Rafael Hernandez

Now that you have a fully functional OpenVPN connection, it sure does give you a valid sense of security doesn’t it? There are still a few more things you should know in order to extend what the software can do. Still not up and running? Read Part 1 and Part 2 of this series to […]

That panel of blinking lights staring you right in the face is key to your network infrastructure. Whether it’s piled up on racks, or stacked together in a closet somewhere, bridges, routers and switches all play different roles in keeping your devices communicating with one another – not to mention keeping the Internet at large […]

It’s About Time Google has been a major force on the Internet for the past few years, gobbling up large chunks of the search and advertisement markets and garnering it a hefty stock price in the process. This has allowed them to branch out and try its hand at a number of free software applications […]

Virtualization can have a huge effect on productivity and cost savings when consolidating wide-ranging workloads but getting the best performance out of your software is something else entirely. Here are some of the things you’ll want to keep an eye on if you’re determined to get the most out of the technology. Software Soft Spots […]

Just tuning in? Get caught up with Part 1 and Part 2. The top two free virtualization options for your Windows-based desktop, as of this moment, are Microsoft’s Virtual PC 2007 and VMware’s Player/Server software. They’re both more than capable of handling the common user’s task load with VMware’s OS support far outstripping the operating […]

Missed Part 1? Click here. The bulk of this series will be focusing on the two major virtual machine (VM) choices available to the Microsoft Windows platform. There are, of course, plenty of other virtualization options for your favorite alternate operating systems. Parallels might be your first stop if you’re a Mac OS X user. […]

Performance wise, hardware has been improving exponentially since, well, computing hardware has been around. At some point all of the extra computing performance has been sitting idly by waiting to be tapped by new and exciting technologies that offer benefits just too tempting to pass up. Virtualization allows you to run multiple operating systems on […]

One of the open source community’s greatest strengths is its willingness to create and contribute to a project. And when a project just isn’t offering what they like, you are likely to find them starting up their own ventures. Tomato is this writer’s favorite. Suffice it to say, however, there are plenty of other open […]

Need to get caught up? Read Part 1 and Part 2 of this series. The days of static web pages and emails comprising the bulk of Internet traffic are long gone, replaced by a mix of applications and appliances that require high-throughput and low-latency connections in order to work properly. Surprisingly, many routers will treat […]

We left off learning about the Tomato router firmware that has managed to find its way into my home office network on a pair of inexpensive routers. The Linksys WRT54G (revision 3.0) handles the bulk of the grunt work on the network, offering up its Ethernet ports to a pair of PCs, an all-in-one printer/scanner/fax, […]