Networking
Shape network traffic on a per application basis
As our network bandwidth increases into our homes, we are always finding more ways to saturate the connection. The Internet knows no limits; even a few years back, no one could have imagined the possibilities as high-speed internet has opened the door to exciting opportunities. Today I can stream live television to my home theater [...]
Sharing audio output over the local network
You are probably loosely aware of the concept of sharing files or printers from one computer to another, over the local network. After all, it’s a pretty common scenario even on the home front. What you may not be familiar with is sharing other types of resources – like sound perhaps. The concept of sharing [...]
Test your streaming video speed on Youtube
A high-speed broadband connection is a requirement to get any of the media rich benefits available on the Internet; viewing videos off streaming sites such as YouTube is impossible to enjoy. But what constitutes broadband speed? Oddly, it’s not consistently defined and that leads to a lot of confusion and problems – especially on content [...]
Accessing a website even if the server is down
How many times have you been clicking around on the Internet and come to a page that won’t load? While the webpage could just be gone completely, often times it’s merely a temporary problem – the server may be overwhelmed or otherwise offline. This type of situation can occur often given the popularity of social [...]
Easily change your MAC address in Windows
A MAC address is a series of letters and numbers that identifies your network card on the network, either local or across the Internet. The MAC address is a means to uniquely identify your computer on the network in question, not unlike the IP address – something that is more commonly known and understood. Whereas [...]
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