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Top-rated reviews of the week (pictures)

April 27, 2013 1:00am PDT

This week, CNET reviewers got starry-eyed over the do-anything Galaxy S4. We tested an iPad keyboard you can use in the dark, headphones you'll want to fall asleep in, a self-winding extension...

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Five Wi-Fi management apps

February 11, 2013 8:25am PST

Brien Posey shares some utilities that can help you to get the most out of what Wi-Fi has to offer.

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Five network management tools for admins

January 29, 2013 8:21am PST

Solid information leads to a strong and worry-free network. Jack Wallen lists five tools that can get you that solid information for free.

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Ultra-safe IoSafe N2 (pictures)

January 8, 2013 12:00pm PST

IoSafe showed off the first disaster-proof NAS server that's powered by the Synology DSM NAS operating system. The dual-bay server can guard your data against both extreme conditions and a single...

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Five free social networking tools for the desktop

November 28, 2012 8:33am PST

Having the proper tools allows you to keep your business on top of social networking and keep you one step ahead of the competition.

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IT pros can manage systems with five free iOS tools

October 17, 2012 11:35am PDT

More and more IT professionals are using a tablet or their smart phone to perform network administration and other IT-related tasks. Here are five free IT tools that can be found in the Apple App...

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Five inexpensive third-party VPN clients

October 8, 2012 10:46am PDT

Selecting the right VPN client for your users and your infrastructure is crucial to a successful deployment.

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Five handy network apps for your portable toolkit

September 10, 2012 2:24pm PDT

From monitoring tools to full-blown servers, here are five good networking apps you can carry with you.

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Five free tools for network diagramming

September 5, 2012 7:10am PDT

If you're looking for a basic diagramming app that won't cost you a dime, you're in luck: There are several easy-to-use tools available for free.

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Five free tools for managing your wireless network

June 25, 2012 10:39am PDT

Monitor and analyze Wi-Fi networks, improve performance, and identify problems with the help of these free tools.

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Add a link to a remote FTP server using the Add Network Location Wizard

June 14, 2012 12:50am PDT

The Add Network Location Wizard will create a link under Computer in the navigation pane.

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A day in the life of a Google Wallet user (photos)

May 25, 2012 1:00pm PDT

How far can you go just using Google Wallet? CNET finds out.

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Slideshow: Quick networking mapping with PushD and PopD

May 15, 2012 11:15am PDT

Greg Shultz shows you how to use PushD and PopD in Microsoft Windows 7 to save time and aggravation when you need to use temporary drive mapping.

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Five texting tricks for the iPhone (screenshots)

May 11, 2012 4:00pm PDT

If you turn to your Messages app more often than the dialer, these tips will take you from texting addict to SMS expert.

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Slideshow: Explore the new Google+ user interface

April 25, 2012 8:39am PDT

Explore the latest interface changes Google has made to its social network.

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Five free tools to ease network monitoring chores

March 28, 2012 8:32am PDT

Stay on top of performance issues and head off potential problems with the help of these free tools.

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Best iPad 3 cases and covers

March 12, 2012 2:00pm PDT

Looking for a new case or cover for the 3rd-generation iPad? Here are CNET's top picks.

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Hacking Wi-Fi networks with the Pineapple Mark IV honeypot

March 10, 2012 5:10pm PST

Darren Kitchen's WiFi Pineapple Mark IV impersonates Wi-Fi networks in hopes of convincing wireless devices to connect to it. Every Web page is replaced with kittens.

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IBM's Holey Optochip moves terabit of info per second (images)

March 7, 2012 10:00pm PST

Big Blue's new chip architecture is capable of transferring 500 HD movies a second, or the entire Web archive of the U.S. Library of Congress in an hour. And it can be produced today.