Retractable USB/Mini/Firewire 1394 Cable Travel Kit - 6 Adapters/Converters Review

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(More customer reviews)I acquired this to have the universal ability to connect many types of hardware to my PC without having to shuffle through cables in a drawer. The adaptors attach and unattach easily enough, but after one full extension of the retracable wires it will not completely retract any more... The two specific connectors I wanted it for do not work with the hardware I wanted them for. The conectors work at the most basic function. But if you have a higher end device, the connector will not do anything more than simply connect it to the PC. I tried the firewire to USB connector and it simply allowed my PC to recognize something had been connected but would not allow me to access the unit connected... Maybe some included software would be a good idea on a mini disk? If you are looking for a USB to USB, this will work, but other connectors don't really do anything. If you have the wires already, don't bother with this unit... in fact, even though this is extremely inexpensive, don't bother period.

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Sierra Wireless AT&T USBConnect Mercury USB Modem BLADE ANTENNA w/Laptop Clip - OEM SMK TS-9 Review

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(More customer reviews)I got this antenna for my T-Mobile laptop connect card which has a small port for antennas. Unfortunately when the antenna arrived it did not fit the port as it was supposed to according to the website.
Fortunately for me I was able to modify my data card antenna hole to fit without damaging the card. Once it was in it worked like a charm. I had a very clear boost in signal(don't confuse that with speed).
To clarify a little, I work on the 24th floor of a building and could barely hold on to an Edge connection which is very slow(speed). Once I plugged in the antenna I was able to get a fairly consistent 1-2 bars of 3G. This did change my speed but only because I was able to pick up the higher frequency(3G) which is faster than Edge. Antenna's themselves do not boost signal speed, they boost signal strength. In other words, the 3G signal was to weak to pick up before and the antenna gave me the boost I needed to receive it. I had to clarify because to many people mistake that about antennas.
Eventually, I purchased another larger antenna from this company directly from their website. It was a military grade antenna and holds on to the signal better and now its much more stable.
In any event, these products are great. I also, noticed that the newer antenna had a proper size component for my port.

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Belkin F3X171-10 Serial File Transfer Cable Review

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(More customer reviews)There are many, many different items I need to configure or load software into doing the job I do....a lot of it via a serial cable to a dock or console port.
But not all null modem cables are created equal I found out the hard way a long time ago.
Most newer items are fine with a simple 3-wire cable that crosses over only pins 2-3 (xmt-rcv) and passes ground.
But many things require a full 5-wire that passes through the other signals as well....a 3-wire fails in these scenarios.
This cable here is a full 5-wire...with both 25 and 9 pin connectors on EACH side.
I also attached 9 and 25 Belkin Male-Male Gender changers....so this cable literally connects to everything and gets my job done without lugging around a bunch of different cables.
If you are an unlucky tech like me who has to interface with items the old fashioned serial way on a regular basis....this cable will find a permanent home in your already full laptop case!

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NexConnect 3G Broadband Wireless AirCard Router Review

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(More customer reviews)Was easy to set up with my Verizon 3G device. Works very well. I can set up a wireless network in just a minute or 2. I carry this with me in my laptop bag and I always have the internet available.

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Buffalo Technology AirStation High Power N150 Wireless Router & AP WHR-HP-GN (White) Review

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(More customer reviews)If you're not a geek, this router is awesome. It comes with a CD which guides you through installation and secure setup. (The #1 problem with wireless routers is security, and the setup process is the solution.) It supports WPS, which means, you can hold down a button on the router for a few seconds, and then your devices (laptops, many Blu-Ray players) will automatically and securely negotiate connection to the router (no more entering crazy-long passwords).
If you're a geek, Buffalo actively supports DD-WRT (you can download it from their web site). In addition, the specs are great: 32 MB of RAM and 4 MB of flash space.
For more information on why I chose this router, see [...]

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Buffalo Technology Wireless-N 150 High Power Router & Access Point WHR-HP-GN (White)

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APC 1423-6 6-Feet HD15 Male to HD15 Male Foil Shield Molded VGA Monitor Cable with Thumbscrews Review

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(More customer reviews)A major reason I bought this product was the APC name. I know their battery backup products are very good, so I thought this monitor cable would be also (after all, I figured it would be difficult to screw up a cable). I was very wrong on all accounts. I plugged in this cable and noticed ghosting of all images. Text became harder to read, and my eyes became tired very quickly. I replaced the cable with the one that came with my Dell LCD monitor, and everything was perfect. I would NOT recommend this product at all.

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SMC SMC7004BR Cable/DSL Router with 4 Port Switch Review

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(More customer reviews)I bought this unit instead of the less expensive competition because of my faith in SMC support. I have literally called up SMC's 800 number at 11:30 PM on a Sunday and had a friendly, knowledgable technician answer the phone and guide me through a network card install. I didn't need their support.
I know networking, but the little book was written for the brain damaged. Really easy to understand. The connection through to the unit was instant. I just used winipcfg to do a DHCP release and renew and there I was. I have Home.com cable. I just added the computer's ID for my home.com connection in the appropriate field, saved and rebooted. Voila, instant shared network on three computers.
Besides the two free Cat 5 cables, the print server feature is quite nice. I haven't used it yet, but I intend to. Also I'll probably add a dial up modem to the unit so I can have an easy fallback if home.com has an outage.

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The Barricade Broadband Router is an ideal all-in-one networking solution for home and small business users. This protocol independent multi-functional broadband router is combined with a 10/100 Mbps dual-speed switch, and incorporates both a built-in print server and an Internet firewall for security against hackers and other unauthorized users.The Barricade provides a WAN port as well as Network Address Translation (NAT), which extends simultaneous Internet access for up to 253 PCs on the LAN. The new broadband router also allows the connection of multiple users to the Internet using a single WAN/IP address. LAN and IP addresses are auto- assigned and easily managed, and the IP routing supports a range of popular applications.

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