by progadmin | Apr 24, 2009 | Cabling, Definitions, Fiber Optic Cabling
Optical fiber is an effective medium for networking because it is flexible and can be bundled as cables. It is especially advantageous for long-distance network communications, because light propagates through the fiber with little attenuation compared to electrical...
by progadmin | Apr 24, 2009 | Cabling, Definitions
Trends The trend is towards higher speeds, of course. Offices have faster computers, faster Internet and more demanding applications. But does this translate into a need for Cat6 cable? Category 5e and Cat6 Cable Cat 5e cable is an enhanced version of Cat 5 that adds...
by progadmin | Apr 20, 2009 | Opinion, Solutions
If you are looking to just share the Internet or maybe grab an occasional document or spreadsheet, maybe it is fine. But if you are sharing a database like Quickbooks or a contact management database, I believe you are putting your company at risk of data corruption. ...
by progadmin | Apr 2, 2009 | Solutions
I had a sales call today and the potential client has a 5 workstation network. They have no dedicated server and their data is on all of the workstations in the My Documents directory. I was really shocked. They also had an external hard drive that was serving as a...
by progadmin | Apr 1, 2009 | Solutions
I have been in the IT Support business since 1986 and I have seen a lot of changes. In the late 1980s I saw Artisoft LANtastic create millions of workstations in a peer-to-peer topology that enable very small businesses to create a shared network without having the...
