wireless
Rover 4G Wireless Internet Problem
Yesterday, my new Rover 4G Wireless Internet “puck” arrived in the mail. I could use the Rover Puck last night (for a very brief while) just fine. Suddenly, and without warning, it turned non-functional – despite a 100% perfect admin status page. I was grateful to be able to give ‘er a go with their [...]
What Cisco Doesn’t Want You to Know – ADTRAN’s Router Performance Results
Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Gillette. All opinions are 100% mine. I had the opportunity to speak with the Director of Marketing for ADTRAN over the weekend. If you’ve not heard of them, you definitely [...]
A Letter from AT&T
Mike Maxwell, Vice President and General Manager for AT&T (Pacific Northwest & Alaska) took time out of his busy day to send me a nice form letter: I am writing to thank you for choosing AT&T for your wireless service, and to update you on exciting plans we have to make your wireless experience even [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
What’s Your Favorite Bluetooth Device?
Bluetooth is relatively pervasive these days, and the next iteration (3.0) has just been announced. You probably use Bluetooth without thinking about it, anymore. I have connectivity in my car, with my mouse and keyboard, and certainly with random accessories for my iPhone. Now, I’m wondering… chrispirillo: Bluetooth 3.0 Is apparently on the horizon. Question: [...]
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 [...]
What’s Your Favorite Keyboard?
Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed For a long time, I was using the Microsoft Internet Pro keyboard. The reason I loved it so much is that it had two USB ports in the back. Microsoft stopped producing it, so I’ve been looking for a replacement for [...]
Wireless Internet is Everywhere
Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed During a discussion about Broadband and people near Seattle having trouble with Comcast, Rikai from our chat room brought up an interesting question. “What are your thoughts on the rumors of the 700Mhz spectrum potentially being used for Hi-Speed Wireless connections?” [...]
Wireless Camera
Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed Many of you have asked what I like to watch on tv. Right now, I’m watching oranges, using a wireless camera. The oranges are on the other side of my house, and the camera is tethered to a nine volt battery. [...]
How to Secure Your Wireless Network
Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed One community member wrote: “After years of mistrust about wireless networks and creative use of Ethernet cabling I have now adopted a wireless network in my home for a laptop to access anywhere in the house. I have over the past [...]
Wireless Routers Review
Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed We’re using a GoToMeeting to get together and share desktops again tonight. GoToMeeting is an easy and affordable way to host online meetings. Be sure and take advantage of our special savings! The current presenter is surfing sites relating to WiFi, [...]
How to Create Free Ring Tones for your Phone
Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed With my old phones, I used to upload files to use as ring tones. With my iPhone, I can’t do that. You can only use ring tones you buy through iTunes. For all you people out there with phones that DO [...]
Should Wi-Fi be Free?
Add to iTunes | Add to YouTube | Add to Google | RSS Feed When Starbucks introduced for-pay Wi-Fi in 2002, it seemed like a great deal. But five years later, the model appears old and stale and ready for a complete overhaul. According to my friend Mike Elgan at ComputerWorld.com, Starbucks will begin providing [...]
