Windows Service Pack 2 features wireless configuration tools that can cure IT headaches—if SP2 doesn’t break your applications.
Via [eweek.com]
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Kevin Gilmore is a network administrator at MicroDisplay, a small company in San Pablo, California, that uses several Wi-Fi access points to give employees the freedom to roam around the office with their laptops while remaining connected to the Internet.
Via [wired.com]
Despite quickly becoming one of the leading sellers of wireless networking products, Microsoft has decided to discontinue its entire line of Wi-Fi gear, CNET News.com has learned.
Via [news.com.com]
Hardware and software players are positioning themselves to combine two of the Internet’s success stories — Wi-Fi and VoIP — onto one hardware platform.
Via [internetnews.com]
Fast and easy is what you want when you’re setting up a wireless home networking system. And Microsoft’s Wireless-G networking products come close to delivering just that.
Via [usatoday.com]
If you’re ready to take your Xbox gaming console online, but you’re unwilling to string an ethernet cable from your home office to your living room, Microsoft’s new Xbox Wireless Adapter (MN-740) may be your ticket to play.
Via [pcworld.com]
Microsoft and Cisco this week are expected to detail how they will support an emerging IETF wireless security standard for authentication that could quash a competing standards effort.
Via [nwfusion.com]
Microsoft plans to release new wired and wireless networking products Thursday into the crowded and hypercompetitive consumer hardware market.
Via [news.com.com]
Microsoft is expected to present its take next week on “soft Wi-Fi,” a new idea in wireless networking for homes and offices.
Via [news.com.com]
When you start Windows NT, NTDETECT searches for the pointing device (usually a mouse). In the course of this process, data is sent to the serial (COM) ports. If a serial mouse is detected, Windows NT disables the port so a device driver for the mouse can load instead. If a device is not detected, Windows NT disables the port. A disabled COM port does not display any information in Control Panel Ports.
Via [support.microsoft.com]
Microsoft’s Wi-Fi Efforts Were A Stitch Out Of Place
Opinion: Microsoft’s forgettable foray into 802.11 hardware sales demonstrates the power of management guru Tom Peters’ principle: stick to the knitting.
Via [eweek.com]