For those of you having a home network with both Mac OS X and Windows 7 computers, these guides will be truly useful.
Access Windows 7 Shared Folders from OS X via a Home Network
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Home Networks – How do they look like & the problems they cause
A while ago, we published a link towards a survey for those which Needed Help with their Home Network. After a few weeks of gathering answers, 7 Tutorials (the site which ran this survey) has published the results. If you want to know how a home network looks like and what kind of problems people generally have, then you should read the overview of results. Recommended to geeks with tech blogs which need inspiration on what to write next.
How Does a Home Network Look Like? & Common Problems for Home Networks (summary split in two articles)
Make Windows Vista & Windows 7 Work in the same Network
If you’ve got a home network which has computers with both Windows Vista and Windows 7, then this guide will be of interest. It shows how to configure the network and sharing settings on both operating systems so that you can easily share and access files across your network.
Windows 7: How to Share a Printer with Your Network
This guide tells you how to share a printer with your network from Windows 7. It also gives some guidance on how computers with older versions of Windows can install the printer and use it.
Connect Computers via an Ad Hoc Wireless Network
If you don’t have a crossover cable to connect two laptops or netbooks, you can use their wireless capabilities. This guide shows how you can use your wireless network cards to create a temporary ad hoc network between two or more mobile computers. The guide is for Windows 7 but it works also for Windows Vista.
How to Set Up an Ad Hoc Wireless Computer-to-Computer Network
Windows 7 Network Locations Explained
Network locations are a concept first introduced by Windows Vista. While it did work, it felt a bit half-baked. Windows 7 manages to refine this feature and seriously improve its functionality. If you ever wondered what network locations are & which are the differences between them, you should give this tutorial a read.
Connect to Hidden Wireless Networks from Windows 7
We’re sure all TinyHacker readers know how to connect to wireless networks from their Windows 7 laptops. However, when it comes to connecting to hidden wireless networks, things might get a bit more tricky. We’ve found a pretty good tutorial which shows you how to do this, step by step. So, if you ever visit the house of geek who’s ‘paranoid’ enough to hide his wireless network, you know how to do it.
Send Files via Bluetooth in Windows 7
If you are the type of geek frequently transferring data between your phone and Windows 7 laptop, then you might want to check a recent tutorial from 7 Tutorials. This guide shows you how to connect any device to your Windows 7 computer via Bluetooth, how to send and receive files between devices and how to troubleshoot the problems you encounter.
Transfer Files Between Devices & Your Windows 7 PC via Bluetooth
ESET Smart Security 4 – Good Security for Everyone
One of the very few security solutions which won the “Buy for Grandma!” award in the series of security reviews ran by 7 Tutorials, is ESET Smart Security 4. This might not come as a surprise, considering the great results ESET had in recent years with their NOD32 technology. If you want to know more about ESET Smart Security 4, the latest technologies it includes and how it performs, do check out this useful review.
Panda Global Protection 2010 – Is it Truly Global Protection?
Even though their name might be very innocent (all geeks love Pandas), it did not stop Panda Security (Spain’s main security vendor) become 4th largest antivirus vendor worldwide. Their latest product, Panda Global Protection 2010, incorporates a new and very promising technology called Collective Intelligence which tries to harness the power of cloud computing. If you want to know how good it is and if it’s worth your money, check out this review.
Security for Everyone – Reviewing Panda Global Protection 2010
