The most recent Home Networks articles from Personal Computer World

Straight talking: Cautionary tales part two

Barry Fox — 2008-07-02T10:00:00.000Z

Barry Fox, Personal Computer World, Wednesday 2 July 2008 at 10:00:00

Problem with your Wifi router and AOL connection? Join the back of the queue, says Barry Fox

Last month’s message was check your credit card for nasty surprises; this month, it’s check your Wifi router, especially if you’re using it only with an Ethernet cable....

Hands on: Share folders and libraries

Alan Stevens — 2008-06-23T10:00:00.000Z

Alan Stevens, Personal Computer World, Monday 23 June 2008 at 10:00:00

Explore the world of Windows Live Foldershare file-sharing service

Microsoft recently announced a major refresh of its Windows Live Foldershare service. Of course, some of you may use the service already, but for those who don’t, we’ll look at...

Hands on: Take control of your server

Nigel Whitfield — 2008-06-20T10:00:00.000Z

Nigel Whitfield, Personal Computer World, Friday 20 June 2008 at 10:00:00

In order to build a website, you’ll need to get to grips with your web server

Creating web pages is very often only a small part of putting together a website these days. As we’ve seen over the years, there are many other things you will...

Fearful workers shun home working

Clive Akass — 2008-06-05T12:58:00.000Z

Clive Akass, Personal Computer World, Thursday 5 June 2008 at 12:58:00

Presenteesim ousts absenteeism as staff strive to look busy in front of bosses

British workers, fearful of losing their job in the worsening economic climate, are shunning remote working so that they can look busy in front of their bosses, according to a...

Hands on: Crack Homeplug encryption

Alan Stevens — 2008-05-28T10:00:00.000Z

Alan Stevens, Personal Computer World, Wednesday 28 May 2008 at 10:00:00

A guide to encrypting Powerline networks, and more about Vista’s first Service Pack

In this Network Hands On, I’d like to revisit the question I tried to address in my last column – “If Powerline/Homeplug devices can communicate across circuits, will devices in...

Billion Bipac 7402GX

Will Stapley — 2008-05-07T11:45:00.000Z

Will Stapley, Personal Computer World, Wednesday 7 May 2008 at 11:45:00

A router with 3G backup if your ADSL goes down

If your broadband connection is prone to occasional service outages, or you simply want the security of a failsafe option, the Billion Bipac 7402GX can hook you and your home...

Get to grips with standardised technology

Nigel Whitfield — 2008-05-06T15:30:00.000Z

Nigel Whitfield, Personal Computer World, Tuesday 6 May 2008 at 15:30:00

We’re all being encouraged to make the most of digital convergence in our homes, but make the wrong choices and you face compatibility nightmares. Nigel Whitfield explains

Sometimes, it seems, you can’t move for gadgets designed to let you share content on your home network, with streamers, network-attached storage (Nas) appliances and even mobile phones boasting that...

HP offers Linux home server

Clive Akass — 2008-04-17T00:00:00.000Z

Clive Akass, Personal Computer World, Thursday 17 April 2008 at 00:00:00

Half the price of Windowsd model, with some of the features

HP has unveiled a Linux-based home media server at half the price of its Microsoft-based MediaSmart model. The £199 (inc Vat) mv5020 Media Vault Pro, just 14 cm high, ships...

Hands on: Inside incoming connections

Alan Stevens — 2008-04-11T00:00:00.000Z

Alan Stevens, Personal Computer World, Friday 11 April 2008 at 00:00:00

With a little know-how, you can turn Windows Vista into a VPN server

Ever noticed that you can configure Vista to accept incoming connections? Ever wondered what this option was all about and why you might want to use it? Well, wonder no...

EMC buys Iomega

Clive Akass — 2008-04-09T00:00:00.000Z

Clive Akass, Personal Computer World, Wednesday 9 April 2008 at 00:00:00

Information management specialist pays £107m for removable storage pioneer

Storage specialist Iomega has been bought by information management giant EMC is a deal worth $213m (£107m). The deal, which is subject to regulatory approval, will enable EMC to expand...

More vendors offer Windows Home Servers

Clive Akass — 2008-03-06T00:00:00.000Z

Clive Akass, Personal Computer World, Thursday 6 March 2008 at 00:00:00

But Medion holds off until Microsoft can fix data corruption flaw

Belinea has started selling its first Windows Home Server just days after Fujitsu Siemens did the same. Belinea’s O.center is the first WHS not to come in a dark chassis,...

Now you can think that gas tap off...

Clive Akass — 2008-03-04T00:00:00.000Z

Clive Akass, Personal Computer World, Tuesday 4 March 2008 at 00:00:00

Thought control comes to the home

You can stop worrying about whether you have left the gas switched on – new technology will allow you to "think" it off....

Review: Zyxel P-660HWP

Emil Larsen — 2008-02-20T00:00:00.000Z

Emil Larsen, Personal Computer World, Wednesday 20 February 2008 at 00:00:00

Requires annoying updates and tweaking to work effectively

The P-660HWP combines an ADSL modem with an 802.11b/g Wifi router and a four-port 100Mbits/sec switch. But the star feature is integrated Homeplug AV networking, which makes every electricity socket...

Review: Logitech Harmony One

Will Stapley — 2008-02-19T00:00:00.000Z

Will Stapley, Personal Computer World, Tuesday 19 February 2008 at 00:00:00

If your living room is littered with techno gadgetry, this all-in-one remote could help

We’ve seen several remotes from Logitech’s Harmony range in the past – most recently the Harmony 1000. The Harmony One is bigger than most at 225mm long....

Review: Solwise 200Mbps Homeplug AV

Emil Larsen — 2008-02-19T00:00:00.000Z

Emil Larsen, Personal Computer World, Tuesday 19 February 2008 at 00:00:00

Great design and sensibly priced but it is incompatible with older Homeplug devices

Solwise’s Homeplug AV device has mains passthrough so you can plug in other devices when you’re short on wall sockets. We measured average transfer speeds of 34.2Mbits/sec in a home environment....