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Music adds to the kitchen ambience, but the Browns don't see a need for streaming video or photos into

this room. So as with the upstairs bedrooms, we recommend a wireless media receiver for music only in

this room. Such a receiver can retrieve files from the multimedia server or other PCs on the network

wirelessly and then connect to either a kitchen stereo or just a set of plain powered speakers. (Click here

for sample music media receivers.)

B. Tablet Computer

The relatively small footprint of a tablet makes it a good choice for kitchen use. Reading news articles or e-

mail at the kitchen table is easier with a tablet than with a regular notebook. A slate tablet can lie flat, as

can a tablet with a screen-swivel design.

There are several ways to restrict users from gaining access to the Browns' personal files, but the least

complicated way is to deploy solid domain security using Active Directory. Since their multimedia server

would always be running to serve up content and files, we recommend configuring that to be their domain

controller. As in an office environment, all users will have to log on with user names and passwords to gain

access to files or the Internet. The Browns certainly don't run a mission-critical operation, but this setup will

let them run a guest account in the kitchen, which will provide Internet access only.

In addition, the multimedia server can also be configured as a Web proxy and run content-filtering

software, so you can control the browsing activities of your children without having to install local software

on their PCs.

Products:

• HP Compaq TC1100, with 1.0-GHz Pentium M, 512MB DDR SDRAM, 40GB hard drive, 10.4-inch XGA screen,

wired and 802.11g Ethernet, Bluetooth, $2,399 direct. Hewlett-Packard Co., www.hp.com. (Editors' Choice, reviewed

December 9, 2003. )

• Sharp Actius TN10W, with 1.1-GHz Pentium M, 256MB DDR SDRAM, 30GB hard drive, 12.1-inch XGA screen,

wired and 802.11b Ethernet, $1,999 direct. Sharp Electronics Corp., www.sharpsystems.com. (Reviewed December 9,

2003. )

• Toshiba Portégé M205-S809, 1.5-GHz Pentium M, 512MB DDR SDRAM, 40GB hard drive, USB DVD/CD-RW

combo drive, 12.1-inch SXGA+ screen, wired and 802.11b Ethernet, $2,400 street. Toshiba America Inc.,

www.toshiba.com. (Editors' Choice, reviewed February 3, 2004. )

Outdoors

April 6, 2004

To work or to bask in the North Carolina sun? The Browns hope they can do both at the same time. They

plan to spend a good deal of time on the deck and on the boat dock behind the house, and they want to be

able to check e-mail, browse the Internet, play digital music, and retrieve files from their network while

they're outside. They also want to make sure their property is well protected and want more than a

conventional system that protects the doors and windows of their home.

Because the house is expansive and has several entrances, they want to add external video cameras, so if

someone approaches the house, they can see who it is just by looking on a computer display anywhere in

the house.

Connectivity

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