As Ethernet became the world-wide standard for wired networking, there was one nagging problem. You already have to plug in the network cable. But then you have to also plug in a power cable. That ...

I've been resisting wiring up my home network because, well, I hate wires. But I can't deny the benefits that 10 GbE has brought to my network, so it was definitely time to start wiring things up.

When I was renting apartments, one of the networking features I never really considered was Power-over-Ethernet (PoE). Sure, part of that was because I couldn't put any holes in the walls to wire ...