmware update from Seagate to fix the problem. The only problem with that is that when applied it seems to be bricking the 500GB versions of the drive. Seagate is very...