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A Week Working With Linux
Blog Comment This is essentially the same mistake that I made when setting up WiFi networking on Linux, although in my own defense I will say that this is nowhere near as obvious as setting up WiFi was. @AdamW and all others who commented about the Sierra...
[August 5, 2008, 17:39]
Rupert Goodwins' Diary
Talkback The recent article on WiFi just prompted me to inform you of the WiFi experiences I have had over the last year: My Nokia Brick gets WiFi better than a laptop but on my boat (where I wish I could be all nearly the time) in Newcastle upon Tyne, a...
[December 23, 2005, 13:39]
Hold It Till You Get Home (or Hotel)
Talkback I am not so important I can't wait till I get home, to a WiFi Hot Spot, Internet cafe or even pay the Hotel's expensive but nothing like so bad "all you can eat" WiFi fee. If you get email like I do with serious attachments this is just a stupid...
[July 20, 2007, 20:41]
Wi-Fi Rollout Completed On East Coast Trains
Talkback I pick GNER over air travel because of the wifi. The main reason nobody uses laptops on First "Great" Western trains is that they have yet to manage to provide power points, something even Virgin have had for years.
[October 27, 2006, 23:35]
Still The Best
Member Review I'm not getting a Clié because they don't have support any more and the other only wifi palm is the "Life Drive" wich lacks of many things. For example that big processor, the big screen, the 4GB HD and the wifi drain the batt in less than 3 hours...
[July 4, 2005, 9:52]
I'm Not Guilty For Other's Crimes
Talkback Ignoring my public WiFi.my Internet link also have private WiFi and ethernet cabling for several computer systems, all used by several people (family & friends). Yes, my public IP is static, and is readily identified to an Internet service which I...
[August 24, 2007, 21:46]
Sierra Wireless AirCard 880 GPRS/EDGE/UMTS/HSPA PC Card
Blog Another positive aspect of the Swisscom Unlimited Data Manager software is the "seamless handover", not only between different cellular connections but also to a Swisscom WiFi connection when one is available.
[January 22, 2008, 12:37]
Get Set... (Ubuntu Intrepid Ibex)
Blog Continuing improvement in WiFi wireless networking support. As Peter Judge has pointed out in his blog, tomorrow's Ubuntu 8.10 (Intrepid Ibex) release is certainly not focused exclusively on improvements for mobile computing.
[October 29, 2008, 10:08]
Maybe Vista Really Is Getting Better
Blog Comment It is still a significant problem - basically all of the things I have which didn't work with Vista when it first came out STILL don't work with it - HP 4670 scanner, Linksys WiFi adapters, Canon BJC-55 scan head, and so on.
[August 11, 2008, 9:26]
Fujitsu Lifebook S6510 - Wrap-Up
Blog Likewise, being able to turn the WiFi adapter on and off with a switch on the front of the laptop, rather than the back, is much more convenient. This will be the last entry that I will write specifically about my new Fujitsu Lifebook S6510.
[January 7, 2008, 12:47]
60 GHz Networking, The Story So Far
Blog Comment I agree that IBM’s choice to compare 60 GHz to WiFi rather than UWB is a little off. WiFi. Greetings from the world of “wackier” wireless technologies! Thanks for your post. It’s always good to see some attention paid to the emerging world of 60 GHz.
[October 24, 2007, 1:11]
The Basics Of Wireless Networking
Talkback I have a loptopt Wifi enabled but I do run dialup aol on the laptop, I allso have Ntl broadband I Have purchased a wireless router so I can use the Ntl on the laptop too. Are there any problems that I will incure by letting up this, or can it be...
[August 8, 2006, 16:28]
Traveling Success With Linux
Blog Comment You had me going until the last line "I haven't downloaded or installed any additional software".I'd like to know how you got WiFi working in Kubuntu or Ubuntu without installing any other software. Only Mandrive 2008.1 Spring Edition, managed to...
[July 28, 2008, 17:28]
Traveling Success With Linux
Blog Comment I promise you, I didn't download or add anything to get WiFi connections working on Ubuntu and Kubuntu (both Hardy Heron 8.04.1). As for Mandriva, it was every bit as easy to set up the WiFi, and it works just as well.
[July 29, 2008, 9:23]
Isn't IPhone A Limited Market .... As It Is?
Blog PREDICTION: ONE DAY Apple will put all this together and make a closed consumer Network Computer that does all the stuff you need in Web 2.0 Style and with enough local power to do what little creation most want - WiFi'd to the mechanical...
[July 15, 2008, 13:09]
Schools Panic Over WiFi
Blog Comment There is an enormous amount of data in regarding various aspects of Microwave frequency radiation as a whole, but there is still very little data regarding the radiation from phone masts and phones, and almost none regarding WiFi networks.
[November 22, 2006, 12:40]
2.30 Am
Blog How about a data junkie who downloads video high res images, well I suppose for those just stick to your wifi networks and keep off the 3g ones Back form a Vodafone Portugal launch of the iphone, 100 lucky guests to get the phone at midnight...
[July 11, 2008, 9:20]
Thursday
Blog Turns out its a mobile WiFi demonstration unit --- a hot spot on wheels --- and it's offering tours of San Jose's wireless connectivity. Thursday 20/02/03The day passes sensibly --- a technical session here, a keynote there -- but the spirit of...
[February 19, 2003, 16:51]
The Wireless Industry Needs To Wake Up...
Talkback With Vonage, I can be at home or I can be on the road at a local wifi hotspot and I can make nationwide calls through my VOIP account. I am a wireless customer, as many Americans are, but I am growing tired of these companies that lock you into...
[February 23, 2007, 21:29]
Financial Collapse & Debunking Electronic Banking Myths
Blog Comment If I am on the road and on some sort of public WiFi connection, I don't use it, period. I use electronic banking fairly extensively, but I have to admit that my comfort level varies; when I am at home on a wired network connection, everything feels...
[October 10, 2008, 14:51]
