There are a large number of computer users out there which need to eliminate the function of their computer going into sleep mode. I was talking to a friend of mine last night who had this exact problem.
The problem was at the corporate level the IT guys started a function that once your computer went idle for 30 minutes the screen saver would pop up requiring a password login. The reason behind such a decision was unclear, but it’s probably related to measuring productivity.
Well, as any good employee would do, you search Google for a work around. Today we found one. The USB shake stick, which doesn’t actually shake, but is a device that keeps your mouse moving in the screen so that sleep mode never turns on.
You can avoid sleep mode through this USB stick by simply connecting it to your computer and setting up the preferences [shake speed of mouse icon].
Although the above example is a great way to circumvent a corporate policy, there are a couple legitimate reasons. For example,
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Do you know what Femtocells are? I didn’t know until just the other day when I read an article about AT&T testing Femtocells to boost iPhone reception inside your home. To restate: a femtocell is a device to boost your mobile phone signal. You can say phone booster. Apparently Sprint has been selling this technology for a while and now AT&T is on board to improve their popular selling iPhone.
The goal is to improve your G3 service inside the home via your high speed internet connection. Think of a femtocell as turning your house into a cell phone tower.
Testing is currently taking place through AT&T with expected products to ship the first half of next year. So for those of you in the void, yet addicted to your iPhone, there is hope. And it’s on the way.
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Mac users usually get the short end of the stick when it comes to software and hardware support for Mac OS. Most products and applications are specifically designed for Windows users, knowing this is the largest install base of computer owners. However, the tide is shifting. I’m not sure if the popularity of the iPod and iPhone are the sole reason, or if users are just tired of the buggy OS of Windows, but Mac computers are popping up everywhere. Friends, work, school — well, always school — and even my grandparents’ house.
Today SanDisk is giving the Mac fan base a bit of love. SanDisk introduces the first secure flash drive which fully supports operation under Mac OS. The SanDisk Cruzer Enterprise is a USB stick that may be used on either a PC or Mac and provides full data encryption for the drive. With a friendly user interface, the owner can unlock files and data on the stick for use and sharing. Once the drive is locked down or disconnected, the encryption is automatically re-enabled.
Granted, this solution is data encryption — not true USB copy protection like in some drives we’ve seen before — but for many users this will be more than enough.
Available in 1-, 2-, 4-, and 8-gigabyte (GB) configurations, Cruzer Enterprise supports Apple Macintosh computers running Mac OS X 10.4 “Tiger” and Mac OS X 10.5 “Leopard.” Cruzer Enterprise safeguards all files stored on the drive with advanced hardware-based 256-bit AES USB encryption, which, combined with advanced password protection, makes it extremely difficult for unauthorized users to access data if the drive is lost or stolen. Existing Cruzer Enterprise users may download a firmware update at https://www.sandisk-enterprise.com/macupdater.
Source: SanDisk.
