wifi
Clear-ly Bad Customer Service
Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Yay! Finally, I’ll be able to… wait. No, I can’t. The Rover Puck (running on Clear’s service) isn’t working for me, and their customer service is nothing short of a joke. I don’t know why, but I seem to be having [...]
iPads and Androids Can Get Along
Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Connecting an Android device (by way of hot spot) to an iPad is an excellent solution if you don’t want to use the built-in 3G connection. One caller to the live stream recently asked if I felt it would be faster [...]
Apple TV Moves to Rental Model, Drops Price to $99
DISCLAIMER: I thought the first Apple TV was relatively useless. Today, Apple announced significant changes to Apple TV at the press event held in San Francisco (which, by the way, was streamed LIVE for the world to watch). The new Apple TV, available by the beginning of October, comes in at 1/4 the size of [...]
Gogo Inflight Problem
The other day, I was on an Alaska Airlines flight to Dallas, TX (on my way to speak at OpenCamp). My dendrites were quite thrilled to discover that the plane was WiFi-enabled. Yay! I realize that some people refuse to pay for in-flight Internet, but… the alternative is to “bored” the plane. Get it?! Anyway… [...]
Free WiFi Rolls Out at Starbucks
It’s a beautiful day in the neighborhood when you can sip your favorite coffee drink while surfing the Internet for free. Starbucks rolled out their free WiFi access across the US and Canada today, much to the relief of millions of caffeine-powered Geeks. Grab your phone or laptop and head over to the store nearest [...]
FaceTime on an Airplane at 35,000 Feet!
I’m on my way back to Seattle from Spokane. I decided to initiate a FaceTime chat with my brother, using the free in-flight WiFi. It worked like a charm! Of course, I didn’t talk (that would have been a bit rude). I panned the cameras around a bit to show Adam what was going on, [...]
Families Love FaceTime on the iPhone
Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Should my dad go with a “Sprint phone” or an iPhone 4? Here’s your chance to influence his decision! The family that FaceTimes together… stays together. At least, virtually. I decided to live stream and capture the first FaceTime call with [...]
Thank You for the WiFi, Alaska Airlines
Now I can tweet at 30,000 feet! I’m also able to catch up on emails!
Verizon MiFi2200 Problems
This is NOT a review. If it was, the MiFi2200 would be lucky to get 2 stars out of 10 from me. To view the screencast in better clarity, click the arrow on the lower right side of the video embed and select “Full Screen.” I recorded this video to better illustrate the multitude of [...]
The Go-To Guy
Even those of us who are power users or experts with technology need help sometimes. None of us can possibly know everything there is to know. Who do you go to when you get stuck and need an answer, or an extra set of eyes? Who can you call up to pick their brains, hopefully [...]
WiFi on Airlines: Great Idea, Bad Users
I’ve learned that quite a few airlines are starting to offer in-flight WiFi service. The addition of this amenity has been long overdue. I’m just hoping that people will be responsible with the wireless connection at 30,000 feet. It won’t take much to ruin a nearby passenger’s flight. How about some guidelines? Either hit the [...]
How to Secure your Wireless Home Network
This is Kenny Mozzillo’s submission for the HP Magic Giveaway. Feel free to leave comments for this article as you see fit – your feedback is certainly welcomed! If you’d like to submit your own how-to, what-is, or top-five list, you can send it to me. Views and opinions of this writer are not necessarily [...]
Wireless Security: Why WEP is Bad
Fellow geek Andy Riordan emailed me in regards to a video we recorded a while ago on wireless (WiFi) access points. I haven’t used WEP for wireless security since WPA was available as an option. I refuse to run anything less than WPA on my home wireless network, although it was recently revealed that WPA [...]
Want a Free VPN for Public WiFi Hotspots?
Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed When it comes to accessing the Internet when you’re away from home, you never really know what you’re going to get. You have to stay secure to protect yourself. A friend of mine emailed me the other day, talking about this [...]
Will iPhones Fly with Free WiFi?
Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed AT&T has now made it so you can now get online with your iPhone anywhere there is a HotSpot of theirs… including airports! Finally! It used to be a pita to try to get a connection in an airport. Not anymore, [...]
