They’ve Got Me Under Their Skins

For the longest time, I've been a big fan of skins; no, not the kind of which you're thinking. I'm referring to GUIs (i.e., graphical user interfaces, which create the look and feel of a computer desktop or application). Skinning is becoming very popular. I, like many PC owners out there, are bored with that same old Windows look and feel. (Mac users are surely…

Blog Your Site to Unblock Your Traffic

The blogs are upon us. About twenty years ago in his book "Megatrends," John Naisbitt predicted that our society will become not only more high-tech but also more high-touch.

Introduction to VLANs

I'm always amazed how people get themselves all tied in a knot when the topic of VLANs comes up. At the most basic level, a VLAN is nothing more than a broadcast domain. The only difference between a traditional broadcast domain and one defined by a VLAN is that traditionally a broadcast domain has been seen as a distinct physical entity whose boundaries consist of…