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Make your own Wi-Fi access point, for free

Make your own Wi-Fi access point, for freeWhen did the Linksys WRT54G become freeEven if you had a router already, claiming that you can "Make your own Wi-Fi access point, for free" is a big stretch of the truth.The router cost money, so you need to add the cost (even...

Tags: Wireless LANs, WIRELESS, Routers & switches, own Wi-Fi access point, access point, Wi-Fi access point, router, Wi-Fi

Discussion threads 2008-03-22

Make your own Wi-Fi access point, for free

Looking for something to do this weekend? If you’ve got an old wireless router that you have outgrown, why not turn it into an access point and use it to wipe out dead zones throughout your home? I just ran across a handy...

Tags: Wi-Fi Access Point, Wi-Fi, Access Point, Wireless, Rik Fairlie

Blog posts 2008-03-21

WiFi access points to generate $191 mln in 2012

Revenue generated by access Wi-Fi point sales will rise from $14 mln in 2006 to more than $191 mln in 2012, according to ABI. Paralleling this increase in access point deployments, revenues earned by software service professionals will experience substantial growth as well, from just over $2 mln in 2006...

Tags: Wi-Fi Access Point, Access Point, Wireless LANs, Wireless, Wi-Fi, NB

Blog posts 2008-02-08

98ò0of Stanford students own PCs, 9ò0own a WiFi access point

98ò0of Stanford students own PCs, 9ò0own a WiFi access pointSurvey StatsHave any idea what the sample size and response rate were?

Tags: Wireless LANs, WIRELESS, Wi-Fi access point, Stanford, access point, Wi-Fi, PC

Discussion threads 2005-03-06

98% of Stanford students own PCs, 9% own a WiFi access point

Stanford University published the results of its residential computing survey, which provides a representative sample of computing technology and consumer electronics preferred by students. More than 3 thousand students responded to the survey, saying 98% of them have PCs, and 10% have 2 or more computers (that does not include...

Tags: Stanford Students, Stanford

Blog posts 2005-03-06

98% of Stanford students own PCs, 9% own a WiFi access point

Stanford University published the results of its residential computing survey, which provides a representative sample of computing technology and consumer electronics preferred by students. More than 3 thousand students responded to the survey, saying 98% of them have PCs, and 10% have 2 or more computers (that does not include...

Tags: Stanford Students, Stanford

Blog posts 2005-03-06

Intel shelves plans for Wi-Fi access point

Intel shelves plans for Wi-Fi access pointno one wants the wireless built INTO the chipsure intel did, then they could have a serial number they always wanted, but the technolgy is moving too fast to bolt it into a chipFamous Last WordsDidn't someone once say that 5 computers in the...

Tags: Wireless LANs, Network technology, WIRELESS, Semiconductors, chip, Wi-Fi, Intel Corp., processor, access point, Wi-Fi access point

Discussion threads 2004-09-24

Additional Resources

Google Books sued by a pig, cat and dog

LosersThis just underlines how pathetic these lawsuit-hungry companies are in hoping to cash in on what Google has created. They couldn't come up with a business model to monetize these works so they sue someone who has figured it out.Anti-capitalism at its best.4 legs good; 2 legs betterRight, Amazon?Bunch of...

Tags: Strategy, Litigation, KARMA, Google Inc., Microsoft Corp., Archive.org, Google Book

Discussion threads 2009-08-21

Interview: Wired’s Chris Anderson on the ‘free’ business model

Interview: Wired’s Chris Anderson on the ‘free’ business modelYou don't compete with the web?I was really surprised to hear this statement, "We do 8,000 word articles with full-page photographs. We don?t really compete with the Web the same way the book doesn?t compete with the Web." I'm sure you don't...

Tags: Channel management, Tools & Techniques, Operating systems, Strategy, Grievous, Wired Inc., Chris Anderson, Web, Linux, software

Discussion threads 2009-02-10

Remote buffer overflow bug bites Linux Kernel

Remote buffer overflow bug bites Linux KernelSo it ISN'T a kernel bugit's a kernel DRIVER bug. That's akin to a bad video driver in Windows.This is not a Linux problem, it's an NDISWRAPPER problem.You should correct the first line of this article, which reads: "A remote buffer overflow vulnerability...

