Computing Unplugged Magazine

COMPUTING UNPLUGGED MAGAZINE - SEPTEMBER 2007

GPS devices head-to-head: Garmin vs. Delphi (should you buy either one?)
In our current age of gadgetry, a GPS device is one of the more in vogue devices. In this head-to-head comparison, Senior Editor James Booth will be examining the Garmin Nuvi 350 and the Delphi Nav 200. Both devices are entry-level units, geared toward the new-to-GPS consumer.

Miniature data warehousing is now possible
Data warehousing is always considered the province of big hardware. But in this fascinating article, Harikrishna S. Aravapalli explains how very small devices, even iPods and smartphones, can provide miniature data warehouses wherever you go.

Palm performs Foleo mercy killing
Palm has just announced that they've cancelled their ill-advised Foleo laptop wannabe before it will ever ship. And we say "about time".

T-Mobile's home hotspot: what's hot and what's not
Welcome to Jimmy's Hotspot. Everyone is here, enjoying unlimited calling without burning up wireless minutes. In this technology review, Senior Editor Jimmy Booth looks at how you can stop burning your wireless minutes at home with T-Mobile's Hotspot@Home service.

WIRELESS INFRASTRUCTURE
Handling distributed applications in an ad-hoc environment
Recent advancements in the computing industry have made wireless networking an important technology. Current technologies can support wireless communication on various different platforms. Laptops with WiFi cards are available; hotspots can be found at airports, hotels and shopping malls; businesses are converting existing local area networks to a wireless network. Contributing Editor Humayun Bakht show you how to use distributed applications to run these networks on multiple computers.

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