Editor's note: The following paper by Les Baxter was first posted on IEEE 1394 Trade Association’s web site under the title “IEEE 1394 ideal for long-haul automotive, consumer, industrial, security, ...

Download The SMB’s Guide to Wireless Networking — it’s free with registration. Story updated and re-posted on July 12, 2011. I’ve got a mix of Windows XP, Vista, and 7 systems on my small business ...

I've been using USB 2.0 to my external Seagate HDD and a buddy said I'm all wet - that Firewire is way faster. <BR><BR>Speed is good. Is firewire worth the cost of a cable to save time for regular ...

There is currently an FCC mandate in effect that requires all Cable companies to provide their customers a STB with a functional 1394 (FireWire) port on request. This mandate was agreed to by the ...

For a moment in the late 1990s and early 2000s, the future looked uncertain for the Universal Serial Bus (USB). At the time, it was IEEE 1394 (better known by the Apple trademark FireWire) that ...

In the race to develop the most appealing infotainment solutions, car makers can now take advantage of standard 1394 bus technology. Under the names FireWire (Apple), i.Link (Sony) and Lynx (Texas ...

COMMENTARY--If there's one thing that the IEEE did right in recent years--and sadly, 802.11b's WEP security wasn't one of them; more about that next week--it's making the technology developed by Apple ...