Tags: OPEN SOURCE, UNIX, Operating systems, LOL!!, Linux, Linux kernel, buffer-overflow bug, buffer-overflow

Discussion threads 2008-11-05

Google Android vulnerable to drive-by browser exploit

Google Android vulnerable to drive-by browser exploit"somewhat limited"?[i]A successful attacker will have access to any information the browser may use, such as cookies used for accessing sites, .....However, they can not control other, unrelated aspects of the phone, such as dialing the phone directly[/i]At least if my phone was dialing,...

Tags: Web browsers, Web browser, Ryan, Google Inc., browser exploit, Google Android, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-10-27

Will Leopard thrill or disappoint?

Will Leopard thrill or disappoint?Two wordsTime machine. That's going to be the big innovation for Leopard. It's typical Apple. Take something that has traditionally been complicated and difficult and turn it into something elegant and actually practical to use.For $130 price, it needs to offer more.But hey, the Mac faithful...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, Now IT, Leopard, Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2007-08-29

An argument for laptop carts

An argument for laptop cartsExpensive and dangeriousWe've purchased 3 of these things over the years and they all have one thing in common: They are designed to charge the computers while in the cart. Of course, that seems like a great idea! Have you read about exploding laptop...

Tags: Notebooks, Engineering, laptop computer, laptop cart, battery, mobile lab, cart

Discussion threads 2007-06-27

The role of 802.11n in the Enterprise

The role of 802.11n in the EnterpriseHow about distance?Isnt N supposed to be able to carry further than G and B?I almost......tossed one of the new linksys 802.11n routers into my Wal-Mart shopping cart the other day but then realized I'd need a client card as well. My life was...

Tags: Internet service providers (ISPs), Wi-Fi, WIRELESS, Wi-MAX, IEEE 802.11n

Discussion threads 2007-06-19

Botnet assault: Spammers launch DDoS offensive

Botnet assault: Spammers launch DDoS offensiveWant to eliminate BotNets and all this crap?It's really easy, it takes a router expert and the will to force ISPs to take control of their networks. It works, I have personally forced several ISPs to disable spammers from their networks, it just comes...

Tags: Internet service providers (ISPs), Spam, distributed denial of service, CompuServe, spammer, Internet Service Provider, public email system, email system, network, e-mail

Discussion threads 2007-06-11

Thoughts on Windows Media Center

Thoughts on Windows Media CenterSo you are saying......HBO doesn't have a business model. Sorry, facts on the ground say you are wrong."premium"These so-called premium channels are rarely worth it, and the few programs that are, you can simply purchase the DVD's of those shows, or rent them. I have...

Tags: Media Center PCs, Digital rights management (DRM), Digital media, Velocity Micro, Microsoft Windows, Media Center PC, digital-rights management, HBO, OCUR, Microsoft Windows Media Center, Microsoft Windows Vista, Windows Media

Discussion threads 2007-04-18

Ubuntu Version 7.04 availble for download on April 19

Ubuntu Version 7.04 availble for download on April 19Ubuntu is the satan of open source communityand it'll hurt the open source in the long run. In fact there's little difference among the linux distributions from the technical standpoint, same kernel, same libs and so on. Ubuntu's only advantage is it...

Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Linux, Ubuntu, Edgy, hard drive

Discussion threads 2007-04-16

WEP - Gone in Sixty seconds!

WEP - Gone in Sixty seconds!Better than nothing[i]In my book, sixty seconds worth of protection does not classify as "better than nothing".[/i]Of course it's better than nothing. Without it, my neighbors might not realize that they're connecting to my line instead of their own.Since the 802.11 AP is on...

Tags: Network security, Wi-Fi, WIRELESS, SECURITY, WEP, network

Discussion threads 2007-04-05

SprintNextel's WiMax challenges aren't all technical. Some are execution-related

Mark me down as interested, but not surprised at the news SprintNextel will use WiMax technology to build out its G4 WiFi Network. The price tag should be between $1 and $4 billion, experts quoted by The Wall Street Journal attest. Sounds like a big price tag, but...

Tags: SprintNextel

Blog posts 2006-08-08

Hey did you hear what Ed Whitacre *just* said?

Hey did you hear what Ed Whitacre *just* said?It's just stunning...Eddie must be on crack... I can just imagine Ed standing before the FCC and spouting this dribble with Senators nodding approval... Why should the the BIG Bell/Pipefitters be any different from BIG Oil...? It's all Monopoly money to them...

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, bandwidth, Ed Whitacre

Discussion threads 2006-08-02