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Network Magic - automagically configure your home network
by Jason Clarke Apr 7th 2006
If you, like many people with multiple computers,
struggle with networking, there might be a solution out there for you. Network Magic is a utility that takes on the job of configuring your home
network - everything from local file and printer sharing and wireless configuration to remote file access and
security. It can also "monitor and repair" your network. One of the coolest features is the ability of
Network Magic to create a network topology map with all network-aware devices that it can detect represented. If there
is a problem, for example one of the devices gets disconnected, Network Magic can tell you exactly where
the disconnect occurred.
In today's day and age of multi-computer households, intelligent software that can help take on some of the burden of maintaining a home network is like a breath of fresh air. Network Magic has both free and commercial versions available.
[via Lifehacker]
With Halloween fast approaching, it's a great time to get in some practice defending your territory against zombies. In Graveyard Shift, you take aim at zombies and other creepy-crawlies, blasting them into splatters of cartoony green guts. It's a casual first-person shooter, and it's very easy to get the hang of - use the mouse to aim, click to fire. Graveyard Shift has at least 15 levels, and it might even have some secret stages I haven't unlocked yet.
They key to getting good at Graveyard Shift is learning to use ...
