I bought this broadband router to replace my Linksys WRT54G (Patched w/ DD-WRT).

Before using a new router, I wonder my Internet access speed cannot be fully utilized due to the speed of the router.

After changing to new router, Internet browser response is difference. And it is very close to the direct connection to computer.

Features:

Specification

Wireless LAN Interface

Wired LAN Interface

USB Interface

Other

http://www.buffalotech.com/products/wireless/routers-and-access-points/nfiniti-wireless-n-high-power-router-access-point-wzr-hp-g300nh/

Comments:
1. Slim
2. Support VPN server
3. Fast
4. All Gigabit ports (including WAN port)
5. Support USB HDD
6. After upgrade firmware (I upgraded it to 1.74), it supports WDS

Issues:
1. I used it for 2 days, it has serious line drop issue w/ my home HGC 10MB ADSL broadband connection. Line will be dropped after running for 1 hour.
2. Every time having this issue, I need to reset my ADSL modem and broadband router.
3. I have tried different configuration and cannot fix the line drop issue.
4. I flashed it w/ DD-WRT firmware v24 preSP2 Build 14402. The Internet share performance is very poor and cannot be accepted. I reverted it to original firmware.
5. Finally, I give up using this broadband router w/ my home HGC 10MB ADSL broadband connection.

This software is called Microsoft Security Essentials.

I just installed. It looks good.

Reference:

http://www.microsoft.com/security_essentials/

After watching “Courier” demo video, I want to express my feeling.

My feeling is MS is forcing their staffs to develop a new “fancy” device. I cannot feel that they are going to address existing living necessary.

Just Fancy, not friendly.

They are missing from fundamental thinking again. It is very disappointed to what MS did again.

If you used iPhone and Mac OS, you may understand why I have such feeling.

MS Courier video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pFQWc79TYcU

Personal Certificate Store is stored in user profile instead of registry.

Location:

%userprofile%\Application Data\Microsoft\SystemCertificates\My\Certificates

Reference:

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc787544(WS.10).aspx

Following command and parameters can let you to query certificates stored in Personal Certificate Store.

That is very useful if you want to verify if user certificate deployed to user computer or not.

certutil -store -user My

Other Certificate Store reference information:

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc787544(WS.10).aspx

When my first touch to Windows 7, my feeling is “It is a Vista”.

After navigating it, it is a Vista. Not much different !!

For my Vista box, I have done a large amount of performance tuning to it. It includes Network and system tuning.

So, I cannot feel a big improvement when I use Windows 7.

I do not have an exciting feeling to Windows 7 as when I used Windows 2000 and Windows XP.

In Windows 2000 and Windows XP, it showed a lot of improvement for me. E.g. Kerbose, Windows Firewall, Remote Desktop.

In Windows 7, it seems facing bottleneck.

Overall comments:
1. If I can have choice, I will stay with WinXP
2. Win7 is an improved Window Vista. I don’t think it is a new version.

My initial planning is using Windows 7 Virtual PC for my PoC Lab testing.

After I have installed Win7 and configured the Virtual PC. I found that it is only support Win32 Virtual Machine.

I am very disappeared to it.

And the so-called killer feature “WinXP Mode”. My comment is “that is a marketing word”.

It is a monster for pushing customer moving to Win7.

The cost is very high to maintain 2 OSs for every users.

Overall comments:
1. The interface of Virtual PC for Windows 7 is not good
2. It does not support 64bit platform OS.
3. Monster “WinXP mode” sound attractive. But actually, it is quite difficult to maintain it.

Comments

1. Unstable, when I switch between different input sources, screen will be blanked occasionally. I need to power off and on it to resume the operation.

2. Incorrect resolution detection by using VGA D-Sub connector to connect computer.

3. On screen display menu is quite nice.

4. Built-in speak sound quality not good.

5. Price is very attractive.

6. Not include monitor driver for computer connection use.

Overall comments: Not good

I just bought 3ware 9650SE-2LP for my Linux box.

I have tested CentOS 5.3 (x64) and Fedora 8 (x64). Both Linux default kernel included driver already.

It is very easy to use and configure.

My comments:
1. Easy to install for Linux
2. CLI for Linux is good
3. Performance is good
4. Firmware upgrade is easy

Overall comment is very good for Linux.

Reference:
http://www.3ware.com/products/serial_ata2-9650.asp