Posts tagged “networking”

It's important to have goalsNov 28, 2006

Scraping the bottom of the ambition barrel: I want 50 LinkedIn connections.

Very geeky questionJul 25, 2005

Something was binding to port 80 on my Windows XP machine. Skype was the culprit. TCPview from SysInternals was the tool that identified it. My blog is better than Google.

How the passive mode in P2P programs like KaZaA and Gnutella worksMar 16, 2003

A clever network friend explained passive mode in P2P apps to me. It's all about NAT and firewalls: if both parties are behind NAT with no port mapping, neither can initiate a direct connection, making efficient file transfer impossible. The peer network can relay queries but not bulk data.

Back in London for a weekend, what joy. An amusing link comparing Microsoft Tech Support and the...Apr 28, 2001

Back in London for the weekend. Amusing links: Microsoft tech support vs. Psychic Friends (psychics win on price and friendliness), IBM's self-healing networks, transparent PC cases, Maryland blocking Microsoft Passport, a terabyte stored in glass, and a keyless keyboard. Also, Black and White's gesture interface is getting well-deserved attention.