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I have really enjoyed the Nintendo Wii over the last year. While we go through stages on non-usage, I always seem to find my way back to it. This is a great system to play and enjoy with family and friends.

One of the greatest things about the Wii is that there is a very small learning curve. So not only can my Wife enjoy the Wii but so can my Mother! The Wii is a great system for casual gamers and will be a great system for years to come!
Network grammars Summer Institute

This is my fifth (and hopefully last) pedometer in the past 6 months. I bought the cheap $5 or $10 ones in the store and they constantly reset, or worse, stopped working. I’ve dropped this one more than once and prayed that it was still working when I picked it up. And it has. I’m only dropping it because I refuse to attach the tether. At least it gave me the option. Others don’t even come with a leash. Love the different step counters. Pretty darn accurate and like that I can review the last week to see how I’m doing with my 10K a day. I would recommend this pedometer in a heartbeat.
Active Network Analysis Problems

Universal Multiservice Networks Third This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the Third European Conference on Universal Multiservice Networks, ECUMN 2004, held in Porto, Portugal in October 2004. The 53 revised full papers …

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Cisco Linksys WUSB54GSC Compact easy to install, I’ve actually had a network cable connection ON while installing the Linksys Adapter. Windows 7 automatically searched the web for the latest drivers and worked well. After that i …

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Open source is the wave of the future, and James Kretchmar’s “Open Source Network Administration” (OSNA) catches that wave in fine form. Although the book is only 238 pages, it contains several gems. I read the book specifically for its coverage of the Multi Router Traffic Grapher (MRTG), OSU’s Flow Tools, and Sysmon. By following Kretchmar’s instructions, I easily installed these three applications.

I was able to accomplish these tasks because OSNA is a “cross platform” book. The author doesn’t limit himself to discussing how to run the tool. He gives guidance on how to configure Cisco routers to export NetFlow records or enable SNMP reporting. Sometimes these simple steps are buried in Cisco’s Web site, so I appreciated getting straight to business. I literally had these tools running in a matter of minutes thanks to Kretchmar’s instructions and the FreeBSD package system (e.g. “pkg_add -r “).

On the down side I thought coverage of old stand-bys like tcpdump, traceroute, and netstat was unnecessary. I would have liked reading about more “niche” tools like MTR. If you like this book, keep an eye out for my “Tao of Network Security Monitoring” in the summer. I’ll take a similar approach in several chapters by discussing security-related network monitoring tools.
Open Source Network Administration

Set up was minimal and easy. After setting, I marked off a distance of .5 miles from my house (by car odometer), then walked it with this new pedometer. It was right on target! Now I know how far I’m walking during a round of golf and I can safely say “It is too excercise!”
Campus Network Design Fundamentals

This book is cutting edge and one of the best out there of it’s kind.
Network Security Bible

I had read the sample, wasn’t impressed. After reading many of the reviews I downloaded the book. Four months later finished the book and still wasn’t impressed. The conversational style of all the characters is just too dramatized, unrealistic and unauthentic. If you want to read about women characters of this time, try some Toni Morrison.
NETWORK SECURITY ESSENTIALS APPLICATIONS

Okay I know, iPad is the product of interest in Apple’s catalog right now, but having just picked up the touch about a month ago thought I’d share my words. The iPod Touch is the evolution of every innovation Apple had up there sleeves in MP3 player marketing for the last few years, minus there most recognized and iconic feature the ‘click wheel’. If you don’t mind that being dropped, do know note you know get a 3.5″ inch screen and a much more appealing interface (I avoid saying cleaner, as the iPod’s layout was as simple as you could get) along with the obvious touch screen.

To be quite honest, I was awaiting the Zune HD for the longest time, the iPod simply received my purchase due to all the applications. I’ll say this short and sweet, I really enjoy the Zune HD due to the responsive screen (OLED screen helps) and performance, just not a fan of the software required for it. Back to the touch, it’s very sleek and packs a lot of punch for something weighing about four ounces. The audio output jack is 3.5mm, the newer 3rd gen models feature iPod earbuds with a volume control and mic built in. I had not noticed the mic, as I instantly headed for other headphones/earbuds as I strongly dislike the quality of past stock buds included with Apple products.

The mic is fully functional, and is actually not nearly as bad as I imagined (thankfully). Built in sound source, now if you simply want to make sure you have the correct song, or simply watch a funny clip you don’t need to reach for the cans. The internal speakers aren’t amazing, but they are functional. Two volume buttons can be found on the side for quick volume adjustments.Quick tip: sometimes you may not be able to hear anything, the device can be tricked into this by having gunk/grime get into the jack/input area. Don’t be alarmed you haven’t busted your investment, simply use a Q tip or something that can fit into the area. Use something like window cleaner and gently clean the inside. If you are lucky, you
Social Network Analysis A

I don’t even understand why people would waste money going to best buy to pick up an audio cable, when you can grab one on amazon from 50 different vendors at a bargain price. This is another one of those cables that deliver the same sound quality like the cables at best buy, but without the price tag.
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